Post-doc Positions Available in BCI Research / Neural Engineering

Two post-doc positions (funded for 3+ years) are available immediately in the field of Brain-Computer Interface / Neural Engineering research.

The successful candidates will be part of the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Research and Development Program at the Wadsworth Center in Albany, New York. The incumbents’ appointment will formally be with the Department of Neurology at Albany Medical College with a status as Visiting Scientist at the Wadsworth Center. The research will primarily involve the use of signals recorded from the surface of the brain (electrocorticography (ECoG)) in humans to decode specific aspects of human behavior from ECoG signals, and to use these signals for communication. Specifically, the goal of this project is to use ECoG signals to decode kinematic parameters of directional intent or hand/eye movements (which are detected with eye trackers, data gloves, and joysticks), and to build a system that extracts and uses these signals in real time. This real-time implementation will be based on our BCI2000 system (http://www.bci2000.org), which has become the standard in the field of BCI research and has already been provided to more than 240 laboratories around the world.

The ideal applicant will have demonstrated expertise in signal processing, in particular time series/spectral analyses, classification, and machine learning, a solid understanding of neuroscience, in particular in attentional/intentional/motor systems, and programming expertise in Matlab or C++.

Applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of background and goals, and two reference letters to Dr. Gerwin Schalk (http://www.wadsworth.org/resnres/bios/schalk.htm) at schalk@wadsworth.org. Reviews of applications will start immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

The BCI program at the Wadsworth Center is recognized world-wide for its EEG- and ECoG-based BCI research. The Wadsworth Center has been named one of the “Best Places to Work for Postdocs” and one of the “Best Places to Work in Academia” by The Scientist magazine.