The University of Iowa Department of Neurosurgery is seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scholar (Postdoc) for cognitive systems neuroscience. The Postdoc will support and advance NIH and University of Iowa Department of Neurosurgery research with neurosurgery patients, including laminar fMRI and intracranial recording studies with brain stimulation. Under the direction of Principal Investigator Dr. Christopher Petkov, the Postdoc joins a team leading on these unique dataset acquisition and advanced analytics. Testing will include site-specific single neuron and laminar recordings, fMRI/EEG, electrical stimulation or ultrasound brain stimulation. n.

The ideal candidate will have experience with advanced analytics and signal processing, using MATLAB/Python, as well as experience presenting and writing posters/manuscripts. The candidate will be independently driven and strong as part of a team.

Duties to include:

• Coordinating and managing experiments/projects and collecting these unique data


• Conducting advanced analytics with a strong systems neuroscience approach


• Writing and revising manuscripts for publication and contributing to grant proposals

Please note: This position not to exceed five (5) years, with evaluation within the first year to progress through additional years of funding and support.

More information on the lab available by contacting cipetkov@uiowa.edu. More information available on Postdoctoral Research Scholar positions at https://grad.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-affairs.

• PhD or MD. Degree in a field related to neuroscience preferred.

• Previous research experience


• Track record of peer-reviewed scientific publications in sensory or cognitive systems neuroscience