Postdoctoral Researcher in Neural Engineering

Postdoctoral position in Multi-modal Probing of Neural Circuits

University of California, San Diego

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Postdoctoral position is available for interested recent PhDs or postdocs at the intersection of Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience. The position requires a PhD in engineering or neuroscience.

The position will focus on simultaneous multi-photon imaging and electrophysiology experiments in organoids and rodents and using new neural interface technologies. The position will focus on development of new neuromorphic computing paradigms based on novel device technologies. Previous experience in one or two of below areas is required;

1) microfabrication, 2)neural engineering, on chip integration, 3)in vivo 2-photon imaging and imaging/recording data analysis, 4) experience with electrophysiological recordings with cell cultures, organoids or in vivo.

Experience with photonic systems will also be considered if the PhD is in Electrical Engineering. This position will provide a great opportunity to neuroscience PhDs to expand their research interests into various new neurotechnologies and gain experience in design, development of new neurotechnologies in an interdisciplinary research group. Recent examples of our work:

Liu, X., Ren, C., Lu, Y., Liu, Y., Kim, J.H., Leutgeb, S., Komiyama, T. and Kuzum, D., 2021. Multimodal neural recordings with Neuro-FITM uncover diverse patterns of cortical–hippocampal interactions. Nature neuroscience, 24(6), pp.886-896.

Liu, X., Ren, C., Huang, Z., Wilson, M., Kim, J.H., Lu, Y., Ramezani, M., Komiyama, T. and Kuzum, D., 2021. Decoding of cortex-wide brain activity from local recordings of neural potentials. Journal of neural engineering, 18(6), p.066009.

Thunemann, M., Lu, Y., Liu, X., Kılıç, K., Desjardins, M., Vandenberghe, M., Sadegh, S., Saisan, P.A., Cheng, Q., Weldy, K.L. and Lyu, H., 2018. Deep 2-photon imaging and artifact-free optogenetics through transparent graphene microelectrode arrays. Nature communications, 9(1), pp.1-12.

We are looking for highly self-motivated and independent scholars with a passion for technology and neuroscience. The position will provide a unique interdisciplinary training for the fellow and opportunity to closely collaborate with researcher from UCSD Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience. The fellow will work under the supervision of Professor Duygu Kuzum (http://neuroelectronics.ucsd.edu/ ). The fellow is expected to work well in a collaborative environment and also supervise PhD and masters students involved in the project. The expected starting time is Fall or Winter 2022.

Interested candidates should submit a CV, a cover letter, and a list of 2-3 references electronically to Professor Duygu Kuzum (dkuzum AT ucsd.edu).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $49,615.00 - $63,131.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person