{"id":20588,"date":"2023-08-18T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:50:51","slug":"job-offer-postdoctoral-fellowship-the-neuromotor-control-lab-harvard-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/job-offer-postdoctoral-fellowship-the-neuromotor-control-lab-harvard-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Job offer: Postdoctoral Fellowship | The Neuromotor Control Lab, Harvard University"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span lang=\"en\">Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Position Description<\/h2>\n<p>The Neuromotor Control Lab at Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Maurice Smith, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study human motor learning and motor control. The lab is in the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The fellow will design and run human experiments, perform data analysis, and create computational models of learning and memory. A PhD is required. An ideal candidate will be: highly motivated with a record of high scientific productivity, possess strong skills in data analysis, and have a strong background in the neuroscience, learning and memory, motor control, biomechanics, control theory, or a related field. Strong statistical understanding and a talent for data analysis and visualization using Matlab or Python are expected. Specific experience with experimental design, computational modeling, and data analysis for studying human motor learning is preferred. This is a 12-month appointment. The review process is competitive, based on academic record, as well as professional and extra-curricular experience.<\/p>\n<h2>Qualifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD is required.<\/li>\n<li>Strong background in neuroscience, learning and memory, motor control, biomechanics, control theory, or a related field.<\/li>\n<li>Strong statistical understanding for data analysis and visualization using Matlab or Python are expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Special Instructions<\/h2>\n<p>An application must include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>CV (including full contact information).<\/li>\n<li>A list of publications, plus a list of academic grades.<\/li>\n<li>Three reference letters (one from the PhD thesis advisor).<\/li>\n<li>One-page Statement of your interest in working in motor learning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>SEAS is dedicated to building a diverse and welcoming community, and we strongly encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n<h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"color: #485157; font-size: 0.9em;\">Application deadline is September 1, 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #485157; font-size: 0.9em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Applications accepted at:\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"color: #485157; font-size: 0.9em;\"><a id=\"OWAb7e2ef66-2aaf-2309-488a-d43d5894ed4f\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted0\" title=\"URL d'origine\u00a0: https:\/\/academicpositions.harvard.edu\/postings\/12530. Cliquez ou appuyez si vous faites confiance \u00e0 ce lien.\" href=\"https:\/\/academicpositions.harvard.edu\/postings\/12530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"6\">https:\/\/academicpositions.harvard.edu\/postings\/12530<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #485157; font-size: 0.9em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\">\n<ul>\n<li>Please direct any questions to\u00a0Dr. Maurice Smith at<span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted1\"><a id=\"OWAc645c8a7-5326-f8c3-d94e-9ffe76cd364b\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted2\" href=\"mailto:mas@seas.harvatd.edu\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"7\">mas@seas.harvard.edu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal x_x_elementToProof\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Description The Neuromotor Control Lab at Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Maurice Smith, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study human motor learning and motor control. The lab is in the Harvard Paulson School of&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/job-offer-postdoctoral-fellowship-the-neuromotor-control-lab-harvard-university\/\" class=\"read-more btn\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">about Job offer: Postdoctoral Fellowship | The Neuromotor Control Lab, Harvard University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":20596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs-and-internships","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20588"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20597,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20588\/revisions\/20597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crir.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}