Connectionists: JOB: postdoc on decoding algorithms for the control of robotic hand prostheses (reminder)

[Luca Citi]

We are pleased to announce this postdoctoral position on neural 
engineering for the control of robotic hand prostheses.

The position involves researching and developing robust neuro-muscular 
control algorithms for decoding users' intentions and enabling efficient 
control of hand prostheses from high-density surface EMG recordings.

The project is led by Dr Luca Citi at the University of Essex (UK) and 
involves a collaboration with Dr Christian Cipriani from Prensilia SRL, 
Dr Demba Ba from Harvard SEAS, Professor Silvestro Micera from EPFL, and 
Professor Dario Farina from University of Göttingen.

The successful applicant will have received a PhD in Biomedical 
Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science or a 
closely related discipline. The ideal candidate will have significant 
experience in neural engineering and applicants are also expected to 
have a strong publication record as first author, ideally including 
publications in 1st quartile journals in relevant areas.

The successful applicant will be part of the Essex BCI Lab, the UK's 
largest research group in brain-computer interfaces.

This post is fixed-term for 17 months.

Interested applicants can find further information about the post and 
the application process at 
http://csee.essex.ac.uk/staff/lciti/postdoc_epsrc .

Closing date: 06/09/2016

Please feel free to email lciti at essex.ac.uk to discuss this opportunity.