The Eating Disorder Section of the Department of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of
Technology, Germany (Prof. Stefan Ehrlich) invites applications for a
postdoc position (full time) in neuroimaging of eating disorders with a
focus on computational neuroscience and in close collaboration with the
Collaborative Research Centre 940 "Volition and Cognitive Control:
Mechanisms, Modulators, and Dysfunctions" http://www.sfb940.de/. Our
international and multidisciplinary group conducts basic research in
neuroscience at the inter-face to clinical applications. We focus on
cognitive control, reward system and the processing of positive and
negative emotions in patients with anorexia nervosa. Some of our
projects are part of the aforementioned Collaborative Research Centre
(CRC, Steering Committee: Profs. T. Goschke, C. Kirschbaum, M. Smolka,
A. Strobel, H.-U. Wittchen).
Postdoctoral Research Position (f/m)
in Neuroimaging of Eating Disorders
To further strengthen our lab, we are seeking for a postdoc with some
experience in Computational Neuroscience, e.g. model-based analysis of
behavioral and MRI data, decoding or machine learning. Responsibilities
will also include the coordination of our ongoing clinical research
study and the acquisition, preprocessing and analysis of a range of
behavioral and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. Together with a
doctoral student new functional MRI paradigms need to be programmed and
implemented. Imaging sessions will take place on the Neuroimaging
Center's 3T Siemens TIM-Trio scanner. We routinely collect high-quality
structural, diffusion, and functional MRI data. A variety of additional
information is also being collected, including neuropsychological and
psychiatric scales, physiological (SCR, eye tracking) and
endocrinological markers. Summarizing results and writing research
articles will be another central aspect of the work.
The successful applicant will work in a team of young investigators and
also start to supervise doctoral students, interns and medical students
working in the project. Thanks to the CRC the applicant will have ample
opportunity to work with peers and senior scientists in similar project
in the Medical School and the Psychology Department. In addition, the
position offers the possibility for further scientific qualification
(i.e. Habilitation).
Requirements:
• Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in any scientific field of study with a strong
quantitative background, e.g. mathematics, informatics, statistics,
computational neuroscience, biomedical or electrical engineering (with
additional qualifications or experience in computational neuroscience a
PhD, MD or comparable degree in a relevant field such as psychology,
biology, biomedicine, medicine, biophysics or physics may also be
sufficient).
• Expertise in computational modeling of behavioral and/or imaging data
(e.g., Bayesian inference methods and statistics, hidden Markov
modeling, machine learning, reinforcement and temporal difference
learning or connectivity analyses) • Experience in computer programming
(Linux/Unix shell scripting, Python and/or MATLAB) • Some exposure to
cognitive and emotional neurosciences • Participation in research
activities within the past years • Publications in peer-reviewed
journals • Strong organizational skills • Command of some basic German
The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team of
researchers and clinicians, will receive further training and train
doctoral students (informally).
The Salary will be consistent with levels in accordance with the German
Research Foundation (100% TV-L: E 13). Compensation includes health
insurance and vacation time.
The position is available for a start date as soon as January 20th 2014
(to be confirmed). Review of applications will begin immediately and
will continue until the position is filled. The position is guaranteed
for two to three years with the possibility of renewal after positive
evaluation. The funding has been granted for 5 years.
To apply you can use our online portal
(http://www.uniklinikum-dresden.de/bildung-und-karriere/stellenangebote/wiss…).
The application should include a cover letter detailing professional
objectives and interests, CV (with grades and language skills), and the
names and email addresses of two references. The application can be
written in German or English. The position is open to qualified
international applicants.
Please refer to our homepage:
http://www.kjp-dresden.de/en/content/eating-disorders,
http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/fakultaet_mathematik_und_na…,
http://www.kjp-dresden.de/en/content/schizophreniaandhttp://www.kjp-dresden.de/de/basic-page/publikationsliste-prof-dr-s-ehrlich…
more detailed information.
