Postdoctoral Scholar in Neurorehabilitation

Arizona State University • Phoenix, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The College of Health Solutions (CHS) at Arizona State University (ASU) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Gait and Balance Dysfunction Laboratory. The position will be supervised by Drs. Daniel Peterson, Hyunglae Lee, and Edward Ofori and collaborate closely with faculty and partners across ASU Health, the College of Health Solutions. This is a 12-month appointment that may be renewed for subsequent one-year terms up to four years, contingent on continued satisfactory performance, the continued availability of funding and the needs of the program, and as long as you are within five years from receipt of the doctoral degree. Our group focuses on balance and fall prevention in neurological groups such as people with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. We study applied and basic/neurophysiological aspects of balance and gait rehabilitation, with special interest in reactive balance and how cognitive ability influences balance and posture. We use a number of approaches, including motion capture (motion capture, inertial sensors, EMG) and neuroimaging (fMRI & DTI), among others. The ideal candidate will have interest in balance, postural instability and falls, and/or gait, as well as experience or interest in one of, but not necessarily all of the following domains: Neuroimaging Acquisition and Analysis (MRI or mobile brain imaging [e.g., EEG, fNIRS]) Ability to collect multi-modal biomechanics data (motion capture, force-plates, EMG, etc.) Robotics, controls, and machine learning with application toward neurorehabilitation The postdoctoral scholar will have the opportunity to work with an excellent, collaborative, multi-disciplinary team and contribute to multiple projects funded by NIH and Michael J. Fox Foundation. This includes individuals across ASU with expertise in multimodal neuroimaging, robotics, AI and machine learning, and psychology. They will also have the opportunity to collaborate on future grant applications. The scholar will design data collection tools, collect data, plan and conduct analysis, prepare first-author, peer-reviewed publications, collaborate with other team members, help mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and present their work at national and international conferences. Excellent writing skills, both for manuscript writing and proposal development, are essential. At ASU and the College of Health Solutions, we work to maximize opportunities for people of varied backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. We value and encourage inclusive excellence as outlined in our ASU Charter, and strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff and students — which we believe is critical to our success as a community. All individuals who can strengthen our academic community are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. About the College of Health Solutions We bring together researchers, faculty, students and community partners from a variety of disciplines to translate scientific research and discovery into practical solutions that make a difference. Our undergraduate and graduate students gain the knowledge and insight necessary to help solve our greatest health challenges — improving the health care system, increasing access to care and enhancing the health of individuals and populations. About Arizona State University Arizona State University (ASU), ranked No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 11 years in succession, has forged the model for a New American University. Repeatedly ranked No. 1, ASU has topped more than 30 lists in the last three years: No. 1 in the U.S. for global impact (Times Higher Education) and No. 1 in the U.S. for sustainable practices (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education). ASU is a comprehensive public research institution, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU operates on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students, attracting some of the highest-quality students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations. For more information about ASU and the College of Health Solutions, visit http://about.asu.edu/ and https://chs.asu.edu .

Requirements

• Doctorate in movement/rehabilitation science, biomedically related engineering fields, motor control, or related field.
• Demonstrated interest in neurological conditions, neurorehabilitation, gait, balance and/or motor control.
• Demonstrated understanding of research design, statistical approaches and packages (e.g., R, SPSS, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated excellent writing skills, both for manuscript writing and proposal development.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Assessment and improvement of neurorehabilitation interventions; Neuroimaging Acquisition and Analysis, including dMRI, fMRI, fNIRS, EEG, or other neural function modalities; or Robotics with application toward neurorehabilitation
• Experience with robotics, perturbation systems, or control approaches relevant to neurorehabilitation.
• Advanced programming skills in MATLAB; experience in Python programming
• Evidence of the potential to develop an independent, high-impact program of translational neurorehabilitation research
• Experience with wearable sensors, digital mobility outcomes, signal processing, or time-series analysis
• Experience conducting human-subjects research and willingness to participate directly in participant recruitment, experimental testing, and multimodal data collection

Responsibilities

• Conduct research (data collection, analysis, interpretation, and manuscript preparation) to be published in high quality journals.
• Participate in professional activities such as attending conferences.
• Design data collection tools, collect data, plan and conduct analysis, prepare first-author, peer-reviewed publications, collaborate with other team members, help mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and present their work at national and international conferences.

What This Job Offers

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