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Fwd: Postdoctoral researcher - University of Cambridge

by Gary Green

FYI ----------------- Postdoctoral researcher University of Cambridge, Cam-CAN Research Project, Department of Psychology Vacancy Ref: PJ00953 Salary: £27,854 - £36,298 pa Applications are invited for a 2-year post-doctoral researcher to join the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN). This centre brings together a large group of researchers across the University of Cambridge and at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBSU) who aim to relate brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult lifespan (covering ages 18-88). The appointee will work with a unique population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have collected extensive cognitive and neural measures. A subset of these individuals will be run in a further set of fMRI and MEG studies designed to probe major cognitive functions. The Cam-CAN 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. The role of the postholder will be to continue ongoing analyses of the 700 dataset, carry through the second stage fMRI and MEG studies, and play a key role in integrating the various Cam-CAN cognitive and imaging data-sets using multivariate and multimodal neuroimaging analysis methods. The appointee will be a cognitive neuroscientist with a strong background in imaging and imaging statistics, and cognitive and/or physiological ageing. Candidates should have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods, applied statistics or cognitive ageing. Knowledge of and experience in advanced MEG imaging analyses, particularly connectivity analysis is essential, and it would be an advantage to have some experience of fMRI. Excellent statistical, computer programming (MATLAB and/or Python) and MEG analysis (SPM, Fieldtrip) skills are essential. Candidates should be careful, efficient, able to communicate effectively, and enjoy working as part of a diverse and energetic interdisciplinary team. The applicant will be based in the Centre for Speech, Language and the Brain, Department of Psychology. The Centre has access to a research-dedicated 3T Siemens MR scanner, EEG and MEG facilities housed at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge. Applications in the form of a covering letter, CV with full publication list, and completed cover sheet (CHRIS/6 Parts 1 and 3 only, including details of three referees) should be sent to Mrs M Dixon at csladmin(a)csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk or by post to Mrs Marie Dixon, Centre for Speech, Language and the Brain, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB. The CHRIS/6 can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/. The Vacancy number for this position is PJ00953. Closing date: 4th April 2013. Start date: to be negotiated but no later than 1 October 2013 Limit of tenure: The funds for this post are available for 2 years. For further details, please see our website at http://www.cam-can.com/vacancies/index.html The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

12 years, 1 month

YNiC seminar today

by rem

Dear Users Today (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be a talk by Miles Whittington from the Hull York Medical School. The title of the talk is "Physiology and pathology of neocortical delta rhythms". Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ 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

12 years, 2 months

UCAS visit - 6th March - Today!

by Michael Simpson

Dear all, there will be two UCAS visits to YNiC today. Both visits will have approximately 40 students, plus their parents / relatives / friends. The first visit will be between 13.00 - 13.30, the second visit between 13.30 - 14.00. As usual, you are more than welcome to be around and chat to the relatives and friends whilst the students have a tour of the scanners. 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. This is the last UCAS visit to YNiC this term, thank you all for your help an patience during these lively sessions. 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

12 years, 2 months

ECR Social Event

by Emma Holmes

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

12 years, 2 months

MEG research group meeting next week

by Markus van Ackeren

Hi everyone, This is to remind you of our next MEG research group meeting on Thursday, next week (14th, March). Rebecca Millman is going to talk about her work on Brain mechanisms underlying spoken sentence comprehension based on tone-vocoded speech. As usual, we will meet in C003, at 12.15. Best wishes, Markus

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: PhD studentship in computer vision, eye-tracking, and natural language, University of Edinburgh

by Gary Green

University of Edinburgh School of Informatics PHD STUDENTSHIP IN COMPUTER VISION, EYE-TRACKING, AND NATURAL LANGUAGE Applications are invited for a fully funded, three-year PhD studentship that combines ideas from computer vision, eye-tracking research, and natural language processing. The aim of the PhD project is to develop techniques for using human fixation data as recorded by an eye-tracker to train computer vision models, thus reducing the need for manual annotation. This approach will be augmented to exploit textual data (e.g., image captions) to improve object labeling. Another project aim is to crowd-source the eye-tracking data, e.g., through the use of webcams. Applicants for the studentship must have: * Strong undergraduate degree in computer science or a related discipline * Excellent programming skills * Solid mathematical foundations (especially linear algebra and probability theory) * Fluency in English, both written and spoken * UK or EU nationality -- this is mandatory; applicants of other nationalities will not be considered * Master's degree in a relevant area is desirable * Experience in computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, or eye-tracking is desirable The School of Informatics at Edinburgh is one of the top-ranked computer science departments in Europe and offers an exciting, interdisciplinary research environment. Edinburgh is a beautiful historic city with a high quality of life. Starting date: September 2013 as soon as possible after that. The PhD work will be carried out under the supervision of Dr. Vittorio Ferrari and Dr. Frank Keller, whose research interests can be found at: http://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/calvin/ http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/keller/ For pre-screening, please send applications to the email address below, including: * Full CV * Full transcripts of both undergraduate and Master's degree (if applicable); this studentship requires high grades, especially in mathematics and programming courses * The names and email addresses of two referees * List of publications, if you have prior research experience Contact: Vittorio Ferrari, vferrari(a)staffmail.ed.ac.uk <mailto:vferrari@staffmail.ed.ac.uk> Deadline: 25 April 2013

