The Laboratory for Multimodal Human Brain Mapping at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is looking for a research assistant to help with their research into (1) improving the identification of functional and pathological brain regions in individuals suffering from epilepsy, (2) the neural mechanisms of cognition, and (3) characterizing macroscale human brain networks. The lab works exclusively with patients being evaluated for epilepsy surgery using methods such as electrocorticography, MRI, fMRI, and direct electrical brain stimulation.

The responsibilities of the research assistant include assisting with the collection and analysis of the aforementioned data, managing data archives and lab equipment, working with a research coordinator on IRB matters, and helping to present lab findings at conferences and in journals. This unique position will expose the successful applicant to basic and clinical neuroscience as well as neurosurgery, neurology, and neuropsychology. It is a great opportunity for recent post-bacs interested in medical school or graduate school in neuroscience/biomedical engineering. Past research assistants in the lab have been co-authors on lab publications and have gone on to MD or PhD programs after spending 1-2 years in the lab.


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Minimum:
-B.A./B.S./B.E. in an appropriate discipline (e.g., neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering, computer science, physics)
-1 year commitment

Highly Desirable:
-Experience with at least one programming language (preferably MATLAB)  and statistical analyses
-Prior experience working with neuroimaging, EEG/MEG, or brain stimulation data
-Previous experience working with patients
-Previous work in a research laboratory that shows evidence of independent scholarship, problem solving, and motivation
-2 year commitment preferred




For more information about the lab see:
http://www.feinsteininstitute.org/faculty/ashesh-mehta-md-phd/

For more information about the position please send curriculum vitae and cover letter to Dr. David Groppe (david.m.groppe@gmail.com)




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David Groppe, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Laboratory for Multimodal Human Brain Mapping
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Manhasset, New York
http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/~dgroppe/