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Fwd: Tenured Professor of Systems Neuroscience @ Aalto University (dl 21 Apr 2013)
by Gary Green 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Aalto University School of Science invites applications for TENURE TRACK POSITION IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE to be preferably filled at tenured Full or Associate Professor level. Recruitment to the level of (non-tenured) Assistant Professor may also be considered. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38525610/TT_syst_neurosci_en_FINAL%2020.3.2013.pdf Aalto-yliopiston perustieteiden korkeakoulun O.V. Lounasmaa -laboratoriossa on avoinna SYSTEEMISEN NEUROTIETEEN PROFESSORIN TEHTÄVÄ Tehtävään valittava sijoitetaan ensisijaisesti Full Professor tai Associate Professor -tasolle. Sijoittamista Assistant Professor -tasolle voidaan myös harkita https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38525610/TT_syst_neurotiede_FINAL%2020.3.2013.pdf Deadline 21 April 2013

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Fwd: 16th EEGLAB workshop - Aspet, France
by Gary Green 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

FYI ---------- Important note: because this workshop tends to fill quickly, registration is only open for one week (deadline for registration is March 26th). The 16th EEGLAB Workshops will take place from Monday June 17th through Friday June 21st in the village of Aspet in the Pyrenees Mountains in France. Participants will be expected to bring laptops with Matlab installed so as to be able to participate in the practical sessions. The EEGLAB Workshop will introduce and demonstrate the use of EEGLAB-linked tools for performing advanced analyses of EEG and related data, with detailed method expositions and practical exercises. Popular EEGLAB plugins such as SIFT, the Source Information Flow Toolbox, and LIMO, a Toolbox for Hierarchical LInear MOdeling, will also be featured. The program, registration links, and workshop details are available below. http://sccn.ucsd.edu/wiki/EEGLAB_2013_Aspet The workshop is a non-profit event where all invited speakers are volunteers. Because of the limited number of places, this workshop tends to fill quickly. We will open registration for one week only (deadline for registration is March 26th) and select participants based on how we think they would benefit from the workshop. Another workshop will be help San Diego following the SFN conference in November (there will be no cap for this workshop). The SFN workshop will be announced in May 2013.

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Fwd Seven postdoctoral positions in the Dutch research consortium "Language in Interaction"
by Gary Green 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

FYI Dear colleagues, I would like to bring your attention to the following postdoctoral positions; some of them might involve MEG research. All the best, Ole ---------------------------- * Seven postdoctoral positions in the Dutch research consortium "Language in Interaction"* ** /We are looking for highly motivated postdoctoral researchers to enrich a unique consortium of researchers that aims to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms of language at multiple levels. The goal is to understand both the universality and the variability of the human language faculty from genes to behaviour. / // The Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the language sciences. This research consortium sponsored by a large grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific research (NWO) brings together many of the excellent research groups in the Netherlands with a research programme on the foundations of language. Our consortium counts four Spinoza Prize winners (van Benthem, Muysken, Cutler, Hagoort; the Spinoza Prize is the highest science prize in the Netherlands), three ERC Advanced Grant winners (Muysken, Levinson, Fernández), 17 VICI/Pioneer grant holders (these are the most prestigious personal grants that the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research provides; grant holders are: Bod, Ernestus, Majid, Desain, Van den Bosch, van Lambalgen, Roelofs, Bekkering, Fernández, Jensen, Medendorp, Toni, van Opstal, Murre, Ramsey, Schiller, Formisano), and numerous VIDIs and ERC starting grants. The proposal has representatives from eight universities and one research institute within the Netherlands. These are Radboud University Nijmegen (RUN), University of Amsterdam (UvA), University of Maastricht (UM), Leiden University (LU), Utrecht University (UU), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), University of Twente (UT), Tilburg University (TiU), and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI). The applicant and co-applicants are internationally highly visible scientists in their respective fields. Moreover they are from institutes which are highly ranked internationally, such as the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (University of Amsterdam), the Centre for Language Studies (Radboud University Nijmegen) and the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (Radboud University Nijmegen). /In addition, the consortium provides state-of-the-art research facilities./ Together, this consortium realizes both quality and critical mass for studying human language at a scale not easily found anywhere else in the world.In addition to the excellence in the domain of language and related relevant fields of cognition, the research team consists of researchers with excellence in the complex research methods that will be invoked to address the scientific questions at the highest level of methodological sophistication. These include methods from genetics, neuroimaging, computational modelling, and patient-related research. Moreover, experts in utilization of knowledge acquired in the relevant fields are part of our team as well. Next to the applicant and the co-applicants, our research team consists of 36 Principal Investigators. These Principal Investigators are distributed over seven so-called Work Packages (WPs). Each of the 7 WPs hereby advertised one postdoctoral position. This postdoctoral position will be for three years in the first instance, with a possible extension for two more years. Duties will include coordination of Work Package activities (together with the WP leaders) and development of an independent research programme within the framework of the WP, and may include supervision of PhD students. The position provides the opportunity for doing world-class research as a key member of an interdisciplinary team, and for acquiring experience in the management of a research group. Requirements for the postdoctoral positions are: - a PhD in any relevant field - excellent scientific track record - excellent organizational and communicative skills - strong motivation - excellent skills in written and spoken English Each WP postdoctoral position has its own requirements and profile, which are specified below. The appointment will be in one of the home institutions of the consortium, depending on the research profile of the postdoctoral researcher. In all participating institutions the research is conducted in an international environment by researchers from a large number of countries. ** *WP 1: Speech perception and production in interaction.* We seek a postdoctoral fellow with an established research profile that fits the main goals of WP1. These goals are (i) to understand the interplay between perceptual and motor processes in speech through innovative linkage of neural, psychological and linguistic levels of analysis and (ii) to specify the balance between what is language universal and what is language specific in speech processing. Key questions include (a) Are our auditory and motor cortices speech ready? (b) How does feedback support processing in speaking and in listening? (c) How do perception and production interact? WP1 will bring together expertise in the neurobiological foundations of perceptual and motor processes with psycholinguistic expertise in the perception and production of speech. The postdoctoral fellow would ideally have prior experience in bridging across these domains and should certainly be willing and able to engage in and stimulate interdisciplinary integration. The candidate should have as many as possible of the following: training in speech science, psycholinguistics and/or cognitive neuroscience; expertise in behavioural, computational and/or neuroscientific methods; and interests in linking speech perception to speech production. Contact information: Prof. James McQueen, james.mcqueen(a)mpi.nl ** *WP2: Semantic and conceptual basis of language* Memory structures underlie semantic content and conceptual knowledge of language users. The language system builds on existing memory structures, which co-determine the organization of linguistic knowledge. This work package plans to investigate interactions between the linguistic and mnemonic domains, with a special emphasis on the development of memory in its entanglement with linguistic behaviour. We are looking for an outgoing, interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher who can bridge the gap between semantic modelling, computational paradigms for cognition, and functional neuroimaging. Knowledge of cross-linguistic differences in semantic systems or behavioural studies of language users would be an advantage. The ideal candidate has expertise in applying state of the art semantic and/or computational models to functional neuroimaging data. Working with our group of logical semanticists, cognitive