Post-Doctoral Research Scholar

A post-doc position is available in the MGH Visual Prosthesis Laboratory to develop a device that microstimulates the lateral geniculate nucleus to restore sight to the blind. The laboratory is located in the Massachusetts General Hospital arm of the Neurosurgery Department and Neuroscience Institute of Mass General Brigham. Successful candidates will have extensive non-human primate experience, be able to work independently on challenging engineering and analysis tasks, have good animal behavioral skills, understand the early visual pathway as well as higher-visual areas, have experience with microstimulation, have excellent writing and communication skills in English, fluency in MATLAB, Python, and understand judicial use of AI, have a publication record consistent with stage of education and training, and be willing to assist with a variety of operational aspects of the laboratory. Benefits include competitive compensation, excellent health benefits, secondary appointment at Harvard Medical School, access to high-quality discounted housing near Harvard's main campus, and the intangibles of living in the exciting, intellectually rich, internationally vibrant environment of Boston. In addition, the laboratory has strong ties to researchers at both Harvard Medical School and MIT, and is centrally involved in running the AREADNE Conferences. #J-18808-Ljbffr Society for Neuroscience