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Dr. Jessica Ausborn

Philadelphia, PA
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Dec 31, 2020

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Dec 31, 2020

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Job Description

Dr. Jessica Ausborn’s group at Drexel University College of Medicine, in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy has a postdoctoral position available for an exciting new research project involving computational models of sensorimotor integration based on neural and behavior data in Drosophila. The interdisciplinary collaboration with the experimental group of Dr. Katie von Reyn (School of Biomedical Engineering) will involve a variety of computational techniques including the development of biophysically detailed and more abstract mathematical models together with machine learning and data science techniques to identify and describe the algorithms computed in neuronal pathways that perform sensorimotor transformations.

The Ausborn laboratory is part of an interdisciplinary group of Drexel’s Neuroengineering program that includes computational and experimental investigators. This collaborative, interdisciplinary environment enables us to probe biological systems in a way that would not be possible with either an exclusively experimental or computational approach.

Applicants should forward a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information of three references to Jessica Ausborn (ja696@drexel.edu).
Salary will be commensurate with experience based on NIH guidelines.

Requirements

  • PhD in computational neuroscience
  • computer science
  • biomedical engineering
  • data science or a related field
  • Excellent programming skills
  • Experience in either computational modeling of neurons and neuronal networks (experience using NEURON
  • Python is a plus) or machine learning
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong record of academic achievement (e.g.
  • publications)
  • Strong foundation in Neuroscience is preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to be collaborative across disciplines is preferred