Faculty Position in image processing/analysis at Vanderbilt University

THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (EECS)
AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY is seeking candidates for one or more
potential faculty appointments each in CS and EE. Appointments at all
ranks will be considered, with a preference for appointment at the
assistant professor level. Search areas of emphasis in CS are software
engineering, graphics/human-computer interactions, artificial
intelligence, and/or web technologies. Search areas of emphasis in
electrical engineering are nanoelectronics/photonics, and/or
signal/image processing. In both CS and EE, we seek opportunities to
add to department capabilities in high performance
computing/computational science. A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field is
required, as is experience commensurate with the level of appointment
sought. The EECS has 32 full-time faculty members, 225 undergraduate
students, and 170 graduate students. Research awards to the Department
average ~ $600k per tenure/tenure-track faculty member. For more
information, please visit our web site:
http://eecs.vuse.vanderbilt.edu.

Applications consisting of a cover
letter specifying the areas of particular interest in EE or CS, a
statement of planned research activity and teaching interests, a
complete curriculum vitae, and the addresses of four references should
be sent to
Professor Daniel M. Fleetwood, Chair, EECS Department,
Vanderbilt University, PO Box 92, Station B, Nashville, TN 37235-0092.

Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt is a private, coeducational university
with approximately 6,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate and
professional students. Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity,
affirmative-action employer.

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE – UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

The Department of Psychology invites applications for an Assistant (tenure track) or Associate Professor (tenured) to start in the Fall 2009 semester. We seek an outstanding scientist with interdisciplinary interest focused at the molecular, cellular or systems level related to understanding cognition in the nervous system. Preference will be given to those with an emphasis on ensemble recordings, molecular approaches to network function, and/or computational neuroscience. The successful candidate will be an outstanding scientist with substantial postdoctoral training, demonstrating promise in his or her research area, and will be expected to establish a vigorous extramurally funded research program. Joint appointments are available in the Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neural Systems, Memory and Aging, and the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute. Faculty are expected to participate fully and with distinction in both undergraduate and graduate education.

Candidates from underrepresented groups and women are especially encouraged to apply.

To apply, please submit an on-line faculty application for job #41698 at http://www.uacareertrack.com. Please be prepared to attach a letter of application, a concise statement of research and teaching interests, and curriculum vitae. Review of applications will begin 12/01/08 and will continue until position is filled. To ensure consideration applications must be received by November 30, 2008. Information about the department is available at http://psychology.arizona.edu/. The University at Arizona is an EEO/AA Employer – M/W/D/V.

Post-doctoral position at Johns Hopkins for training in research at the interface of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

The Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry, in conjunction with the Department of Neuroscience, is offering 2 year post-doctoral fellowships for training in research at the interface of psychaitry and neuroscience. Fellows are matched to faculty mentors, and focus on research within the laboratory of the mentor. In addition, fellows take courses and attend seminars relevant to their interests at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine or School of Public Health. Topics of research supported by this program are broad, and include pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases, psychiatric genetics, neuroimaging, feeding physiology and eating disorders, substance abuse, pharmacology, neurodevelopment and neuroplasticity, cell and animal models of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, neuropsychiatry, and bioinformatics.


Applicants must have an M.D. or Ph.D. degree, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and have a strong commitment to a research career. Physicians completing a psychiatry residency, women, and individuals from under represented minority groups, with disabilities, or from disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply.


The program Director is Dr. Christopher A. Ross. Please contact the program administrative coordinator, Ms. Tricia Perrett at tperret1 AT jhmi DOT edu (443-287-4962) for additional information or to apply.

University of Minnesota Faculty Positions

The University of Minnesota is searching for six new faculty members in the
areas of energy, fluid power, nanotechnology and medical devices. Please see
our position description: http://me.umn.edu/search/faculty.shtml.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota announces openings for six new full-time tenure-track or tenured positions in the broad areas of nanotechnology, medical devices, energy and fluid power. Successful applicants will complement existing strength areas of the department in heat and mass transfer, design, systems and controls, aerosol science and technology, biomechanical engineering, and plasma science and technology. The candidate’s engineering expertise and documented research activity must demonstrate a strong potential toward enhancing both the undergraduate teaching and the graduate teaching and research missions of the department. Successful candidates are expected to build strong, externally-funded, highly-visible research programs and to become recognized leaders in the field. The broad areas of the search are congruent with major Institute of Technology and Department of Mechanical Engineering initiatives for growth. The University of Minnesota’s Institute of Technology includes departments of engineering, physical sciences, computer science and mathematics – a nationally unique structure that facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations. Applicants must have a doctorate in mechanical engineering or a closely related discipline. Rank will depend upon the qualifications and experience of the applicants.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has a strong tradition of excellence in education and research. The department currently has 41 tenured or tenure-track faculty and graduates about 200 undergraduate students annually. It is home to graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering, with a total graduate enrollment of about 250 M.S. and Ph.D. students. The department is home to a new NSF Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power.

