Fwd: PhD or Postdoc position available in Brussels to investigate the spatio-temporal dynamics and electrophysiological bases of resting state networks

*/One PhD or Postdoc position, ULB-Neuroscience Institute, Brussels, Belgium./* The Laboratory of CerebralFunctional Mapping ("Laboratoire de Cartographie fonctionnelle du Cerveau, LCFC), ULB-Neuroscience Institute, Free University of Brussels (Université libre de Bruxelles), is seeking for a talented postdoc. Applications are invited for a PhD or a Postdoc position in the field of magnetoencephalography (MEG) and high-density electroencephalography (hdEEG). The successful candidate will work on acquiring novel data using simultaneous MEG and hdEEG, developing and applying methods to investigate the spatio-temporal dynamics and electrophysiological bases of resting state networks, with specific emphasis on the default mode network (DMN). The successful candidate will contribute to the investigation of the effect of different experimental conditions on stationary and non-stationary resting state functional connectivity. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team composed of physicists, engineers, neuropsychologists and neurologists. The Laboratory of CerebralFunctional Mapping is a multimodal functional neuroimaging platform comprising a whole-scalp MEG (Elekta Vectorview), a MEG-compatible hdEEG (Geodesic), a 3T MRI, a MRI-compatible EEG (32 electrodes) and a PET. The laboratory is located at the Erasme hospital, the academic hospital of the Free University of Brussels (Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB). The hospital is located at the border of Brussels with easy access by public transports. Brussels is located at the center of Europe. It is multicultural city that provides a high-degree of quality of life with vibrant cultural and social events. Candidates must have a master degree (Bologna process) in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics or appropriately related discipline. For PhD candidate, programming skills in Matlab are a plus, and a previous experience in MEG/EEG experiments and signal processing is desirable but not required. For postdoc candidates, a PhD in a relevant disciplines is absolutely required. They must have extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of MEG/EEG signal processing using Matlab. Preliminary experience in the field of resting state activity is desirable but not required. This position will be available from 5th January 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter, for four years (PhD) or three years (Postdoc). Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications: around 1.700-1800 € per month without tax for PhD, around 2.000-2.250 € without tax for a Postdoc.

Informal enquiries and application have to be addressed to Xavier De Tiège at xdetiege(a)ulb.ac.be <mailto:xdetiege@ulb.ac.be> Closing date: 24 December 2014