We always welcome anyone interested in learning and joining our team—whether as postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate students, postbacs, research assistants, or prospective graduate students—as positions become available.

Feel free to reach out to PI (Atsushi Kikumoto) by email to learn more.
Thank you for your interest in joining the lab!

Postdoctoral Fellows

Funding may be available to support a postdoctoral fellow, with a flexible start date. There are no strict restrictions on research topics or projects for this position. We are particularly interested in recruiting a fellow when there is a strong mutual research fit.

We are also open to developing a joint grant or fellowship application; please reach out at least one year before your desired start date if you would like to pursue this option.

PhD Students

We are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2027.

If you are considering applying, please see the graduate admissions information for the UMD Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science and the Department of Psychology (CNS area).

We are also open to working with PhD students who are not directly advised by Atsushi, if there is a strong research fit.

Undergraduate Students

We are seeking undergraduate research assistants for this semester and beyond. Preference will be given to students who can commit for at least one year, who are interested in applying to graduate school, and w

Research methods & Approaches in CFD Lab

Our research integrates behavioral experiments, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and causal neuromodulation methods, with a strong emphasis on computational approaches to cognition.

Our main research methods include:

  • Behavioral experiments and computational modeling of behavior and neural responses

  • Multivariate analysis of EEG and fMRI data

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) (64-channel actiCHAmp, Brain Products)

  • Real-time EEG–based neurofeedback

  • Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) (DPX-500, NeuroFUS Pro): https://github.com/AKikumoto/TUS_pipeline

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (3T Siemens Prisma)

  • Simultaneous EEG-fMRI recordings

  • Magnetoencephalography (MEG) (Yokogawa/KIT/Ricoh MEG)

  • Eye movement tracking (Eyelink 1000+)

  • Exoskeleton–based body control experiments, in collaboration with the Nishida Lab (UMD)

  • Closed-loop EEG-TMS, in collaboration with the Badre lab (Carnegie Mellon University)