[Fwd: [SPM] Engineer position at USC, Los Angeles, January 2011] - ynic-users

13 May 2010


      FYI
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research Programmer, University of Southern California, Los 
Angeles, USA
The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern
California is seeking a research programmer to participate in the
development, distribution and support of software for functional brain
mapping. The programmer will be responsible for implementing software
for all phases of the analysis of magnetoencephalograpy (MEG) and
electroencephalography (EEG) data and its integration of other
functional and structural imaging modalities. The resulting software,
which will be developed under grant support from the National Institutes
of Health, will be distributed to researchers throughout the US and the
rest of the world, for analysis of data collected in cognitive
neuroscience and clinical research studies. This project will be
conducted under the supervision of Professor Richard Leahy in the
Department of Electrical Engineering and will involve close
collaboration with researchers at USC and other institutions.
Responsibilities
* Play a leading role in developing common workflow, data
       structures, and file formats for use in analysis of MEG and EEG data.
     * Develop and document code to implement algorithms for analysis and
       display of M/EEG data.
     * Development of procedures for automated testing of software and
       software updates.
     * Develop and support procedures for distribution and documentation
       of new software.
     * Participate in training of users
     * Participate in research meetings and interact with PhD students,
       postdocs and research faculty in Dr. Leahy's lab in the
       development of new approaches to the analysis of MEG and EEG data.
     * Work with collaborators who are also developing software to
       facilitate interoperability between software packages with the
       ultimate goal of producing a single software package for EEG and
       MEG data analysis.
     * More information about Brainstorm, the existing software package:
       http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm
Minimum qualifications
* Masters Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
     * 2 years post graduate experience
     * Knowledge of the basic principles underlying EEG and MEG signal
       processing
     * Programming experience with Matlab and Java
Conditions of employment
* Starting from January 2011
     * Duration: position available for a minimum of two years
     * Salary:  depends on experience and qualifications
     * USC has excellent benefits, including health benefits and
       retirement plans with employer contributions after six months.
     * The University of Southern California values diversity and is
       committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Application
* To apply, please send an email to Francois Tadel, main developer
       of the Brainstorm software: tadel@usc.edu.
     * Your application should include: your CV, a description of your
       programming skills, a detailed description of your previous
       software development projects.
     * Application deadline: Open until filled.