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<p align="center" style="margin:0px 0px 11px;text-align:center"><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK130"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK129"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK128"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK127"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK126"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK125"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK124"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK123"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK122"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK121"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK120"></a><a name="m_2649987940665447788_OLE_LINK119"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Two Full
Time PhD Positions in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island</font></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px;text-align:justify"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px;text-align:justify"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The Neural
Processing and Control Lab (NeuralPC Lab) at the University of Rhode Island
(URI), Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering (ECBE)
has two PhD position openings in the field of neural signal processing and
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems. The position offers a competitive
stipend and tuition waiver for the graduate assistants. The nature of
this position will provide the graduate students with opportunities to
work on multidisciplinary collaborative projects.</font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px;text-align:justify"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">We are seeking
highly motivated and talented graduate research students whose research
interests lie at the intersection of neural engineering, cognitive
neuroscience, and control systems. Our current lab’s projects include
developing Hybrid BCI systems, neural signal analysis of patients with
different types of neurological impairments including patients with disorders
of consciousness (DOC), epilepsy, Schizophrenia, and Parkinson’s disease (PD)
with different brain imaging modalities of invasive and non-invasive
recordings. The successful candidates must have master’s degree in
electrical engineering or biomedical engineering, background in neural
engineering, signal processing, machine learning algorithms, and extensive
programming experience with Matlab. Background in BCI and control systems,
cognitive neuroscience, and other programming languages such as C++ are desired
but not mandatory.</font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px;text-align:justify"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The ECBE
department, offers programs in BS, MS, and PhD degrees. URI’s College of
Engineering offers innovative undergraduate and graduate programs with
comprehensive doctoral research. The main campus is located in Kingston, an
established, family-friendly, small community only five miles from Narragansett
Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. </font><span style="background:white;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">Kingston </font><span style="margin:0px;color:black">lies in close proximity to popular tourist destinations,
like Narragansett, Boston, and New York, yet still retains its small town feel.
The weather is tempered compared to nearby states due to close proximity to the
Atlantic Ocean. Living in Rhode Island offers an array of outdoor activities
and close proximity to major metropolitan areas for a quick getaway.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;text-align:justify"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, a
brief summary of the current and proposed research, GRE, TOEFL/IELTS (for
international students only), official/unofficial master and bachelor academic
transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Yalda Shahriari (</font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Yalda_shahriari@uri.edu</font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">) preferably before Dec 15</font><sup><font color="#000000">th</font></sup><font color="#000000">. Please send
all your documents as a single PDF file. Applications will be considered until
the positions are filled.</font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<b><font color="#000000">Yalda Shahriari, Ph.D.<br></font>
</b><font color="#000000">Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Electrical, Computer & Biomedical
Engineering, University of Rhode Island<br>
Affiliate Member of University of California, San Francisco<br>
Affiliate Member of George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience<br>
Office: A-102, Kelley Annex, 4 East Alumni Ave, Kingston, RI 02881<br>
Phone: <a href="tel:(401)%20874-5368" target="_blank" value="+14018745368">401 874 5368</a></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="background:white;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt"><font color="#000000">Web: </font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://egr.uri.edu/ele/meet/yalda-shahriari/" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:windowtext;line-height:107%;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">http://egr.uri.edu/ele/<wbr>meet/yalda-shahriari/</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p>
<font size="3"></font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="m_2649987940665447788gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best Regards,<br>Yalda Shahriari, Ph.D.</div><div><br></div><div>Assistant Professor</div><div>Department of Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering</div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px">University of Rhode Island</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">A-102, Kelley Annex, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">4 East Alumni Ave, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Kingston, RI 02881</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Cell: <a href="tel:(408)%20591-8900" target="_blank" value="+14085918900">408 591 8900</a></span></div></div>Web: <font color="#0000ee"><u><a href="http://profiles.ucsf.edu/yalda.shahriari" target="_blank">http://profiles.ucsf.edu/<wbr>yalda.shahriari</a></u></font></div></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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