A computational scientist position is available in the laboratory of Dorina Papageorgiou, Ph.D., MHSc at Baylor College of Medicine (U.S.A.) to study cortical plasticity and repair in patient populations, as a result of neurological injury and/or disease. We use real-time fMRI neurofeedback methods to study cortical visual system rehabilitation and speech rehabilitation in patients with neurological injury, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, or cancer.

Eligibility Requirements: 1) A Bachelors or Masters of Science in any of the following disciplines: Bioinformatics, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or (Bio-)Physics. 2) Scientific programming experience in C/C++ and, Matlab/Python programming and Unix environment 3) Strong interest in any the following areas: machine learning fMRI acquisition and analysis brain-computer interfaces real-time fMRI neurofeedback methods multivariate and univariate pattern analysis functional/effective connectivity computational modeling 4) Good English communication skills (both written and verbal) 5) Excellent organizational and analytical skills. Ability to collaborate and work in a team.

Job description: 1) Analysis of real-time fMRI neurofeedback data 2) Contribution to experimental design 3) User interface fMRI neurofeedback software development tailored for specific patient applications