Post-Doctoral Fellow

University of Colorado • Aurora, CO

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Eissa lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Physiology and Biophysics is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to collect, analyze, and model intracranial neural recordings from epilepsy patients performing cognitive tasks. The lab is located at the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Aurora/Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. Fellows can interact with a multidisciplinary and collaborative department, including biophysics, physiology, computational neuroscience, and translational neuroscience laboratories.

The position involves developing research workflows, running behavioral tasks with patients, analyzing and modeling data, communicating findings, preparing figures and papers, and supporting collaborative research. The role is onsite in Aurora, Colorado.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in neuroscience, computer science, or a closely related field.
• A record of first-author publications in high-caliber field journals.
• Experience in physiology, neuroscience, physics, computer science, or biology.
• Advanced knowledge of laboratory techniques, including safety procedures and techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
• Ability to interpret and master complex research protocol information.
• Knowledge of computational and systems neuroscience.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of prior experience in a computational neuroscience or systems neuroscience lab.
• Experience in coding, electrophysiology (human intracranial preferred), behavioral quantification and modeling, Bayesian inference approaches, neural network modeling, signal processing, and grant or protocol application and management.
• Experience with research design, development of research hypotheses, and collaborative multi-site research.

Responsibilities

• Develop pipelines for collecting and processing intracranial recordings across multiple institutions.
• Run behavioral tasks with patients.
• Analyze data and develop models.
• Present preliminary results orally at lab meetings.
• Communicate completed work orally and in writing at national or international meetings.
• Create figures and write papers.
• Collaborate with and support principal investigators and other stakeholders on laboratory and research functions.
• Independently identify laboratory solutions and develop and implement new or modified laboratory techniques required for research projects.
• Provide laboratory science expertise and leadership in study design, study oversight, data management, data analysis, and manuscript preparation for investigators, researchers, and clinicians across disciplines.

Benefits

• The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package, including leave, health plans, and retirement contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree