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University of Leicester
Elite Without Being Elitist

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Neuroscience Salary Grade 7: £31,020 to £35,938 per annum
Ref: SEN00262Fixed term contract up to 2 ½ yearsAt Leicester, we’re going places. Ranked in the top 12 universities in Britain, our aim is to climb further. A commitment to high quality combined with an inclusive academic culture is our hallmark; we are “elite without being elitist”.This is an exciting research opportunity, to contribute to the development of a low power wireless implantable chip, used to process and transmit data from recorded neurons to external devices (like brain machine interfaces). The focus of your research will be the on-chip implementation of optimal spike detection and sorting techniques.

The project will be carried out with Prof. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, director of the newly created Centre for Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester (www.le.ac.uk/neuroengineering).

You will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in Neuroscience, Signal Processing or a related area such as physics, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences. You will have a strong background in Mathematics (mainly Signal Processing) and/or Neuroscience. Experience with neurophysiology is also desirable. The position also requires very good knowledge of programming, especially in Matlab.

For further information on all posts and to apply on-line, please visit our website: www.le.ac.uk/joinus

The closing date for this post is midnight on 24 August 2012.