The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the City University of New York (CCNY campus) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Neural Engineering. The research focuses on the effects of electrical stimulation on human brain function for therapeutic and performance enhancing purposes. The work is closely coupled with development of a new medical device for electro-therapy. This is a collaborative research project between the labs of Lucas C. Parra, Marom Bikson (CCNY) and Eric M. Wassermann (NIH). The work will be performed at CCNY in New York City and the National Institute of Neurological Decease and Stroke in Bethesda. The experimental work involves non-invasive electrical stimulation and EEG recordings in healthy volunteers. We can envision two types of candidates, those with experience in performing human subject experiments and/or psychophysics, or those with a strong quantitative and signal analysis background. Anticipated starting date is 1/1/2010. The position is supported by a 18 month grant from the DARPA Accelerated Learning Program.

To apply: Please send your CV to parra at ccny.cuny.edu

The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in the School of Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY) is expanding its activities in the area of neuroscience. The areas of specialization of the department are: neural engineering, nanotechnology/ biomaterials, tissue engineering, cardiovascular engineering, and musculoskeletal biomechanics. Neuroscience at CCNY includes over 20 faculty across engineering, biology, psychology, and the medical school with cohesive collaborations in a growing systems neuroscience group. CCNY is committed to strengthening these collaborations by creating a new shared facility for this interdisciplinary group.

The research productivity of the faculty in the BME department is among the top in the nation with a per-faculty average yearly output of over 200 citations, 5 journal publications, and over $400,000 in extramural grants support. Distinguished faculty of the department are members of the National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. The department has a particular commitment to diversity and is currently the only researchactive engineering department in the nation with at least 50% female or underrepresented minority faculty.

CCNY is the founding and flagship college of the City University of New York (CUNY). The City University of New York has demonstrated its commitment to promoting CCNY to be the premier research organization of the University by creating on the CCNY campus an Advanced Science Research Center and a new CCNY Science building with a combined investment of $700 Million to be completed in 2012 and 2011 respectively. Both buildings are planned to feature neuroscience as one of the core research areas.