psychologists, and neuroscientists, he/she will investigate and develop state of the art semantic-computational models with a view to neurobiological plausibility, which will generate predictions that can be used to analyse neuroimaging data. Contact information: Prof. Guillén Fernández, guillen.fernandez(a)donders.ru.nl ** *WP 3: Compositionality and contextuality* One of the major challenges in understanding the language system is to unify abstract computational level descriptions and neurobiologically plausible network implementations of the combinatorial aspects of language processing. The postdoctoral researcher in this workpackage is expected to bridge the gap between computational modelling and experimental neuroscience. We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in formal and computational modelling at the level of sentence processing (and beyond) who has also experimental skills and neurobiological expertise. You will develop and investigate computational models with neurobiological plausibility (e.g., spiking recurrent networks), which are used to generate specific predictions about the processing steps involved in sentence processing and about their neurobiological instantiation in the brain. The successful candidate will connect formal analysis and computational accounts with empirical studies on binding in the language domain. Current computational approaches (e.g., data-oriented parsing, logic programming or unification-based models) will have to be translated into accounts with a stronger connection to the brain and should be unified with current theories on neural processing. Contact information: Prof. Rens Bod, rens.bod(a)gmail.com ** *WP4: Language in action* /Language interacts with other cognitive functions such as perception, action, and cognitive control. Moreover, language is situated in a highly dynamic context provided by multimodal sources of information/. The objective of this WP is to understand language processing and its variability during social interactions in its multimodal settings. We aim to achieve a better understanding of the cognitive and neural infrastructures involved in language use in social context, which requires establishing common ground and action coordination. We look for a postdoctoral researcher whose main interests and expertise include topics such as multi-modal integration, simulations of action and goals and/or cognitive control. Methodological expertise should include computational, experimental, observational, neurobiological and/or developmental approaches preferably within the language and/or action domain. Contact information: Prof. Asli Ozyurek, asli.ozyurek(a)mpi.nl *WP5: Language evolution and diversity* The goal of this WP is to contribute to a better understanding of the biological underpinnings of linguistic universality as well as diversity, both at the population level (between languages and between species) and at the individual level (within a language). We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in this area. The preferred area of specialization is evolutionary modelling of language with respect to diversity in communication. Other possible areas of expertise may include language diversity, individual differences in language abilities, animal communication, and genetic influences on speech and language. Contact information: Prof. Pieter Muysken, p.muysken(a)let.ru.nl ** *WP6: Toolkit* We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong technical background, ideally in developing Neuroimaging Analysis Methods for integrating genetics with brain imaging approaches (e.g. MRI, fMRI, and MEG). The main task of the post-doctoral position is to develop and apply innovative analysis methods for linking complex genome-wide association data and neuroimaging data within a statistical framework. The successful candidate will have experience in relevant research areas, a track record of high-quality reviewed journal publications, strong experience in programming, ability to work in a team, and in sharing technical know-how and ideas. It would be desirable if the candidate has experience in Medical Imaging (e.g. NeuroImaging) technical research,/in computational modelling of the brain, in machine learning and/or statistical methods./ Contact information: Prof. Jan Buitelaar, j.buitelaar(a)psy.umc.nl ** ** *WP7: Utilization** *We seek an enthusiastic, multi-disciplinary researcher with a keen interest to help translate scientific discoveries into practical applications and to generate different kinds of value for society. Within the university environment you will help to build ICT and other services needed to speed and ease this process. You are required to help build awareness, translate ideas into demos and apps, therapies or services. The job entails project management of developers and coaching and advising of fellow scientists. /Preferably you have experience with public-private co-operations, national and European grant schemes, clinical applications of neuroscience, and hopefully you bring a network of industry contacts. Next to managing the wide range of utilization activities in the project, there is a possibility to actively take part in a few of the developments, preferably around mobile applications (Apps) or web services. The candidate has a backgound in computer science, e-science, artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, computational modelling, or experience in programming languages and practices for mobile platforms and/or web/. Contact information: Prof. Peter Desain, p.desain(a)donders.ru.nl ** *What we offer:* *- *full-time postdoctoral research positions - salary dependent on experience, gross salary between € 3.227 and € 4.778 - starting date preferably September 2013 - the primary workplace will be determined in agreement with your profile *Applications should include*: - a cover letter specifying the specific WP to which you apply, your motivation, research experience, interests and plans. - a curriculum vitae - a list of publications - the names of two persons who can provide references */The deadline for applications/*/:/ /May 15, 2013/ Applications should be sent electronically to: Prof. Peter Hagoort Radboud University Nijmegen vacatures(a)dpo.ru.nl =================================================== Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (DCCN) Radboud University Nijmegen P.O. Box 9101 NL-6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands Visiting address: Kapittelweg 29 6525 EN Nijmegen Tel. 00 31 (0)24 - 3610651 Fax 00 31 (0)24 - 3610652 www.ru.nl/donders <http://www.ru.nl/donders> _______________________________________________ donders-medewerkers mailing list donders-medewerkers(a)donders.ru.nl http://mailman.science.ru.nl/mailman/listinfo/donders-medewerkers -- Ole Jensen http://www.neuosc.com

