POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE: NEURONAL ENSEMBLE RECORDING

[Mark Laubach]

Hello,

My group is currently seeking to fill a postdoctoral slot
for a DARPA-supported project on the auditory cortex and
brain-machine interfaces (see below). The position offers
an excellent opportunity to learn how to do neuronal
ensemble recordings and state-of-the-art methods for
analyzing multi-channel spike train and field potential
data. I would appreciate hearing from anyone interested
in the position via email.

Thanks.

-Mark

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE: NEURONAL ENSEMBLE
RECORDING IN AUDITORY CORTEX

A postdoctoral position is available starting September 1,
2003 as part of a DARPA-sponsored collaborative project
involving the laboratories of Drs. Jon Kaas and Troy Hackett
at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Mandayam Srinivasan at MIT,
and Dr. Mark Laubach at The John B Pierce Laboratory, a
research institute affiliated with Yale University.

The position is available in the Laubach group at the Pierce
Laboratory. The ideal candidate would be an expert on the
auditory cortex, have experience using neurophysiological
and operant conditioning methods, and familiarity with
software such as NEx, Matlab, and R/S-Plus. Prior experience
with neuronal ensemble recording methods or, at the very
least, a background in neurophysiology or behavioral
neuroscience and a strong desire to learn ensemble recording
is required. Strong skills in teamwork and communication are
also essential for the position.

This person will collect and analyze data from ensembles of
neurons in the auditory cortex collected during the learning
and performance of simple and choice reaction time tasks. In
addition, methods for microstimulation of cortical neurons
(developed through a collaboration with Dr. John Chapin's
group at SUNY Brooklyn) will be implemented and tested. The
candidate will also learn about novel methods for analyzing
neuronal ensemble data sets that are being developed by our
group in collaboration with Prof. Ronald Coifman's group in
the Applied Mathematics Dept at Yale.

If interested, please send a vita, list of publications,
summary of research experience, and names of three
individuals who can be contacted as references to:

Mark Laubach, Ph.D. The John B. Pierce Laboratory Yale
University School of Medicine 290 Congress Ave New Haven CT
06519 E-mail - mark.laubach at yale.edu WWW -
http://spikelab.jbpierce.org

The review of applications will begin April 15, 2003 and
will continue until the position is filled.

E.O.E.