Jobs

Postdoctoral and PhD Positions

Neuromorphic and Neuroinspired Computing

University of California San Diego
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The position will focus on development of new neuromorphic computing paradigms based on novel device technologies.

Previous experience in two of below areas is required:

Nanoscale device fabrication
On chip integration
Neuromorphic circuits
Neural network models and machine learning algorithms

We are looking for highly self-motivated and independent scholars with a passion for technology and computing. The position will provide a unique interdisciplinary training for the fellow and opportunity to closely collaborate with researcher from UCSD Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience. The fellow will work under the supervision of Professor Duygu Kuzum. The fellow is expected to work well in a collaborative environment and also supervise PhD and masters students involved in the project. Interested candidates should submit a CV, a cover letter, and a list of 2-3 references electronically to Professor Duygu Kuzum.

Recent examples of our work:
Energy-efficient Mott activation neuron for full-hardware implementation of neural networks, Nature Nano Technology, 2021

High Throughput Neuromorphic Brain Interface with CuOx Resistive Crossbars for Real-time Spike Sorting, IEEE IEDM, 2021

Multi-modal Probing of Neural-circuits

University of California San Diego
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The position will focus on simultaneous multi-photon imaging and electrophysiology experiments in organoids and rodents and using new neural interface technologies. The position will focus on development of new neuromorphic computing paradigms based on novel device technologies. Previous experience in one or two of below areas is required:

Microfabrication
Neural engineering, on chip integration
In vivo 2-photon imaging and imaging/recording data analysis
Experience with electrophysiological recordings with cell cultures, organoids or in vivoExperience with photonic systems will also be considered if the PhD is in Electrical Engineering. This position will provide a great opportunity to neuroscience PhDs to expand their research interests into various new neurotechnologies and gain experience in design, development of new neurotechnologies in an interdisciplinary research group.

We are looking for highly self-motivated and independent scholars with a passion for technology and neuroscience. The position will provide a unique interdisciplinary training for the fellow and opportunity to closely collaborate with researcher from UCSD Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience. The fellow/student will work under the supervision of Professor Duygu Kuzum. The fellow is expected to work well in a collaborative environment and also supervise PhD and masters students involved in the project.Interested candidates should submit a CV, a cover letter, and a list of 2-3 references electronically to Professor Duygu Kuzum.

Recent examples of our work:

Wilson MN, Thunemann M, Liu X, Lu Y, Puppo F, Adams JW, Kim JH, Ramezani M, Pizzo DP, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA. Multimodal monitoring of human cortical organoids implanted in mice reveal functional connection with visual cortex. Nature Communications. 2022 Dec 26;13(1):7945.

Liu, X., Ren, C., Lu, Y., Liu, Y., Kim, J.H., Leutgeb, S., Komiyama, T. and Kuzum, D., 2021. Multimodal neural recordings with Neuro-FITM uncover diverse patterns of cortical–hippocampal interactions. Nature neuroscience, 24(6), pp.886-896.

Liu, X., Ren, C., Huang, Z., Wilson, M., Kim, J.H., Lu, Y., Ramezani, M., Komiyama, T. and Kuzum, D., 2021. Decoding of cortex-wide brain activity from local recordings of neural potentials. Journal of neural engineering, 18(6), p.066009.

Thunemann, M., Lu, Y., Liu, X., Kılıç, K., Desjardins, M., Vandenberghe, M., Sadegh, S., Saisan, P.A., Cheng, Q., Weldy, K.L. and Lyu, H., 2018. Deep 2-photon imaging and artifact-free optogenetics through transparent graphene microelectrode arrays. Nature communications, 9(1), pp.1-12.