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Postdoctoral Fellow

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (BRaIN) Lab (hellobrainlab.com) is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral fellow to join our interdisciplinary team studying brain dynamics and multimodal neuromechanics of human locomotion. The postdoctoral fellow will also be part of the UCF Preeminent Postdoctoral Program (P3).

The postdoc will primarily work on an NIH funded project to record and analyze dual-layer electroencephalgraphy (EEG) in young and older adults walking with treadmill perturbations and an NSF funded project to leverage EEG artifacts for multimodal neuromechanics gait studies.

Required qualifications:
  • PhD in a related field (such as biomedical engineering, computer science, neuroscience, kinesiology, or other related fields)
  • Experience with oral and written scientific communication
  • Evidence of Matlab and/or Python coding skills
Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience recording and analyzing with at least 2 of the following techniques: EEG, electromyography (EMG), motion capture, expired gas analyses, and eye tracking
  • Machine learning and deep learning skills
  • At least 1 first author publication
The UCF BRaIN Lab is committed to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in STEM. All team members are expected to be open and willing, though not required, to participate in some of these DEI initiatives.

Please contact Dr. Helen J. Huang (hjhuang@ucf.edu) with questions or to apply.

To apply, please send:
  1. your most updated CV
  2. a cover letter describing your interest and future career goals
  3. contact information for 2-3 references

Deadline: Jan 31, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Due to the detailed screening required for compliance with the Florida Foreign Influence Act, interviews will be completed by Feb 4, 2022, such that the screening can be completed within the P3 hiring window for this position, must be hired before 03/31/2022 though start date can be later.

PhD students

We will likely be seeking 1 Ph.D. student to join us in Fall 2022 with a strong interest in machine learning and electroencephalography (EEG). The student needs to be able to get into the Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. program but will most likely have the option to switch to a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. program. Information on UCF ME PhD program.  Information on UCF graduate fellowships. The student must also be qualified to be a teaching assistant for core Mechanical Engineering classes such as dynamics and solid mechanics.

Required skills: Matlab and/or Python

Preferred skills: EEGLAB; experience with neuromechanics equipment and analyses (electroencephalography (EEG); motion capture; electromyography (EMG); inertial measuring units (IMUs); expired gas analysis; eye tracker); phone app development; mechatronics

MS students

We have openings for 1-2 Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering M.S. students interested in device/sensor development and data analyses. Preference will be given to students seeking to pursue a thesis.

Preferred skills: Matlab and/or Python; EEGLAB; experience with neuromechanics equipment and analyses (electroencephalography (EEG); motion capture; electromyography (EMG); inertial measuring units (IMUs); expired gas analysis; eye tracker); phone app development; mechatronics

Undergraduate students

We have several opportunities for undergraduates to help in the lab with data collections and potentially data analyses for those with programming (primarily MATLAB and Python) skills. Students will need to complete CITI training before being able to help with human subject data collections. Students must also be able to commit to helping in the lab for at least 1 year and be able to come in for 2-3 hour blocks for 2-3 days a week.