NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Salary Scale
Years of Experience: Stipend for FY 2025
0: $62,232
1: $62,652
2: $63,120
3: $65,640
4: $67,824
5: $70,344
6: $72,960
7 or More: $75,564

Principal Investigator:

Cleveland Clinic Research Department:

Lab Research Topics:

• Signal processing of human electrophysiology (EEG/LFP)
• Functional connectivity and coherence analysis in human electrophysiology (EEG/LFP)
• Multimodal neurophysiology and brain-behavior analysis
• Computational and statistical / machine learning modeling of neural time series
• Human electrophysiology data acquisition and experimental methods
• For more information about the lab’s research, please visit: https://www.lerner.ccf.org/biomedical-engineering/alberts/ or contact [email protected]

Job Responsibilities:

• Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation
• Acquire and manage LFP and EEG recordings from research participants
• Develop processing pipelines for multimodal brain-behavior datasets including artifact detection and removal
• Apply time frequency spectral and connectivity analyses to identify pathological neural biomarkers
• Generate publication quality material for manuscripts

Education:

• PhD or MD/PhD required
• MD with relevant laboratory experience may substitute for PhD

Languages:

• English Proficiency proof required for candidates arriving on J-1, J-2, or F1 + OPT visa status

Work Experience:

• Previous experience in a research or academic setting. Graduate student experience meets this requirement.
• Scientific writing experience

Additional Preferred Qualities:

• PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering or related disciplines with expertise in data sciences
• Dissertation and research experience in human electrophysiology or related neural recordings
• Demonstrated expertise in neural signal processing and data analysis
• Excellent organization skills and demonstrated ability to complete detailed work accurately
• Extensive programming experience with Matlab or Python

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• Ability to distinguish color
• Manual dexterity to handle specimens and repair equipment
• Ability to lift and transport equipment or specimens weighing up to 20 pounds
• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, bio-hazards, radioactive materials, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• PPE per institutional requirements; may vary by laboratory

Preferred Application Materials

• CV
• Cover letter describing interest
• Relevant experience and publications
• Reference list

Keywords: Postdoc, Research, BME