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Position Summary:
The Neural Dynamics and Neural Engineering Lab at Virginia Tech, headed by Sujith Vijayan, is looking for a laboratory and research specialist to help set up and manage research projects in the lab. Our lab investigates neural dynamics during active behavior and during off-line states, such as sleep, using a combination of computational modeling, signal processing techniques, and both invasive and non-invasive techniques for recording neural activity. The basic science knowledge gathered from these investigations is leveraged to understand how memories are instantiated in the brain, to gain insight into how learning occurs during brain machine interface ( BMI ) tasks, to improve BMI algorithms, and to develop the framework for stimulation and pharmacological therapies for diseases, especially those marked by abnormal neural dynamics during sleep (e.g., post-traumatic sleep disorder ( PTSD ) and Parkinson's disease). See the lab website (www.vijayan.neuroscience.vt.edu) for more details.
This position will be located in Roanoke and Blacksburg. The successful candidate must have reliable transportation that enables them to travel to and from the main Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg and the Virginia Tech Carillon Research Institute and Medical School in Roanoke.
Duties of the laboratory and research specialist may include working on model construction, data collection, data organization, and data analysis and coordinating projects with other members of the laboratory. The candidate will have the opportunity to co-author publications and, depending on their background and experience, craft their own research projects. Training and guidance and will be provided for those aspects of the job in which the candidate is lacking sufficient expertise.

Required Qualifications:
- Experience working in a research laboratory and/or BS in applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, computational neuroscience, psychology, or a related field.
- Experience with computer functions such as data entry and data analysis.
- Eagerness to learn about all aspects of research related to neuroscience, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, and medicine.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Programming experience (e.g., with Python or Matlab) is desirable.
- Experience running behavioral experiments or collecting EEG data would be an asset.



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