A postdoctoral position is available in the Bioengineering Institute of the University Miguel Hernández, and CIBER BBN, Spain. The project is in the area of visual neuroprosthesis and focused on the development of new multifunctional microprobe arrays for cerebral applications (CORTIVIS; NeuroProbes).
Rehabilitation of sensory and/or motor functions in patients with neurological diseases is more and more dealing with artificial electrical stimulation and recording from populations of neurons using biocompatible chronic implants. Motivated by the success of cochlear implants for deaf patients, we are now facing the challenge of creating a visual neuroprostheses designed to interface with the occipital visual cortex as a means through which a limited, but useful visual sense could be restored in profoundly blind individuals. The project aims to develop a new system platform that will allow an extremely wide series of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic measures for the treatment and for the scientific understanding of cerebral systems and associated diseases.
The Miguel Hernández University (UMH) is a public young dynamic university, placed in the Southeast of Spain, a high economical and enterprising potential area (http://www.umh.es/localizaciones). The UMH is an advanced University equipped with the most modern infrastructures and technological equipment which make it possible to be strong in research, with specialized units directed by professional people of high prestige. Furthermore the UMH is linked to the professional world through agreements of collaboration with hospitals, companies and institutes in order to accelerate developments in medical technology and healthcare. A major topic in the research group is the synergistic convergence of diverse and previously separated fields of science and technology to create key new neural interfaces.
Candidates must hold an MD or PhD and should be skilled experimentalists, highly motivated, and able to work in an interdisciplinary environment. Strong background in at least one of the following areas is required: electrophysiology, neurobiology, molecular biology, neuroengineering. Both junior and senior postdoctoral positions are available. Experience in multielectrode recordings, stimulation and neurosurgery techniques will be advantageous.
Interested applicants, with a strong motivation in applied neurosciences, should contact Prof. Eduardo Fernández and submit by email a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, 3 letters of reference and a brief statement of their scientific interests.
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