Hello,
We are recruiting for postdoc and RA positions - please circulate to any and all interested parties!
Thanks very much,
--Jennifer Groh
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNTOkxeuPm3WpRn2cbWuDmorAK8U18y5MUWecgLeNUg/edit?usp=sharing
Postdoctoral Fellow and Postbacc Researcher Positions - Neuroscience - Duke University
The SPACE lab at Duke University (PI: Jennifer Groh, www.duke.edu/~jmgroh) has three positions to fill! Our research involves visual, auditory, and multisensory processing in the brain using neurophysiological and computational/statistical techniques.
Research Assistant/Postbacc Researcher: The ideal candidate will be a recent college graduate having training in the domain of neuroscience/psychology as well as coursework in a computational/quantitative subject area (such as statistics, computer science, engineering, physics, or math), and be willing to make a 2+ year commitment to the position. Previous holders of this position have participated actively in the development of research projects in the laboratory and have gone on to graduate school in neuroscience.
Primary job duties include training macaques on behavioral tasks and assisting lab members with miscellaneous coding projects. In addition, the role involves partial responsibilities for general animal care responsibilities, regulatory compliance, and miscellaneous administrative tasks. Experience in coding or interest in expanding coding skills (matlab, R, or python) will facilitate additional in depth research opportunities concerning neural representations and interactions between vision and hearing.
A completed a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience or a relevant quantitative field is required prior to the start date (spring-summer 2023). Previous experience working with a mammalian species in a laboratory setting is a plus. However, we are interested in hearing from candidates with experience in some but not necessarily all of the areas mentioned – this is a starter position for a motivated individual who wants to gain skills and advance in this field.
For more information or to apply, send resume, cover letter, and a list of references via email to Dr. Jennifer Groh (Depts of Psychology and Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering) as soon as possible. Review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Contact info: Jennifer Groh, jmgroh@xxxxxxxx Lab web site: www.duke.edu/~jmgroh
Postdoctoral Fellow #1: This position will involve collaborative research concerning how the brain represents more than one stimulus at a time (multiplexing). Techniques involve neurophysiology in awake macaques (multiple electrode recordings) in visual and auditory brain regions. The work is collaborative with Prof. Surya Tokdar (Statistics, Duke University) (see [Tokdar Lab]). Our groups recently found evidence that when confronted with two stimuli, neural populations contain fluctuating activity patterns: some neurons alternate between encoding one stimulus and encoding another on a sub-second to second time scale (e.g. see Caruso et al Nat Comm and Jun et al eLife). This NIH funded project now seeks to understand the organizing principles through which such fluctuating activity patterns serve to preserve and/or select information.
We are especially interested in hearing from candidates who see themselves as eventually launching an independent research program for which this training would provide a strong boost. A completed PhD in neuroscience or a related field is required prior to the start date (target: spring-summer-fall 2023). Previous experience working with a non-human species is a plus.
For more information or to apply, send resume, cover letter, and a list of references via email to Dr. Jennifer Groh (Depts of Psychology and Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering) as soon as possible. Review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Contact info: Jennifer Groh, jmgroh@xxxxxxxx Lab web site: www.duke.edu/~jmgroh
Postdoctoral Fellow #2: This position will involve studying the properties and functional role of eye movement-related eardrum oscillations or EMREOs. EMREOs are small sounds made by the brain via the ear’s motor actuators (middle ear muscles, outer hair cells) and were discovered by our group in 2018 (Gruters, Murphy PNAS). You may have seen some press coverage :-) We hypothesize that this signal plays a role in coordinating hearing with vision. Current work focuses on the mechanisms and functional significance of this phenomenon and involves testing in normal humans, human clinical populations, and monkeys. Recent findings can be found here, here, and here.
As above, we are especially interested in hearing from candidates who see themselves as eventually launching an independent research program for which this training would provide a strong boost. A completed PhD in neuroscience or a related field is required prior to the start date (target: spring-summer-fall 2023). Previous experience working with a non-human species is a plus.
For more information or to apply, send resume, cover letter, and a list of references via email to Dr. Jennifer Groh (Depts of Psychology and Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering) as soon as possible. Review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Contact info: Jennifer Groh, jmgroh@xxxxxxxx Lab web site: www.duke.edu/~jmgroh
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-- Jennifer M. Groh, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Department of Neurobiology Department of Computer Science (secondary) Department of Biomedical Engineering (secondary) Mailing address: Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Duke University B203 LSRC, Box 90999 Durham, NC 27708 919-681-6536 Website: www.duke.edu/~jmgroh Twitter: @jmgrohneuro