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Dipl.-Inf. Daniel Geisler
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Bereich Angewandte Entwicklungsneurowissenschaften
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie
Fon +49 (0)351 458-7071
Fax +49 (0)351 458-7206
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
an der Technischen Universität Dresden
Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts des Freistaates Sachsen
Fetscherstraße 74 (Haus 25, Raum 232),
01307 Dresden http://www.uniklinikum-dresden.de
<http://www.uniklinikum-dresden.de/>
Vorstand: Prof. Dr. med. D. M. Albrecht (Sprecher), Wilfried E. B. Winzer
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Prof. Dr. med. Peter C. Scriba
USt.-IDNr.: DE 140 135 217, St.-Nr.: 201 145 00020
Dear Users
This *Wednesday* (29th January, 4-5 pm in YNiC) Garreth Prendergast
will be giving his "farewell seminar".
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be available in YNiC
after the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear all,
A Data Manager position is available in the Language group at the
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL, under the supervision of
Professor Cathy Price.
If you need more details, please see below or click on the following link:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIA093/data-manager/
Thank you,
Mohamed
Data Manager
*Institute of Neurology* -Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
*Queen Square*
Applications are invited for a Data Manager in the Language group at the
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology,
under the supervision of Professor Cathy Price. The overall aim of the
group is to create a clinical tool that will predict language outcome
and recovery after stroke [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ploras], and involves
the integration of four types of data: structural MRI, functional MRI,
demographic information and behavioural (primarily language) assessments.
The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing data
collection and its management. Initially, this will involve managing the
completion of a bespoke relational database holding core participant and
behavioural data. The post holder will also be responsible for advising
on formats for initial data collection, organizing and maintaining data,
extracting data for analysis and prediction purposes and supervising all
those using the database.
Applicants should have a BSc in Neuroscience or a related topic with a
good understanding of statistics. Experience setting up and managing
large complex datasets with multiple users is essential, as are
excellent IT skills and exceptionally good oral and written
communication skills in English. Experience with neuroimaging data is
desirable.
The post is funded by the Wellcome Trust, and is available immediately
for one year in the first instance.
*Starting salary on UCL Grade 6b in the range £32,699 - £39,523 pa
including London Allowance.*
You should apply for this post through UCL’s online recruitment,
www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs>, where you can
download a full job description and person specification using *ref:
1394958*.
For queries relating to the application process, please contact Samantha
Robinson, Personnel Officer, UCL Institute of Neurology, 23 Queen
Square, London WC1N 3BG (email: ion.hradmin(a)ucl.ac.uk
<mailto:ion.hradmin@ucl.ac.uk> )
Informal enquiries welcome to Professor Cathy Price (email:
c.j.price(a)ucl.ac.uk <mailto:c.j.price@ucl.ac.uk>).**
*Closing date: 16 February 2014*
/UCL Taking Action for Equality
/
might be of interest for some of you
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Gary Green
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
** apologies for cross posting **
4th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in NeuroImaging (PRNI
2014)
June 4-6 2014, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen,
Germany
Website: http://www.prni.org
Multivariate analysis of neuroimaging data has gained ground very
rapidly in the community over the past few years, leading to impressive
results in cognitive and clinical neuroscience. Pattern recognition and
machine learning conferences regularly feature a neuroimaging workshop,
while neuroscientific meetings dedicate sessions to new approaches to
neural data analysis. Thus, a rich two-way flow has been established
between disciplines. It is the goal of the 4th International Workshop on
Pattern Recognition in NeuroImaging to continue facilitating exchange of
ideas between scientific communities, with a particular interest in new
approaches to the interpretation of neural data driven by new
developments in pattern recognition and machine learning.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission deadline: 7th of March, 2014 **submission website is
now open**
Acceptance notification: 4th of April, 2014
Workshop: June 4-6, 2014
TOPICS OF INTEREST
PRNI welcomes original papers on multivariate analysis of neuroimaging
data, using invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities, including but
not limited to the following topics:
* Learning from neuroimaging data
- Classification algorithms for brain-state decoding
- Optimisation and regularisation
- Bayesian analysis of neuroimaging data
- Connectivity and causal inference
- Combination of different data modalities
- Efficient algorithms for large-scale data analysis
* Interpretability of models and results
- High-dimensional data visualisation
- Multivariate and multiple hypothesis testing
- Summarisation/presentation of inference results
* Applications
- Disease diagnosis and prognosis
- Real-time decoding of brain states
- Analysis of resting-state and task-based data
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
John-Dylan Haynes
Klaus-Robert Müller
Russ Poldrack
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Authors should prepare full papers with a maximum length of 4 pages
(double-column, IEEE style, PDF) for review. Reviews will be
double-blind, i.e. submissions have to be anonymized.
PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings will be published by Conference Publishing Services in
electronic format. They will be submitted for inclusion in IEEExplore
and IEEE CS Digital Library online repositories, and submitted for
indexing in IET INSPEC, EI Compendex (Elsevier), Thomson ISI, and others.
BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD
A small number of papers will be selected for the Best Student Paper
Award. To be eligible the paper’s first author must be a student,and
the student must agree to present the paper at the workshop. Awardees
will receive a travel allowance.
VENUE
The workshop will be held on the campus of the Max Planck Institute in
Tübingen, Germany. Tübingen is a picturesque medieval university town,
and can easily be reached by public transportation from Stuttgart
airport (STR). Accommodation is available on or close to campus. A
pre-conference barbecue will be held on June 3, 2014.
ORGANIZATION
General Chair:
Moritz Grosse-Wentrup (MPI for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany)
Program Chairs:
Marcel van Gerven (Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour,
Netherlands) & Nikolaos Koutsouleris (LMU Munich, Germany)
Steering committee:
Jonas Richiardi, Dimitri Van De Ville, Seong-Whan Lee, Yuki Kamitani,
Janaina Mourao-
Miranda, Christos Davatsikos, Gaël Varoquaux
ENDORSEMENTS
PRNI 2014 is an official satellite meeting of the Organization for Human
Brain Mapping and an endorsed event of the Medical Image Computing and
Computer Assisted Intervention Society.
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Dr.-Ing. Moritz Grosse-Wentrup
Group leader (W2)
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Dept. Schölkopf
Spemannstraße 38
72076 Tübingen
Telephone: +49-7071-601-547
moritzgw(a)tuebingen.mpg.de
http://brain-computer-interfaces.net
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT), in collaboration with
The Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) at
Linköping University (Sweden) are offering a fully funded PhD student
position in medical image analysis.
*** Research Environment
IMT and CMIV at Linköping University (Sweden) have a long tradition in
the development of image analysis tools for medical images and their
validation through clinical studies. IMT and CMIV are renowned for their
state-of-the-art methods for CT image reconstruction, multidimensional
image filtering, multimodal registration, and advanced scientific
visualization of medical images. CMIV has its own premises with
state-of-the-art medical imaging and visualization equipment at
Linköping University Hospital. http://www.liu.se/cmiv?l=en&sc=true
<http://www.liu.se/cmiv?l=en&sc=true,> http://www.imt.liu.se/en/
*** Project
The PhD student will develop new tensorial techniques that can be
applied to analysis of images acquired through different Magnetic
Resonance and Computed Tomography imaging protocols with applications to
the human circulatory, skeletal and nervous systems.
*** Profile
Applicants must hold a higher education degree at Master’s level, or
having completed course requirements of at least 240 ECTS credits,
including a minimum of 60 ECTS credits at Master’s level, or having
acquired the equivalent skills and knowledge, abroad or domestically. A
strong background in mathematics is required for this position. Highly
motivated individuals with degrees in mathematics, physics, computer
science or engineering are especially encouraged to apply.
*** Position
The funds will cover the salary of the PhD student for 4 years. The
starting salary will be based on locally agreed salary scales.
*** More information and application
More information and the application procedure can be found in the
following link:
http://www.liu.se/en/job/show.html?5402
Applications must be submitted no later than the 28th of February 2014.
For more information, please contact Rodrigo Moreno
rodrigo.moreno(a)liu.se (+46-(0)10-10 38986)
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Rodrigo Moreno, Ph.D.
