Post Doctoral Associate - Fisher Lab presso University of Pittsburgh

%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3EThe Rehab Neural Engineering Labs in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh are seeking highly qualified and motivated individuals for a post-doctoral research position in spinal cord neural interface development for restoring sensations from prosthetic limbs.%26nbsp;%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun:yes;%22%3E %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino;%22%3EThe post-doctoral research fellow will be working closely with a team of neural engineers and clinicians to develop a spinal cord stimulation system to restore somatosensory feedback and reduce phantom limb pain in this translational project.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino;mso-spacerun:yes;%22%3E %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino;%22%3EWith the supervision and support from the faculty, the postdoctoral research fellow is expected to take a leadership role and work independently in experiment design, data collection, data analysis, and paper publication. They will be encouraged to develop independent research projects/expertise and develop individual fellowship grant proposals. There will be opportunities to closely interact with multiple faculty investigators from clinical, engineering, and basic science departments across the University of Pittsburgh campus.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino;mso-spacerun:yes;%22%3E %3C/span%3EThe position involves the following research areas:%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3ENeuroimaging of brain activity associated with limb amputation and phantom limb pain (MEG and fMRI)%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3EImplementation of a clinical trial of spinal cord stimulation to restore sensation and treat phantom limb pain in people with lower-limb amputation%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3EThe ideal candidate will have the following qualities:%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3EA recently completed PhD or equivalent degree in biomedical engineering or a related field%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3EDeep knowledge of somatosensory neurophysiology and/or neural engineering%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3EExperience with neural stimulation and design/testing of neural interfaces%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3EExpertise with Matlab and/or Python software packages%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3EEvidence of scholarship; e.g., peer-reviewed publications%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino;%22%3EAlternatively, exceptional candidates with more traditional backgrounds in neuroscience, robotics, or electrical engineering may be considered if they have an interest in a neural engineering research career.%3C/span%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:11.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3EThe successful applicant will be joining a multidisciplinary team including scientists, engineers, and clinicians to design, develop, and test cutting-edge neural interfaces to restore sensory function and understand phantom limb pain for projects focused on clinical translation of somatosensory neuroprostheses.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3EInterested candidates should apply to Requisition #25005246 at %3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Ca target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener noreferrer%22 href=%22https://www.join.pitt.edu/%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3Ejoin.pitt.edu%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E Candidarsi ora