Postdoc position in machine learning applied to infant movement to decode autism

A postdoc position is available in the lab of Geoff Goodhill at Washington University in St Louis for an NIH-funded project to help improve early diagnosis of ASD by using cutting-edge tools from machine learning and computational ethology.

PROJECT. Motor differences are one of the earliest markers of increased ASD likelihood in infancy. Our goal is to develop broadly-applicable diagnostic tools which combine automated extraction of kinematic features from video data with new machine learning techniques to capture ASD motor function variability. As a first step, we are applying cutting-edge developments in computer vision, machine learning and computational ethology to a rich, longitudinal video dataset of infants being screened for ASD.

APPLICANT PROFILE. Applicants should have a strong background in at least one of machine learning or computational ethology. Experience in ASD and/or infant motor development would be a plus.
 
LAB ENVIRONMENT. The Goodhill lab is an interdisciplinary environment of students and postdocs from a diverse array of backgrounds including neuroscience, mathematics, physics and engineering, working together on understanding neural circuit computation, particularly relating to neural development. 
 
UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT. Washington University in St Louis is ranked in the top 10 institutions globally for Neuroscience and Behavior, and offers an outstanding intellectual environment for research in neuroscience. The Goodhill lab has recently moved into Washington University’s new start-of-the-art 600,000 sq ft Neuroscience Research Building (https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/research/neuroscience-building). For more information about St Louis see https://explorestlouis.com.
 
To apply please send a CV and detailed cover letter to [email protected] explaining why you are interested and the relevance of your previous experience to this position. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill
Departments of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience
Director, Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience (ctcn.wustl.edu)
Affiliate appointments: Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Systems Engineering
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
[email protected]
https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/people/geoffrey-goodhill-phd