Post Doctoral Scholar

University of Central Florida • Orlando, FL

1d • $57,000

About The Position

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science is seeking a Post Doctoral Scholar to support the UCF Center of Ethics and the Laboratory for Interaction of Machine and Brain. The scholar would be a part of a research program funded by Meta at the intersection of neural engineering, human–machine interaction, ethics, and privacy. The project focuses on next-generation bio signal-driven interfaces for long-term use, emphasizing adaptability, robustness, and human-centered design with special focus on ethics and privacy. Responsibilities: This position is ideal for candidates who enjoy working across theory, experiments, and systems-level thinking, and who want their work to shape how humans interact with intelligent machines responsibly. What You’ll Work On You will contribute to the development and evaluation of ethics-centered adaptive brain/muscle–machine interface technologies using physiological signals (primarily sEMG). The work spans: Close collaboration with researchers in neuroscience, engineering, and ethics. Human-in-the-loop brain/muscle-machine experimentation focused on learning pedagogy for adaptive neural systems. Design and implementation of gamified environments for incorporating user feedback into system design. Research design around the ethics of privacy and sense-of-agency in system design. Longitudinal analysis across time and conditions Algorithm design and modeling. The role offers significant intellectual freedom and opportunities to shape the direction of the research.

Requirements

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Neuroscience, Robotics, AI Ethics or a related field.
• Strong publication record and clear research trajectory
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently
• Machine learning for time-series or latent-variable models
• Signal processing of physiological data (e.g., EMG, EEG, biosignals)
• Statistical modeling and dimensionality reduction
• Python-based scientific computing (NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch/JAX, etc.)
• Privacy and/or sense-of-agency ethical analysis
• Learning pedagogical analysis and design
• Control theory or reinforcement learning
• Game-based or interactive training paradigms
• Experience collaborating across disciplines
• Research in ethics, agency, or privacy in AI-enabled systems
• Must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire.
• Ph.D. must be awarded prior to the start date of the Post Doctoral Scholar position at the University of Central Florida.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and evaluation of ethics-centered adaptive brain/muscle–machine interface technologies using physiological signals (primarily sEMG).
• Close collaboration with researchers in neuroscience, engineering, and ethics.
• Human-in-the-loop brain/muscle-machine experimentation focused on learning pedagogy for adaptive neural systems.
• Design and implementation of gamified environments for incorporating user feedback into system design.
• Research design around the ethics of privacy and sense-of-agency in system design.
• Longitudinal analysis across time and conditions
• Algorithm design and modeling.

What This Job Offers

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