OHSU MIND Center Director
About The Position
OHSU is a nationally prominent recognized research university with established track record of strengths in advanced neuroscience research. The OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery invites applications for the position of founding Director of the OHSU MIND (Modulation, Interfacing, and Neural Decoding) Center. The Center is a collaborative institutional initiative. It is expected to drive neuroscientific discovery that will decode cognitive and other neural functions using advanced interfaces, preclinical models, and human neurophysiology, neuropsychology, and imaging/connectomics. It will serve as an ecosystem for research and an incubator for entrepreneurial initiatives. The Director will build, manage and lead a collaborative group of scientists, including physician-scientists, using multi-scale approaches to understand and map human brain networks. A successful candidate will be a mid-career or senior neuroscientist or physician scientist with an established and robust research program, with experience or enthusiasm for application of human neurophysiological data to understand brain function. In addition, the successful candidate will exhibit the following qualities:
Requirements
- PhD, MD or MD/PhD in neuroscience or related field
- Established track record of sustained independent funding
- Outstanding record of research in one or more of the following areas: Signal-decoding and processing either in real-time or post-hoc, human neural electrophysiology, computational modelling of neural dynamics, machine learning approaches, advance image processing using both functional and connectivity-based analysis, closed loop neuromodulation and/or translational neural engineering
- Minimum seven years of experience in leading integrated and collaborative research projects
Nice To Haves
- Experience with development of neural therapeutics would be an asset.
Responsibilities
- Build, manage and grow multi-modality neuroscience research projects involving modalities such as invasive intracranial EEG, microelectrode recording, high channel count electrophysiology, and advanced structural and functional neuroimaging.
- Ability to raise external funding for the MIND center, through federal grants, industry partnerships, and philanthropic initiatives.
- Track record of experience with multi-team integration of research projects that involves a continuum of animal to human neuroscience research with familiarity with human-based neuroscience research in proximity or during standard clinical care.
- Promote a fair, equitable and diverse environment for research
- An entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to support and encourage the creative capabilities and research interests of the Center's scientists.
- Actively foster collaboration with relevant departments at OHSU (e.g. Neurology, Knight Cancer Institute, Biomedical Engineering, etc.)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