12 years, 2 months

YNiC seminar 7th March

by rem

Dear Users This Thursday (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be a talk by Miles Whittington from the Hull York Medical School. The title of the talk is "Physiology and pathology of neocortical delta rhythms". Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ 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

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: Associate Professor position available

by Gary Green

Monash University is seeking to appoint an academic with an outstanding track record in developmental cognitive neuroscience. See link for more details. http://jobs.monash.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=510328&lWorkTypeID=&lLocat…

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: Post-doc position in Düsseldorf / Jülich

by Gary Green

The Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf headed by Prof. Simon Eickhoff, is looking to fill a post-doctoral position (E13/TVL). The position is available immediately and initial funding is secured for 2 years with the possibility of extension. Together with the Brain Network Modelling Group at the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Center Jülich, we are dedicated to the multi-modal analysis of brain structure, function and connectivity. To this end, we employ functional and structural MRI (with research dedicated 3T, 4T and 9.4T scanners available), database-driven modeling and meta-analyses as well as analyses of structural (diffusion-weighted imaging), functional (resting-state analysis and co-activation modeling) and effective (Dynamic Causal Modeling) connectivity analyses. A key focus of our current work is the integration of multiple modalities, in particular the use of functional imaging meta-analyses as a priori information for resting-state connectivity analyses and DTI tractography. Further information and key publications may be found at: http://www.neurosciences-duesseldorf.de/principal-investigators-and-junior-… http://www.fz-juelich.de/inm/inm-1/EN/Forschung/Brain_Network_Modeling/Brai… <http://www.fz-juelich.de/inm/inm-1/EN/Forschung/Brain_Network_Modeling/Brai…> The recruited post-doc will perform cutting-edge research in the field of multi-modal connectivity analyses including the development, refinement and application of new analysis approaches. Moreover, he/she is encouraged to develop and sharpen a scientific profile in one of the topics covered by our group (inter-individual variability and aging, social cognition, executive control, pathophysiology of depression, schizophrenia or Parkinson’s). In doing so, the successful applicant will work in a dynamic team of young investigators and supervise interns and medical students working on related projects. Successful candidates should have a PhD or comparable degree. Proven experience and proficiency in either SPM or FSL and a solid publication record in brain imaging are absolutely required. Previous work on resting-state fMRI or diffusion tractography is highly advantageous as is programming expertise, in particular in Matlab. (Basic) knowledge of German is helpful for the interaction with non-scientific staff but not totally necessary. To apply, please send a CV, motivation letter and contact details of three academic referees to Simon.Eickhoff(a)uni-duesseldorf.de =================================== Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Simon B. Eickhoff Cognitive Neuroscience Group Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf Telefon: +49 211 81 13018 Fax: +49 211 81 13015 eMail: Simon.Eickhoff(a)uni-duesseldorf.de <mailto:Simon.Eickhoff@uni-duesseldorf.de> and Brain Network Modelling Group Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1) Research Center Jülich Telefon: +49 2461 61 8609 Fax: +49 2461 61 2820 eMail: S.Eickhoff(a)fz-juelich.de <mailto:S.Eickhoff@fz-juelich.de> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr. Achim Bachem (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: PhD studentship in brain network modelling (University of Southampton's Institute for Complex Systems Simulation)

by Gary Green

Dear all, a funded PhD opportunity on brain network modelling has arisen in the Institute for Complex Systems Simulation. Details can be found here: http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=44233 Applications will be handled through the University of Southampton's Institute for Complex Systems Simulation http://www.icss.soton.ac.uk/apply.html and EPSRC funding restrictions apply http://www.icss.soton.ac.uk/studentships.html If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Best, Thomas Blumensath _____________________________________________ Thomas Blumensath, New Frontiers Fellow (Senior Research Fellow/Tenure Track Lecturer) ISVR, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK thomas.blumensath(a)soton.ac.uk

12 years, 2 months

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