The University is located in the heart of the vibrant Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area that is rated among America’s most livable cities and is home to 19 Fortune 500 companies. More than 4000 companies have been created by alumni and faculty of the Institute of Technology who continue to be a vital component of Minnesota’s economic growth. Review of applications will begin immediately and applications will continue to be received until the positions are filled. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applicants must submit a letter of intent, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research goals, a statement of teaching goals, and the names of at least 3 references. The letter must also identify the closest area or areas of interest: nanotechnology, medical devices, energy or fluid power. For more information on these areas please link to:

• energy
• fluid power
• medical devices
• nanotechnology

How to Apply:
Applications are being accepted online, by e-mail, or by surface mail. Regular faculty tenure-track applications are being accepted online at employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=69640; regular faculty tenured applications are being accepted online at employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=69637. E-mail applications should be sent to: faculty AT me.umn.edu. Surface mail applications should be sent to the address listed on the website.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Cortically-coupled Computer Vision, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Postdoctoral Research Fellow:

Cortically-coupled Computer Vision
Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering


The Laboratory for Intelligent Imaging and Neural Computing (LIINC) at
Columbia University has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to
participate in our research program in "Cortically-coupled Computer Vision
(C3Vision)".

The C3Vision program looks to synergistically couple biological and computer
vision systems using a combination of brain machine interfaces, machine
learning and pattern classification, and image understanding within the
context of understanding the advantages and limits of both biological and
computer vision. Applicants should have a background in one, and preferably
several, of the following: machine vision (especially content based indexing
and automated image labeling), machine learning, neural signal processing,
neuroimaging (EEG and/or fMRI), real-time systems design and programming.

LIINC is in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University
and interacts closely with other departments at Columbia, Including
Electrical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Computer Science and
Neuroscience. In addition, the C3Vision project includes collaborators at
other academic institutions as well as in industry, and the project involves
both basic and applied research which will ultimately lead to testable
systems.

Interested candidates should send via email their CV, three representative
papers, the names of three references, and cover letter to Prof. Paul Sajda
(ps629 AT columbia DOT edu).

Applications will be considered until April 2008. The position is for one
year, with the option to renew for an additional year, given satisfactory
performance and available funding.

Bioengineering postdoc at the IBEC Neural Engineering Lab

Bioengineering postdoc at the IBEC Neural Engineering Lab

Catalonia Bioengineering Institute (IBEC) and Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain

The Neural Engineering lab at IBEC develops novel multielectrode devices that support large-scale high-throughput extracellular recording and stimulation of neuronal activity in vitro. Our technology has the potential for high impact as a tool to characterise activity in healthy neuronal aggregates as well as to identify novel therapeutic compounds againstepilepsy, depression and Alzheimer’s disease.

We seek a bioengineer/neuroengineer or neurobiologist to carry out reseach towards a multichannel recording/stimulation system for large-scale acquisition and analysis of neuronal activity from massively parallel neuronal cultures. A central goal of the project will be to identify diseased activity patterns and signatures characteristic of the network response

to compounds with therapeutic potential in vivo.

The successful candidate for this position will have expertise in at least some of the following areas: analog and digital electronics for amplification and acquisition of biosignals, preferably of neuronal origin, working knowledge of neurophysiology, software development and data analysis/visualisation using Matlab, C++/.NET/Visual C++, ideally for biomedical instrumentation, knowledge of cell culture principles and/or neuropharmacology and electrophysiology.

Interest/experience in technology transfer would be a plus.A PhD is required for this postdoc position.

Start date: June 1, 2008

Type of position: Full-time

Duration of contract: 2 years

Deadline for applications: April 1, 2008

Salary (gross): 23-35 Keuros/year depending on experience

Send CV and contact info of three references to Enric Claverol-Tinturé (claverol@eel.upc.edu)

See more info under Medical Signals and Instrumentation/Neuroengineering here: www.ibecbarcelona.eu

About lifestyle in Barcelona: http://www.bcn.cat/english/ihome.htm

Neuroengineering Faculty Positions at University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

Institute for Translational Neuroscience



Translational Neuroscience Scholars Program

Multiple Faculty Positions in Neuroengineering



The Institute for Translational Neuroscience (ITN) at the University
of Minnesota, is seeking to fill up to five tenure-track or tenured
positions to enhance its research strengths in neuroengineering. The
Institute is interested in the study of mechanisms of neural systems
using engineering methods, with these studies translating into
potential clinical applications. Areas of specific interest include,
but are not limited to, neural interfacing, neural prostheses,
functional neural stimulation, and neural imaging.



Successful candidates will be affiliated with the newly-established
Center for Neuroengineering, and will have their tenure home in an
academic department. Such candidates are expected to establish a
vigorous, externally-funded research program,  have a genuine
commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, and to
collaborative program development.



The requirements for these positions include an earned doctorate in an
appropriate discipline at the time of the appointment and outstanding
academic and research records. Rank and salary will be commensurate
with the qualifications and experience of the candidate.



Review of applications will commence immediately and will continue
until the positions are filled. Submit applications, including
curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and
names of three references to ITN Neuroengineering Faculty Search
Committee at cne AT umn DOT edu.  The applications should also be
simultaneously registered with personal information on-line at
http://employment.umn.edu. Tenure-track position applicants should use
requisition number #153840. Tenured position applicants should use
requisition number #153815.



The starting date is negotiable, with appointments available as soon
as summer 2008. The University of Minnesota is committed to
diversifying its faculty and encourages applications from women and
minorities.



The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.