Subject: Applying for a postdoctoral position<br /><br />I am writing to apply for a position of postdoctoral fellow in the Princeton Computational Memory Laboratory. My name is Sangtae Ahn, a South Korean citizen and I am currently a doctoral candidate at the Gwangju Institute of Science Technology, and fully expect complete my PhD degree requirements by August 25, 2016. I am extremely interested in obtaining a postdoctoral position at your laboratory where I can contribute to its focus on exploring memory replay during sleep from EEG data. <br /><br />My academic background is electrical engineering and computer science and I have studied on biomedical engineering using EEG/MEG/fNIRS by utilizing machine learning, pattern recognition, source localization and advanced signal processing techniques. My doctoral dissertation is dynamic utilization of neuroimaging signal for brain-computer interface (BCI) and I developed a novel experimental paradigm and hardwares for advanced BCI. Recently, I have focused on investigating effects of external stimulation such as auditory, tactile or transcranial direct current stimulation based on various sleep stages. My final goal of this study is that find an optimal stimulation according to certain sleep stage. After clear classification of sleep stage, I attempt to apply stimulations to subjects during sleep and estimate the quality of sleep using their EEG data. My current research interest is closely related to your work on memory replay during sleep and I would like to participate in your group as postdoctoral fellow for deep investigation. Particularly, I have worked on EEG data analysis during my master and PhD degrees thus my backgrounds and skills about EEG are quite suitable for this position.<br /><br />For more details of my research background, I am enclosing my curriculum vitae as PDF file. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further information. If you require any additional materials or information, I am happy to supply it.<br /><br />Thank you very much for your time and consideration.