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Posted Job Title
Director of Human Physiology and Performance Research
Job Profile Title
Director B, Research
Job Description Summary
The Diffusion & Connectomics in Precision Healthcare Research (DiCIPHR) lab at the University of Pennsylvania, led by Dr. Ragini Verma, conducts multidisciplinary research integrating neuroimaging, neuroscience, physiological measurements, and computational methods to understand human health and neurological function.
DiCIPHR leads VESPER (Variance in Energy SPectrum Exposure Response), a longitudinal, multidisciplinary research program investigating the neurological, physiological, and functional effects of occupational exposures. VESPER integrates brain imaging, wearable technologies, electrophysiology, vestibular and oculomotor assessments, cognitive testing, sleep measurements, and other physiological assessments to characterize human health and performance.
We seek a Director of Human Physiology and Performance Research to provide scientific leadership for the physiological and neurobehavioral assessment components of VESPER. The Director will oversee the implementation, validation, and interpretation of multimodal physiological assessments, with particular emphasis on wearable technologies (WHOOP and Muse), electroencephalography (EEG), eye tracking, and related measures of autonomic, neurological, and cognitive function.
The position will focus on understanding the relationships between physiological regulation, brain function, sleep, recovery, cognitive performance, and resilience, and on identifying objective measures of functional changes associated with occupational and environmental exposures.
The Director will work closely with clinical investigators, neuroscientists, biomedical engineers, computational researchers, and technology partners to develop scientifically rigorous assessment protocols, ensure high-quality physiological measurements, and integrate findings across modalities.
Position contingent upon funding.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
The Director will lead the scientific development, implementation, and interpretation of physiological and neurobehavioral assessments within VESPER.
The position requires a strong background in human physiology, neuroscience, or a related biomedical discipline, with expertise in physiological measurement and interpretation. The Director will oversee the selection and validation of assessment technologies, the development of standardized acquisition protocols, and the identification of physiologically meaningful outcome measures.
A major responsibility will be…