Preclinical Systems Neuroscience Data Analyst

Neurology and Neurological Sciences             ·           Palo Alto, California, United States             ·          Full time

Description

Do you want to pursue independent research in preclinical systems neuroscience ?

You:

• Strong computer skills, an analytical mind, and experience with time series & medical images
• Just finished undergrad or grad school, and are looking for a job in academia, or
• Worked in industry as a software engineer, and want exposure to research, or
• Want to go to graduate school, but need some lab experience

An amazing place to work

• Lee lab at Stanford University, https://llab.stanford.edu/
• Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford, California, USA

Example Projects

• From optogenetic fMRI to mechanogenetic functional ultrasound
• Study of circuit mechanisms underlying neurological disorders including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism, epilepsy, empathy circuits, and behavior
• Investigation of whole brain pathology, immune system, circuit function relations
• Computational modeling of whole brain circuits, machine learning

A supportive team

• Amazing full-time administrative associate
• Experts are here to help: Lab manager, Data scientist, MRI physicist, Wet lab assistant
• Friendly and helpful colleagues – research scientists, post-docs, graduate students

Responsibilities

• EEG signal analysis
• fMRI data analysis
• Statistical analysis
• Writing scripts for analysis pipelines
• Manuscript writing assistance
• Literature searches of analysis methodologies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum education required)
• Software, engineering, signal processing, and/or IT skills
• Experience analyzing medical images
• Skilled in Python and Matlab
• Knowledge of basic statistics

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources

Please click here to apply.