{"coupon":"","discount":"","doc_name":"Cover Letter for postdoctoral position","doc_id":68007,"editorId":"65","email":"stahn@gist.ac.kr","message":"<br \/>Subject: Applying for a post-doctoral position<br \/><br \/>I am writing to apply for a position of post-doctoral position in the Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Lab at the University of California, San Diego. I already passed my PhD defense on May, and I am scheduled to get a doctoral degree on August 2016 at the Gwangju Institute of Science Technology in South Korea. I am extremely interested in obtaining a post-doctoral position at your laboratory where I can contribute to its investigation of the human brain and social artificial agents with uncanny valley hypothesis. My academic background is in electrical engineering and computer science and I have focused on biomedical engineering using EEG\/MEG\/fNIRS by utilizing machine learning, pattern recognition, source localization and advanced signal processing techniques.<br \/><br \/>During my degree, I have investigated and analyzed the human brain&rsquo;s signals while simultaneously studying neuroscience. Major work of my researches is establishing a brain-computer interface (BCI) system using EEG, which is the most fascinating field for either patients or healthy subjects to improve their quality of life. In this study, I designed a novel closed-loop BCI system using tactile stimulation and motor imagery and found out its neuro-physiological evidences. I have strong programming skills in C\/C++\/MATLAB and MATLAB is my main analytical tool for analyzing the neuroimaging data. In addition, I have experience with other neuroimaging modalities such as MEG and fNIRS to design a BCI system. Recently, I have focused on investigating neural correlates and behavior during social perception using hyper-scanning technique and I performed the live verbal interaction between two persons using two simultaneous EEG\/MEG. In this study, I found out strong functional connectivity in the left temporal and right centro-parietal lobe in MEG gamma-band and left-dominant auditory perception and manipulation were observed. Preliminary results of this study was submitted to SfN 2016 and I am now on final revision of manuscript for journal submission.<br \/><br \/>I assure that my proficient skills which analyzing the neuro-physiological data can be applicable in your current project of social recognition, artifact agents. Therefore, I would like to participate in your group as post-doctoral scholar to deeply explore perceptual, cognitive and neural underpinnings of the &lsquo;uncanny valley&rsquo;. For more details of my research background, I am enclosing my curriculum vitae as a .pdf file.","price_select":"1","temp_doc_name":"upload_5763f2e5c3e140.02093868.doc","word_count":"376","subtotal":10.15,"total_amt":10.15,"transactionReference":"PAY-5NY61873L73769708K5R7F4Q"}