Postdoctoral Position, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Applications are invited for an NIH funded postdoctoral position combining eye tracking
and intracranial EEG recordings in humans to study the neural basis of face recognition,
object recognition, and social and affective perception, at the University of Pittsburgh,
USA.
The research will focus on understanding the dynamic neural code that underlies the
recognition of faces, bodies, objects, facial expressions, and other social and affective
stimuli and how this information guides, and is guided by, eye movements. Of particular
interest is how this information is coded in interactive neural circuits at the level of
large-scale brain networks. The neural data will primarily be local field potentials/
event related potential from intracranial surface electrodes (electrocorticography, ECoG),
cortical depth electrodes, and subcortical depth electrodes in humans in conjunction with
eye tracking. There is also the potential for studies involving direct cortical
stimulation to assess how neural modulation alters visual perception.
The ideal applicant would hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer Science,
Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field. Strong technical, computational,
and statistical skills are required. Experience with combining eye tracking and
electrophysiological data is required (for example, scalp EEG and eye tracking).
Applicants should have a strong track record of publication.
Pittsburgh is consistently ranked the most livable city in America and the neuroscientific
community here, particularly at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon
University, is both very strong and collaborative.
Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a CV, and the names and contact
information for 3 researchers who can provide a recommendation. For further information or
to submit an application, please contact Avniel Ghuman, Ph.D. at ghumana(a)upmc.edu and see
our website at
www.lcnd.pitt.edu<http://www.lcnd.pitt.edu>