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at CMIV / IMH
Linköping University,
Campus US, CMIV
SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden
Tel.: +46-(0)10-10 38986
E-mail: rodrigo.moreno(a)liu.se
Web:
http://www.imh.liu.se/radiologiska-vetenskaper/medarbetarna/rodrigo-moreno?…
Dear colleagues,
I am forwarding the following information about open job opportunities
in Giessen and Marburg on behalf of Karl Gegenfurtner. The P.I.s on
projects that involve fMRI are marked by an X in the list.
Best wishes,
Bianca
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The German Research Council (DFG) has established a Collaborative
Research Center (SFB/TRR 135) at the universities of Giessen and
Marburg. The scientific goal is to investigate the cardinal mechanisms
that underlie perception: prediction, valuation and categorization.
Scientists within the research center come from different disciplines
ranging from experimental psychology and human movement science to
neurophysics and psycholinguistics. We use a vast range of methods
including psychophysics, neuroimaging and single unit electrophysiology.
The positions are available starting on April 1, 2014 or soon
thereafter, and can potentially be held until the end of 2017.
If you are interested in a PhD studentship or a PostDoc position, you
should contact one of the principal investigators of the grant directly:
Jutta Billino (Giessen, Experimental Psychology, Aging)
X Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky (Marburg, Experimental Linguistics, Embodiment)
Doris Braun (Giessen, Experimental Psychology, Eye movements)
X Frank Bremmer (Marburg, Neurophysics, Oculomotor Physiology, Self Motion)
Knut Drewing (Giessen, Experimental Psychology, Active Touch)
X Wolfgang Einhäuser-Treyer (Marburg, Neurophysics, Ocuolomotor salience)
X Katja Fiehler (Giessen, Experimental Psychology, Hand and Eye Movements)
X Karl Gegenfurtner (Giessen, Experimental Psychology, Color Vision, Eye
Movements)
X Mathias Hegele (Giessen, Human Movement Science, Animacy)
Bianca Jovanovic (Giessen, Developmental Psychology, Infant Motor
Experience)
Christina Kauschke (Marburg, Clinical and Developmental Linguistics,
Emotion Words)
X Tilo Kircher (Marburg, Psychiatry, Inter-modal Perception)
Harald Lachnit (Marburg, Experimental Psychology, Associative Learning)
Anna Schubö (Marburg, Cognitive Psychophysiology, Attention, Visual
Selection)
Alexander Schütz (Giessen, Experimental Psychology, Eye Movements and Value)
Gudrun Schwarzer (Giessen, Developmental Psychology, Child Face Perception)
X Benjamin Straube (Marburg, Psychiatry, Perception of One's Own Actions)
X Bianca Wittmann (Giessen, Biological Psychology, Motivational salience)
A list of all projects, including links to the P.I.'s web pages can be
found at
http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/sfb
Applicants should have a strong academic training, including a Master's
degree in a relevant discipline.
Please send a CV and a brief cover letter explaining why you are
interested in applying for a position either directly to one of the
P.I.s listed above, or to the grant coordinator Karl Gegenfurtner
(gegenfurtner(a)uni-giessen.de).
Applications should be received by February 14, 2014, but we will
consider late applications until all the positions are filled.
Karl Gegenfurtner
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Prof. Karl Gegenfurtner, Abteilung Allgemeine Psychologie
Justus-Liebig-Universität, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10, 35394 Giessen
phone: +49 641 9926100 mailto:gegenfurtner@uni-giessen.de
fax: +49 641 9926119 http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/karl
Dear Users
This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be talks on
1) "Update on Participant Consent at YNiC" given by Mark Hymers
2) "Feedback from the MEG UK meeting" given by Gary Green.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
As some of you may already know, Garreth Prendergast is leaving YNiC at
the end of this month to become a post-doc at the University of Manchester.
Please put *Wednesday 29th January 4-5 pm* in your diaries if you would
like to be part of the organised farewell to Garreth.
Garreth will be giving his "farewell seminar" on 29th January from 4-5
pm in YNiC. After the seminar we will be taking Garreth out for drinks
and dinner to thank him for all his contributions to the department.
Please let me know if you would like to join us for dinner.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
This Thursday (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be 1) a talk on
"Update on Participant Consent at YNiC" given by Mark Hymers and 2) a
talk on "Feedback from the MEG UK meeting" given by Gary Green.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356