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Science Trail today in YNiC
by Michael Simpson 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Dear all, there will be a number of visitors in YNiC today, as part of the University Science Trail. Groups of school students will be here between 10.00 and 15.00, and will principally be in MEG and Open plan. The Science Trail activities will not restrict access to Open Plan, however if you are planning to work in Open Plan during this time, please can you chose a workstation towards the back wall of Open Plan rather than near the projection wall. Many thanks, Michael -- Dr Michael Simpson Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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Fwd: Post doctoral position
by Gary Green 17 Mar '13

17 Mar '13

A postdoctoral fellow position is available à INRIA Montbonnot (FR) for the development of *Advanced statistical models for the coupling of ASL and BOLD MR modalities to study brain function*. see http://www.inria.fr/en/institute/recruitment/offers/post-doctoral-research-… for information and application Michel Dojat

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Fwd: postdoc and PhD position in comp neuroscience & MEG/EEG methods, Jena, Germany
by Gary Green 17 Mar '13

17 Mar '13

extended deadline - 20th of March: We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral and a PhD student position in the Computational Neuroscience& Magnetoencephalography group at the Biomagnetic Centre (http://www.neuro.uniklinikum-jena.de/neuro/en/Research/Biomag.html), Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany. The successful candidates will develop novel analysis methods for Magneto- and Electroencephalography (MEG/EEG) such as connectivity analysis, source reconstruction and advanced single trial analysis. The positions are devoted to research only without any teaching or administrative duties. The work will be done in collaboration with the MEG and theoretical neuroscience groups at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging in London, UK. These positions are ideal for candidates with a computational/theoretical background and a strong interest in collaborating with experimental researchers in neuroimaging. The lab runs a 306 channels MEG (Neuromag Vectorview) with 128 integrated EEG sensors, a high-density EEG system, and high-performing compute servers. In addition the group has access to a research-only 3T MRI-scanner. All experimental facilities (MEG, EEG, MRI) are supported by experienced physics and IT staff. The applicants should have worked in neuroscience before and be motivated to work in a multidisciplinary team (e.g. mathematicians, engineers, psychologists, physicians). The postdoc applicant must have a PhD (or equivalent) in computational neuroscience, physics, or a related field and should, ideally, have expertise in EEG or MEG and nonlinear dynamical systems. The PhD student should have a mathematically oriented background in computational neuroscience, physics, or a related field but students with a cognitive neuroscience, psychology, or related background will be considered as well. The starting dates for both positions are flexible. Salary is based on German Public service regulations (postdoc TV-L E13, PhD student TV-L E13 65%). The postdoc position is initially for two years with possible extension; the PhD position is for three years with one year possible extension. Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch at their earliest convenience. Applications are considered until 20th of March 2013 but reviewing of the applications will start immediately. For questions or an informal discussion about these positions please contact Prof. Stefan Kiebel (skiebel at biomag.uni-jena.de). The following documents should be included in the application in a single PDF-file and sent by email to skiebel at biomag.uni-jena.de: A cover letter including a brief description of personal qualifications and future research interests, curriculum vitae, and contact details of two personal references. -- Prof. Dr. Stefan Kiebel Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Leipzig, Germany Phone: ++49 341/9940-2435 Fax: ++49 341/9940-2221 http://www.cbs.mpg.de/~kiebel _______________________________________________ Eeglablist page: http://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab/eeglabmail.html To unsubscribe, send an empty email to eeglablist-unsubscribe(a)sccn.ucsd.edu For digest mode, send an email with the subject "set digest mime" to eeglablist-request(a)sccn.ucsd.edu

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Fwd: [SPM] Statistical Parametric Mapping for MEG/EEG 2013 course
by Gary Green 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

FYI - those of you who wish to use SPM might wish to look at the details in the email below as it gives information on how to view the videos of previous courses. The course itself costs £200 for the MEG/EEG part (plus accommodation and travel. It is followed by the SPM MRI course which costs £600 (£400 for students). Note that if you wish to attend then you need to book fairly quickly as there are a limited number of places. I will be giving a short series on how to use SPM for DCM analysis of MEG data sets in the near future as part of the Psychology MEG Forum Gary ----------------------------- Dear colleagues, We are happy to advertise the 2013 Statistical Parametric Mapping for MEG/EEG course presented by the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. The course will take place on Monday 13th May –Wednesday 15th May 2011 at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging in London. This course will present instruction on the analysis of EEG and MEG data. The first two days will combine theoretical presentations with practical demonstrations of the different data analysis methods implemented in SPM. On the last day participants will have the opportunity to work on SPM tutorial data sets under the supervision of the course faculty. We also invite students to bring their own data for analysis. The course will cover (1) data pre-processing, (2) statistical analysis of sensor-space maps using GLMs and Random Field theory, (3) source reconstruction and (4) Dynamic Causal Modelling for EEG/MEG. The course will be followed by the long-established three-day course on ‘SPM for fMRI’ so it is possible to attend both courses. The course is suitable for beginners and more advanced users. We advise students to gain at least minimal familiarity with the methodology, for example, from reading the paper available at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cin/2011/852961/ and other introductory articles listed at the SPM website or by following data analysis examples in the SPM manual. Video lectures from the 2012 course are available at http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/course/video/#MEEG For the practical part of the course please bring a laptop that can run Matlab (7.4 or later, no toolboxes are required) and is powerful enough to analyse your data (64-bit OS is highly recommended). The detailed schedule and booking forms can be found at http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/articles/events/SPM . For further details and registration please contact Jean Reynolds (jean.reynolds(a)ucl.ac.uk <mailto:jean.reynolds@ucl.ac.uk>). With best wishes, Vladimir Litvak Ph.D. Lecturer Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPM (http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/) is free and open source software written in MATLAB (The MathWorks, Inc.). In addition to standard M/EEG pre-processing, we presently offer three main analysis tools: (i) statistical analysis of scalp-maps, time-frequency images and volumetric 3D source reconstruction images based on the general linear model, with correction for multiple comparisons using random field theory; (ii) Bayesian M/EEG source reconstruction, including support for group studies, simultaneous EEG and MEG, and fMRI priors; (iii) Dynamic Causal Modelling (DCM), an approach combining neural modelling with data analysis for which there are several variants dealing with evoked responses, steady state responses (power spectra and cross-spectra), induced responses and phase coupling. SPM is integrated with the FieldTrip toolbox (http://fieldtrip.fcdonders.nl/), making it possible for users to combine a variety of standard analysis methods with new schemes implemented in SPM and build custom analysis tools using powerful graphical user interface (GUI) and batching tools.

