MEG Technical Director

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer - Principal to join their team. Reporting to Dr. Patricia Kuhl, the Research Scientist/Engineer - Principal is responsible for advancing existing technology and methods at the I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center. These advances will impact the entire field of magnetoencephalography. The person in this position will understand Center research emphases and needs, and will work on unusually difficult scientific problems that require a high degree of expertise, creative insight and technical skill, resulting in advances beyond the current limitations of MEG technology. They will develop novel solutions that address long-standing issues in the field concerning source localization, noise cancellation and head modeling, particularly with regard to the new OP MEG technology. Work takes place on the UW Seattle campus in a fast-paced, busy laboratory setting.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering
At least 5 years demonstrated expertise in development of solutions to MEG technological issues as shown through publication record, awards, successful patents and/or received applications experience

Nice To Haves

Data analysis expertise to include, but not limited to, a familiarity with time frequency analysis, coherency, non-linear algorithms, statistical parametric mapping, beamforming, and MRI image processing.
Proficiency in programming to create analysis tools and programs for Investigators (e.g. Matlab, C).
Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

Develop and plan, and direct others in, the advancement of existing technology and methods at the I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center, impacting the entire field of magnetoencephalography.
Develop mathematical analyses, methods, and hardware for next-generation magnetoencephalography (MEG), with a particular emphasis on emerging wearable optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) technology. These methods and hardware will improve the spatial resolution, robustness, and computational foundations of MEG source imaging.
Develop sophisticated and robust hardware methods to suppress external interference contributions from OPM-MEG signals.
Propose novel approaches to optimize fundamental mathematical signal models for the unique geometry of OPM sensor arrays.
Pioneer the development of 2-MEG research studies which involve two people, both monitored by MEG technology, who are interacting with each other in real time.
Develop improvements to data integration across imaging modalities, for example, MEG-MRI, MEG-EEG, or MEG-fMRI.
Serve as leader of technical resources at the I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center.
Advise colleagues on best practices, develop custom data analysis routines per Principal Investigator needs, keep abreast of methods development happening worldwide, contribute to novel inventions, patents, designs, or techniques that are significant in advancing MEG technology.
Supervise other Research Scientists, Engineers, or Technologists who run daily operations of the laboratory.
Write grants, present papers, lead symposia, and chair committees of national and international scientific organizations.