The Plasticity in Neurodevelopment (PINE) Lab at Northeastern University, led by Professor Laurel Gabard-Durnam, is seeking a full-time software engineer or postdoctoral fellow with those interests. This is a single position that can be appointed either as a Postdoctoral Fellow or as a Software Engineer, depending on the candidate’s background, training, and career goals.
The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for creating and optimizing HAPPE software for analyzing EEG data from different systems, working on the development of new methods for pre-processing and analysis of EEG data, and contributing to scientific papers. Other duties will include working with research assistants and graduate and undergraduate students, and providing video and text tutorials of HAPPE software functionality.
The position will focus on a series of international, collaborative projects examining neurodevelopment. Projects include both cohort studies examining brain mechanisms linking experiences of stress and adversity to early cognition and language and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of early nutrition and public health interventions on neurodevelopment. These projects involve a collaboration with Huru Ltd, Dr. Santiago Morales at USC, and multiple international sites in Sub-Saharan Africa with the goal of making EEG more accessible so it can be used at scale to improve global health.
Required Qualifications
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PhD in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, signal processing, biomedical engineering, or related field
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Experience with EEG acquisition and analysis in humans
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Fluency in MATLAB/Python
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Strong experimental and statistical skills
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Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with R
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Experience with EEGLAB or MNE-Python
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Experience with software development tools (version control, documentation, Git/hub)
The position is open immediately and is for up to three years, with the possibility of an extension depending on grant funding.
To apply, please upload (1) a cover letter describing your research interests, skills, and any links to publicly-available code you have generated, (2) CV, and (3) names and contact information for two references at this link. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.