# Research Scientist / Engineer, Functional Ultrasound Imaging

**Company:** [Astera](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/astera)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** AI Research
**Salary:** $120k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Functional Ultrasound Imaging, Python, MATLAB, Primate Neuroanatomy, Image Registration, Atlas Construction, Image Reconstruction, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Electrophysiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fair Principles
**Posted:** 2026-08-16

> Develops a volumetric functional ultrasound imaging platform for whole-brain studies in awake primates, spanning experimental design, hardware collaboration, computational pipelines, and large-scale neuroscience analysis. Requires primate neuroimaging experience, strong Python or MATLAB skills, and expertise in image reconstruction, registration, and multimodal data analysis.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build, validate, and optimize a large-scale volumetric functional ultrasound imaging platform for awake, behaving primates.
- Design and execute multimodal neuroscience experiments combining fUSI with behavioral paradigms and complementary recording and perturbation techniques.
- Develop computational pipelines for image reconstruction, preprocessing, registration, quality control, statistical analysis, and visualization.
- Analyze large-scale functional imaging datasets using statistical and machine learning approaches.
- Register imaging data across sessions and animals to generate anatomical and functional brain atlases.
- Integrate fUSI with electrophysiology and other neural recording and perturbation modalities to create comprehensive maps of brain function.
- Collaborate with engineers and software developers to improve imaging hardware and acquisition software.
- Mentor research technicians and, at the senior or principal level, more junior scientists and engineers; contribute to hiring, onboarding, and lab culture.
- Publish scientific discoveries using Open Science and FAIR principles, and contribute to open datasets, software, and technical documentation.

## Requirements
- Experience with in vivo functional ultrasound imaging or comparable high-resolution neuroimaging technologies.
- Experience designing and executing neuroscience experiments in primates, including awake macaque fMRI.
- Strong scientific programming skills in Python and/or MATLAB.
- Understanding of primate neuroanatomy, image registration, and atlas construction.
- Experience with image reconstruction and signal processing.
- Experience analyzing large-scale imaging, electrophysiology, or multimodal neuroscience datasets, including machine learning or computational neuroscience methods.
- Ability to work closely with software engineers, hardware engineers, and neuroscientists in a fast-moving, multi-team environment.
- Track record of mentorship and technical leadership.
- PhD in neuroscience, bioengineering, physics, electrical engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent demonstrated expertise will also be considered.

## Compensation
- Salary range: $120,000–$220,000, based on location in the Bay Area.
- Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and location.

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