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International Food and Karaoke Night - Today
by Emma Holmes 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Dear all, Just a reminder that the international food and karaoke night will take place today in *C003*. We'll have some snacks and refreshments out at *5:30pm* from around the world. Anything that you bring can be added to the selection. It's a great opportunity to sample some foods that you may not have tried before! We'll also be taking song choices around this time, ready to get the karaoke started. Sing on your own, as a group, or just enjoy the music! Looking forward to seeing you there! Emma On behalf of the ECR ____________________________________________ Emma Holmes PhD Student Room B001b, Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. Email: eh776(a)york.ac.uk; Tel: 01904 322879 On 5 March 2013 14:10, Emma Holmes <eh776(a)york.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear all, > > As it's approaching the end of the term, it's almost time for another ECR > social event! > > We've organised a karaoke night in the department next Thursday. So it's > time to start practicing singing in front of the mirror! > > We're also planning to have some different types of snacks from around the > world! > It's a chance to show off the food from your native country (or a country > of your choice) and also try some food from different countries. > Bring something in (bought or handmade) for others to taste. It only needs > to be something small. > > It should be a great evening. Hopefully we'll have some of the regular > karaoke singers, and some that we haven't heard before too. > Everyone's welcome! (Even if you just want to come along to listen to the > songs). > > It'll take place in C003 at 5:30pm next Thursday (Week 10, 14th March). > See you there! > > Emma > On behalf of the ECR > ____________________________________________ > > Emma Holmes > PhD Student > > Room B001b, Department of Psychology, > University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. > Email: eh776(a)york.ac.uk; Tel: 01904 322879 >

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Reminder: MEG research group meeting today
by Markus van Ackeren 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hi all, This is just to remind you again of our MEG research group meeting today at 12.15 in C003. Rebecca Millman is going to talk about her work on:/ Brain mechanisms underlying spoken sentence comprehension based on tone-vocoded speech.// // In this talk Rebecca will describe an ongoing MEG project on spoken speech comprehension. The beamformer-based analyses employed for this project use both existing and novel analysis streams within the NAF framework to address the question of how the brain processes intelligible speech sentences. /Best, Markus

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Fwd: Postdoc Position in Cambridge, UK
by Gary Green 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

------- *MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit – Cambridge* ** *Neuroimaging Post to study Ageing* Applications are invited for a 2-year post-doctoral position to join the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (CamCAN). This centre brings together a large group of researchers across the University of Cambridge and at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBU) who aim to relate brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult lifespan. The appointee will work with a unique population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have already collected extensive cognitive and structural brain measures. A subset of these individuals will be tested in a further set of fMRI and MEG studies designed to probe specific cognitive functions. The CamCAN project will integrate across these data-sets using a variety of methods, relating changes in neural structure and function over the lifespan to changes in cognitive function and capacity. You should have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods or a related field, with a strong background in statistics, especially of large data-sets. Experience in conducting and analysing fMRI experiments is essential, particularly connectivity analysis. Excellent statistical knowledge, computer programming (MATLAB and/or Python) and expertise in neuroimaging software (e.g, SPM) are also essential. Candidates should be careful, efficient, able to communicate effectively, and enjoy working as part of a diverse and energetic interdisciplinary team. The starting salary will be in the range of £26,022 - £29,324 per annum, supported by a flexible pay and reward policy, 30 days annual leave entitlement, and an optional MRC final salary Pension Scheme. On site car and cycle parking is available. For informal discussion please contact Prof Richard Henson at the CBSU: rik.henson(a)mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk <mailto:rik.henson@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk> Applications are handled by the RCUK Shared Services Centre; to apply please visit our job board at https://ext.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk and complete an online application form. Applicants who would like to receive this advert in an alternative format (e.g. large print, Braille, audio or hard copy), or who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 01793 867003. Please quote reference number IRC86470 Closing date: 1^st April 2013 /This position is subject to pre-employment screening/// /The Medical Research Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer/

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