"Post-Doc Research Associate"

Job Details

Department: Lampe Biomedical Engineering - 424601

Posting Open Date: 06/25/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Type: Postdoctoral Scholar

Position Title: Post-Doc Research Associate

Vacancy ID: PDS004582

Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time Temporary

Hours per week: 40

FTE: 1

Work Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location: North Carolina, US

Hiring Range: Dependent on Experience

Proposed Start Date: 07/21/2025

Estimated Duration of Appointment: 12 Months

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A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities and is among the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development. Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country. UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits and services that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research. Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond. Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce. Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary:

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available in the Brain-Spine-Machine Interfaces laboratory directed by Dr. Amol Yadav at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The lab is housed in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering with affiliations in Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Center The laboratory focuses on translational neuro-engineering research – developing novel therapies to improve sensorimotor function disrupted by neurological disorders and injuries. The lab uses high-density neurophysiology (Neuropixels), high-density spinal stimulation, brain-spine interfaces, computational modeling, computational systems neuroscience analytical methods, awake behavior, and pre-clinical animal models as typical research tools. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will support research in sensory neuroprosthetics with a focus on rodent neurophysiology and neuromodulation applied to pre-clinical rodent models or human clinical trials. The postdoctoral research scholar will be given the opportunity to advise graduate and undergraduate students in the lab, work with collaborators on funded projects, contribute to funding proposals, and engage in additional projects of mutual interest and relevance to the laboratory’s research vision.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or a closely related field.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Previous research and laboratory experience; Prior experience with neurophysiology, behavior, or neuromodulation in rodents/humans.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Priority will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience conducting and coordinating stimulation/recording experiments in animals or humans, expertise in computational systems neuroscience, and a track record of publications relevant to the areas of expertise outlined above.

Special Instructions:

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