Postdoctoral Scientist - Rutishauser Lab - Department of Neurosurgery

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Cedars-Sinai offers a culture of happiness, passion, and dedication. This is one of the many reasons why we rank as one of the top hospitals in California and in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.

Principal Investigator, Ueli Rutishauser, PhD invites you to consider this Postdoctoral Scientist opportunity to join his dynamic team!

About the Role

Under the guidance and mentorship of Dr. Ueli Rutishauser in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Center for Neural Science and Medicine, and collaborating closely with other members of the laboratory, the postdoctoral fellow will be engaged in cutting-edge research with the goal of developing a mechanistic understanding of human memory and cognition.

Working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with the Principal Investigator and other Research Scientists, the Postdoctoral Scientist will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout training period. The incumbent may develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols. May assist in preparation of grant proposals. Participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author. This position is not responsible for generating grant funds. To learn more, please visit: Rutishauser Research Lab | Cedars-Sinai.

The postdoctoral scholar will participate in systems neuroscience research throughout the training period by using and/or conducting intracranial electrophysiological recordings in humans to study the mechanisms of learning and memory, with a special emphasis on single neuron recordings. Analyzes and interprets data by using and/or developing advanced computational and analysis methods, including neural geometry-based neural representation analyses and AI for Science methods. This NIH and BRAIN initiative funded position is an outstanding opportunity to receive training in an innovative human single-neuron focused research program.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Keeps appropriate experimental records and documentation and analyzes the results with the Principal Investigator.
• Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.
• May design and perform experiments.
• Analyzes, interprets, summarizes, and compiles data.
• May observe MD-patient or MD-human research subject interactions as it pertains directly to research being performed.

 

Qualifications

Education:

• Doctorate degree in Neuroscience or area directly related to field of research specialization.

Experience:

• Works independently on research projects designed together with the mentor within area of specialization.
• Strong programming (Matlab, Python or similar), data analysis, statistics and electrophysiology skills are essential.
• Strong knowledge of the neuroscience literature is important.
• Excellent written and oral English interpersonal skills are required.
• Previous experience with human scalp-or intracranial EEG or animal intracranial electrophysiology is preferred.
• Proven ability to conduct high-quality research evidenced by first author publications is required.
• Acquires technical and theoretical knowledge of research projects and objectives during one to four (1-4) year post-doctoral appointment.

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About the team

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About the company

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