Mount Sinai Morningside · 16 hours ago
Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-30035-389
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$72K/yr - $80K/yrMount Sinai Morningside is a prominent academic medical center focused on health innovation. They are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to lead computational modeling and analysis of neural datasets, collaborating with experimentalists to enhance understanding of neural computation and its applications in cognition and memory.
Hospital & Health Care
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
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 Morningside
At Mount Sinai Morningside, we offer exceptional clinical care and research within the comfort of a neighborhood hospital known for compassion and sensitivity.
Founded in 1846
1001-5000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Faye Reiff-Pasarew
Deputy CMO, Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Lucy Xenophon, MD, MPH
Chief Transformation Officer
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