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Mount Sinai Health System · 21 hours ago

Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-30035-389

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$72K/yr - $80K/yr

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, and they are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Systems & Computational Neuroscience. The role involves leading the computational modeling and analysis of large-scale neural datasets while collaborating with experimentalists to explore neural computation and its implications for learning and memory.

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Responsibilities

Developing and applying innovative analysis pipelines for high-dimensional neural data (e.g., dimensionality reduction, representational geometry analysis, decoding) from simultaneous recordings of thousands of neurons
Collaborating with leading theoretical neuroscientists at Mount Sinai (e.g., Dr. Evan Schaffer) and Columbia University (e.g., Dr. Stefano Fusi) to refine computational models of learning and decision-making
Modeling the effects of neuromodulation (DBS) on network dynamics and learning rates to predict therapeutic outcomes
Contributing to the open-science community by developing and sharing robust analysis code and tools (e.g., GitHub, Neurodata Without Borders)
Presenting your findings at international conferences (e.g., Gordon Research Conference, Society for Neuroscience) and preparing manuscripts for high-impact publications

Qualification

PhD in NeuroscienceComputational modelingData analysis pipelinesMATLABPythonBehavioral neuroscienceInterest in translational applicationsCollaboration skillsPresentation skills

Required

A PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Proficiency in coding (MATLAB or Python) for data acquisition and analysis
A strong interest in bridging the gap between basic circuit mechanisms and translational applications
Laboratory experience working in behavioural neuroscience, preferably with nonhuman primates
Analysis of behavioural and neural datasets
Proficiency in coding (C#, Arduino, bash)

Company

Mount Sinai Health System

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Mount Sinai Health System delivers integrated medical care, research, and medical education through its network.
dateFounded in 2013
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.mountsinai.org

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$41.9M
Key Investors
National Institutes of HealthHearst Health Prize.Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
2024-11-11Grant· $7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.1M
2023-11-02Grant· $7M

Leadership Team

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Vincent Tammaro
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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David Feinberg
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
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