Opening for Lab Technician in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

[James Finley]

The Gait Rehabilitation and Motor Learning Lab and the Locomotor Control Lab of the University of Southern California, directed by Dr. Kristan Leech and Dr. James Finley, respectively, are looking for a highly motivated Specialized Laboratory Technician. The laboratories are devoted to the study of walking and motor learning in healthy individuals and in individuals after neurologic injury or disease. The labs perform behavioral and computational experiments based on principles of neuroscience, exercise physiology, motor learning, biomechanics and engineering. Our ultimate goal is to design effective, evidence-based interventions that improve walking in individuals with damage to the nervous system.
The ideal candidate should have, or will soon have, a bachelors or master’s degree in Neuroscience, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field. The successful applicant should be highly motivated, organized, willing to learn, adaptable, detail-oriented, and possess strong written and verbal communication skills. Technical knowledge of biophysical signal processing, motion capture, basic computer programming (e.g. Matlab, Python, Linux), and/or statistics (e.g. mySQL, R) strongly preferred.

Applications for this position can be submitted here. For further information, please send a brief cover letter and CV to Kristan Leech PhD, DPT, PT at kristanl@usc.edu.