Postdoctoral Researcher

Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation.

Highly motivated and talented researcher will collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team of neuroscientists, engineers, mathematicians, biologists, biophysicists, and clinicians along a few major research directions: (i) human in vivo multimodal neuroimaging (functional MRI, EEG, MRS) at 3T, (ii) cognitive neuroscience themes rooted in perception, attention, social and emotion regulation, and (iii) real-time fMRI and EEG neurofeedback and their clinical applications in depression and perception disorders, and (iv) machine learning approaches for multimodal neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience. There are opportunities for extensive training programs, experimental and analytical research, creative formulations of novel research questions, mentoring students and trainees, and writing human investigation ethic protocols and grant applications. There are possibilities to actively engage in ongoing National and International collaborations.

Responsibilities:

• Participating in all aspects of multimodal (EEG, MRI and fMRI) data acquisition and analysis;
• Preparing peer-reviewed publications for top-rank scientific journals;
• Developing and executing EEG and/or fMRI data acquisition protocols, data analyses and cognitive neuroscience paradigms;
• Presenting research at major national and international conferences;
• Mentoring students.

Requirements:

• A PhD degree in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, MR Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related fields;
• Excellent academic credentials, including a strong publication record in first authorship (Q1);
• Strong written and verbal communication English skills (which is a lab scientific communication language);
• Ability to work effectively and independently across multiple projects. Simultaneously in a large team;
• Expertise in human brain imaging, including but not limited to fMRI and EEG;
• Experience with scientific computing, including but not limited to computational (Python, MATLAB) and statistical (R, SPSS, FSL, SPM) methods;
• Expertise in advanced analysis (e.g., machine learning, neural network modelling) is a plus;
• Expertise in EEG-based and/or fMRI-based neurofeedback is a plus;
• Expertise in virtual reality and scenery design is a plus;
• Expertise C++/C programing is a plus (MR pulse sequence design).

Conditions:

• Medical and life insurance (including dental, travel and accident insurance).
• Flexible start of the working day (as agreed with the manager).
• Social support system (including corporate psychologist consultations).
• Good transport accessibility (10 min. to metro stations Skolkovo, every 5-10 minutes transport from the metro stations Slavyansky Boulevard, Troparevo, Kutuzovskaya, Molodezhnaya and Solnechnaya).