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Research assistant, Montreal, Canada
Software Developer / Application Specialist
MEG Unit - McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
McGill University (Montreal, Canada)
Position description
The MEG Unit at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre at the MNI (McGill University) is looking to fill the position of a full-time Research Assistant. The position is available immediately and represents a great opportunity for a candidate to work in an outstanding scientific environment, where computational techniques meet electrophysiology, imaging physics, biophysical modelling and neuroscience.
The successful candidate will become a key core research staff member of the McConnell BIC. The Centre is a multidisciplinary hub for a broad community of basic science and clinical investigators and trainees, long recognized as an international leader in neuroimaging domains and analytical techniques.
The mission consists specifically in the implementation and documentation of scientific methods and algorithms for advanced analysis and visualization of functional brain imaging data (for MEG, EEG, MRI, electrophysiology, NIRS) in the open-source environments.
The candidate’s role will be that of a code developer and application specialist of Brainstorm. So far, 13,500 researchers have downloaded Brainstorm and over 400 research journal articles refer to the application for data analysis.
https://www.mcgill.ca/bic<<BR>>http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm
Responsibilities
- Develop and document code to implement scientific methods and algorithms in Brainstorm.
- Support the local users of the software at the MEG lab.
- Participate in the support the users through the Brainstorm online forum.
- Organize training workshops at academic institutions and international conferences (2-3 per year)
- Develop the interoperability of Brainstorm with large databases and computing clusters.
- Participate in research and project meetings at the MEG Unit and BIC, and interact with the greatest diversity of backgrounds from students, postdocs, and research staff
Required qualifications
- MSc in Computer Science or Electrical/Software Engineering or equivalent.
- Ideally 2 years post-graduate experience.
- Strong, proven programming experience with Matlab, Java and/or Python is required.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Candidates with the strongest motivation to work and make a difference in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment will be preferred..
- Salary range: $60,000 - $75,000 + benefits, commensurate to experience.
How to apply
Send CV and references to Prof Sylvain Baillet: sylvain.baillet@mcgill.ca
- Deadline: June 30, 2016.