The positions are supported by Shanghai Government Key Project of ‘Brain and Brain-inspired Intelligence’ ($125 Millions), and are affiliated with the Neural and Intelligence Engineering Center led by Prof. Shouyan Wang, Vice-dean of Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence (ISTBI), Fudan
University. The projects will collaborate with Professor Peter Brown (https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/peter-brown) and Professor Timothy Denison (http://www.ibme.ox.ac.uk/research/bioelectronic-medicine/tim-denison) at University of Oxford, and Professors Trevor Robbins (https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?Trevor) and Barbara Sahakian (https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?barbara) at University of Cambridge.

Research Projects:

• Neural decoding in neuropathic pain, movement disorders and depression
• Intelligent neuromodulation of deep brain stimulation and transcranial electrical stimulation in neuropathic pain, movement disorders and depression
• Big data analysis and electronic health (e-Health) for brain disorders
• Consciousness and cognition intervention in depression

Qualifications:

• Researchers who will receive PhD soon or graduated within last five years.
• Under 35 years old. Excellent candidates aged 35 to 38 may be considered.
• Research experience in machine learning, neural signal processing, biomedical electronics or neurophysiology in pain, movement disorders or depression, or related research experience in neuroscience or psychology.

Benefits:

• The initial employment period is 2 years and extendable up to 4 years according to project progress.
• Salary is ¥300k ~400k /year ($43k~58k / year).
• Additional research funding up to $30k provided to support researchers with excellent ideas and independent capability.
• Opportunities to top-up salaries up to $14k / year with grant from Shanghai Government.
• Opportunities to have research visiting at University of Oxford, University of Cambridge or Harvard University.
• Opportunities to transfer to faculty position with start-up of $72k~144k.
• In accordance with the policies of Fudan University, assist children of the candidates to apply for admission to kindergartens or primary school affiliated to Fudan University.

Application Procedure:

Send CV with contact information of referees, cover letter and PDF of key publications to shouyan@fudan.edu.cn and niec_istbi@fudan.edu.cn with e-mail subject Post-doc Application+Connectionists.

Additional Information

Fudan University is one of the top five universities in China, and ranked at #105 in Times Higher Education World University Ranking. ISTBI is a leading institute in brain-inspired artificial intelligence, neuroimaging, biomedical big data and neural engineering in China. More information can be found from https://www.fudan.edu.cn/en/ and https://istbi.fudan.edu.cn/lnen/.