Baylor College of Medicine · 20 hours ago
Postdoctoral Associate - Specialist- Computational Cognition
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelBaylor College of Medicine is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in the Hennig Lab to conduct research on how neurons support behaviors using computational theory and modeling. The role involves planning and conducting research, analyzing data, and mentoring junior lab members while contributing to the lab's long-term research strategies.
EducationHigher EducationPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Plans, directs and conducts research related to theory, modeling, and analysis of behavioral and neural data
Evaluates and analyzes neural and behavioral data
Develops novel behavioral experiments, and runs them on online participants and/or patients at Baylor/St. Luke's Supports collection of electrophysiological recordings from human patients at Baylor/St. Luke's
Summarizes research findings and publish results in research journals
Mentors junior lab members on related projects
Provides intellectual contribution to other ongoing projects in the lab, and assists PI in shaping the long-term research strategies and directions
Demonstrates commitment to fostering a collaborative lab environment and promoting positive group dynamics
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Computational Sciences, Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Statistics, or related disciplines
May also include Ph.D. in Biology or Biomedical Sciences in combination with an M.S. or extensive multidisciplinary experience in one of the above quantitative fields
Preferred
Candidates within their final year of a Ph.D. are especially encouraged to apply
Ideal candidates will have prior research experience in neuroscience, solid programming skills, and comfort with linear algebra and statistics
Experience in analyzing extracellular neural recordings is ideal but not required
Experience with PyTorch or Tensorflow is ideal but not required
Company
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center, is a health sciences university located in Houston, Texas
Founded in 1900
5001-10000 employees
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