[Eeglablist] Postdoctoral position at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Sleep Research Center

[Marissa Westerfield]

*~ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Opportunity, Walter Reed Army Institute
of Research--Sleep Research Center ~*

The Sleep Research Center (SRC), Behavioral Biology Branch, Walter Reed
Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is seeking applicants for an NRC
(National Academies) fellow who will participate in multimodal studies of
sleep and its impact on waking performance.

WRAIR is a major international center for sleep/circadian research, one of
the premier military sleep facilities supported by the Department of
Defense.  Our Branch has active ongoing collaborations with intramural
NIMH, NINDS, NIBIB, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/NICoE,
Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, the University of Maryland and
Washington State University.

Sleep research at WRAIR includes both preclinical and clinical studies, the
latter ranging from basic in-laboratory studies to field trials which
assess real world application of the basic findings.

The in-laboratory research in which the prospective fellow will participate
uses multimodal (EEG, MEG, MRI, PET) methods to characterize features of
normal and disordered human sleep and the relationships between these
features and cognition, vigilance, motor control, insight and creativity.
We are particularly interested in the impact of interventions - e.g.
pharmacological treatments and neurostimulation – on these relationships.

The successful candidate for this position will:
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   *   Develop and implement novel signal processing approaches to extract
patterns from multidimensional datasets (principally high-density EEG/MEG,
MRI acquired during normal and abnormal sleep) that will be more
informative than traditional sleep staging or spectral analyses.
   *   Relate patterns identified in this way to indices of waking
performance, perceptual and motor function, cognitive function, alertness.
   *   Evaluate the effects of interventions - drugs, transcranial
electrical stimulation, sleep deprivation/restriction - on these
relationships.
   *   Use the patterns derived in this way to more fully characterize of
states of consciousness and transitions between these states (sleep onset,
awakening, REM-NREM transitions).
   *   Incorporate these routines into packages/pipelines, implement these
in the WRAIR environment, provide instruction and guidance to users.
   *   Identify scientific problems congruent with the WRAIR mission with
the opportunity to innovate, participate in study design and
implementation, data collection and analysis – with the goal of presenting
findings at national and international conferences, and submitting
manuscripts for publication.

Successful candidates must have:
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   *   MD or PhD (biomedical engineering, computer science, neuroscience)
with in-depth understanding of research methodology and strong analysis and
programming experience
   *   Knowledge of programming languages (one or more): Python, Julia,
Bash/shell scripting, R, Stan, MATLAB, etc.
   *   Experience with analysis platforms (not required but preferred): EEG
Lab, Fieldtrip, MNE, AFNI, Freesurfer, SPM, TensorFlow, etc.
   *   Skill/experience in one or more of the following areas:
       Signal processing methods, e.g. temporal, spectral, time-frequency
and nonlinear feature extraction; spectral coherence, phase-phase,
phase-amplitude coupling; time series analysis; dynamic connectivity
analyses; feature classification; nonlinear dynamics; machine learning;
graph theoretic analysis; Bayesian modeling; topological data analysis.

NRC Associate/Fellowship details:
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   *   Salary range: 60-70K per year for recent doctoral recipients
   *   Two-year contract with performance-based renewal
   *   Health insurance, relocation benefits, professional travel budget
provided
   *   Information, and a link to applications, can be obtained by visiting
the website:
http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=97&ROPCD=971552&RONum=C0357&ROBaseMode=R100

Dr. Tracy Jill Doty is Chief of the SRC and liaison between the SRC and the
NRC fellowship program.  You may contact her for general information about
the program:
      Tracy Jill Doty, Ph.D. tracy.j.doty2.civ at mail.mil

For specific information about this fellowship’s research goals,
opportunities and resources and to discuss details of the proposal required
for application, please contact:
      Allen Braun. M.D.  allen.r.braun2.ctr at mail.mil, braun2346 at gmail.com
      John Hughes, M.D. john.d.hughes4.ctr at mail.mil


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*Marissa Westerfield, Ph.D.*
Research Scientist
Neuroverse, Inc.
Email: marissa at neuroverseinc.com