A postdoctoral research position is available with the Bick Neurophysiology laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The project will focus on understanding the neural basis of Parkinson’s disease nonmotor symptoms using intracranial recording and stimulation.
| Department | Neurological Surgery |
| Full Description | The Bick Neurophysiology laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical center seeks applicants for a postdoctoral research position. The lab’s research program focuses on understanding the neural signaling behavioral and cognitive processes, with a long term goal of developing novel neuromodulation applications and approaches. We utilize intracranial recording and stimulation and neuro imaging approaches in human neurosurgery patients. Ongoing projects include understanding the neural basis of nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease, limbic modulation of movement, and reward signaling and its alteration in neuropsychiatric disorders. Responsibilities will include processing and analysis of neurophysiology data, developing stimulation protocols, presenting at conferences, and publishing scientific manuscripts. The postdoc may also supervise undergraduate and other research students. The lab has multiple existing datasets ready to be analyzed, and as such there is the potential for significant academic productivity. |
| Application Details | Candidates should have a PhD and experience with computational approaches and computer programming. |
| Contact | Coleman Harris coleman.harris@vumc.org (615) 343-8900 |
| Posted | 2025-09-23 16:34:41 |