Starlab, a private R&D company based in Barcelona (Spain), is looking for an exceptional data scientist with a hands-on attitude to join our excellent neuroscience team for 1 year with the idea of transforming the position into a permanent one. The successful candidate will work at the forefront of neuroscience research with a focus on real-world applications in close contact with our sister company Neuroelectrics, a world leader in wireless neurotechnology for monitoring and stimulation.

 

We believe we are driving a digital health revolution in how we measure and modulate the activity of our electrical brains, which will have a massive impact on health, wellness, human computer interaction and society.

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Some domains we are working on:

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• Consciousness

• Closed-loop electrical brain stimulation

• Brain-to-brain communication

• Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases and mental health

• Affective computing with applications in business, culture, and User eXperience Assessment (UXA)

• Personalized treatments

 

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What we are looking for:

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• PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields

• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of machine learning technology and methods (including deep learning approaches), ideally applied on neuroscience data

• Experience in signal processing, ideally for electrophysiological signals

• Experience in EU/NIH project application and management

• Experience in statistical data analysis, ideally in a clinical context

• Python is our most common programming language

• Experience on brain stimulation technologies is a plus

 

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With following soft skills:

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• Very hands-on approach and able to hit the ground running

• A desire to see the results of your research have an impact in the real world (this means getting out of the lab)

• Ability to handle projects with a “multi-scale” approach, able to maintain a high- level view while paying attention to detail

• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

• Team player, our work culture is very important to us

• Curiosity, things change and we need to adapt

• Entrepreneurial spirit

 

Start date: Immediate

 

Contact: hr@starlab.es

 

Date: 2021/02/15