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Dr. Alexander Herman

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Jun 1, 2023

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Dr. Alexander Herman

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Application Deadline

Jun 1, 2023

Start Date

Flexible

Education Required

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Dr. Alexander Herman

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Job Description

We seek a postdoc to work on an exciting federally funded project examining cognitive effort and flexibility in traumatic brain injury (TBI). This project will use a combination of transcranial alternating current stimulation and computational modeling to improve symptoms of mental fatigue after TBI. Our interdisciplinary, joint psychiatry-neurosurgery lab offers a unique opportunity to learn or improve skills in electrophysiology, non-invasive brain stimulation, neuroeconomics, and computational modeling. The ideal candidate has a background in both engineering/computer science and cognitive neuroscience or a strong willingness to learn one or the other. The position offers the opportunity to gain experience working with patients to collect data, but strong staff support exists for this already. The focus of the post-doc will be on analyzing data and writing papers. See our website at www.hermandarrowlab.com

Requirements

  • Postdoctoral fellow to conduct and analyze the effects of mood disorders and traumatic brain injury on human decision-making.
  • A doctoral degree in a relevant field (neuroscience
  • psychology
  • cognitive science) with publications in high quality peer-reviewed journals.
  • Strong programming and/or data analysis skills. MATLAB or Python is essential. C/C++ (and derivatives)
  • LabVIEW
  • and scripting languages could be useful. Prior experience with data acquisition hardware including behavioral as well as EEG would be helpful.
  • Experience with neurophysiology (human or animal)
  • psychophysics and/or brain stimulation is ideal.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • with specific documentation of those skills through published work and oral scientific presentations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • to supervise others
  • and to independently overcome complex technical and/or interpersonal challenges.
  • Interpersonal skills appropriate for collaboration in a very multidisciplinary and highly diverse environment.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous experience with psychiatric patient populations
  • the biological mechanisms of mental illness
  • or medical device development.
  • Signal processing and/or computer science background.
  • Previous experience with human functional imaging or electrophysiology.