Postdoctoral Positions
Post-doctoral Fellowship - Injecting Instructions
A funded post-doctoral position is available for a project involving injecting instructions in cortical association areas using intracortical microstimulation. This project will extend recent findings in the premotor cortex (Mazurek, K.A., Schieber, M.H. (2017) Injecting Instructions in Premotor Cortex. Neuron 96(6):1292-1289. [covered in the New York Times ]). After identifying additional areas of the frontal and parietal cortex in which instructions can be delivered with ICMS, we will develop a cortico-cortical brain computer interface (BCI). The project entails working with Rhesus monkeys and with implanted microelectrode arrays.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in neuroscience, bioengineering or engineering, and a strong interest in cortical function and/or BCI. Experience with MatLab, intracortical microstimulation, neural recording, training macaques, and/or animal surgery are desirable.
Interested individuals can send a CV and contact information for three personal references to: mschiebe@urmc.rochester.edu.
Post-doctoral Fellowship - Mirror Neurons
A funded post-doctoral position is available for a project investigating the population dynamics of mirror neurons, pursuing our recent findings [Mazurek, KA, Rouse, AG Schieber, MH (2018) Mirror Neuron Populations Represent Sequences of Behavioral Epochs During Both Execution and Observation. Journal of Neuroscience 38(18):4441– 4455 ]. We will examine whether mirror neuron activity is affected by communication between the performer and the observer, whether mirror neuron populations represent instructed delay periods, and whether different components of activity in mirror neuron populations can be dissociated. The project entails working with Rhesus monkeys and with implanted microelectrode arrays.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in neuroscience, bioengineering or engineering, and a strong interest in cortical function. Experience with MatLab, intracortical microstimulation, neural recording, training macaques, and/or animal surgery are desirable.
Interested individuals can send a CV and contact information for three personal references to: mschiebe@urmc.rochester.edu.
About Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private university with a tertiary-care academic medical center and the well-known Eastman School of Music. Multiple laboratories use non-human primate models to investigate motor control, vision, and multisensory integration for communication. Located in western New York state, Rochester is a very livable, mid-sized city with affordable housing and easy access to live music and outdoor recreation of all kinds in all seasons.