13 Jun
2013
13 Jun
'13
11:03 a.m.
This is to let you know of a newly available postdoctoral position at
the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Magdeburg.
In this unique project, we seek to develop a quantitative understanding
of navigational deficits in old age by combining computational modelling
of neural circuits with experimental neuroscience. The project is a
collaboration between the Aging and Cognition Research Group in
Magdeburg (www.wolberslab.net) and the Computational Modelling Group of
Prof. Ila Fiete at the University of Texas at Austin
(http://clm.utexas.edu/fietelab). The work will include spatial
navigation studies with older adults, using cutting edge virtual reality
setups and ultra-high field (7T) neuroimaging. In developing and
analysingyour experiments, you will closely collaborate with members of
the Fiete lab, which will include research stays in Austin.
A strong interest in spatial navigation is essential, and excellent
statistical skills are a plus. Furthermore, you will have, or be in the
final stages of, a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods
or applied statistics. You should also be familiar with (f)MRI, possess
excellent computer programming skills (e.g. in Matlab), and it would be
desirable for you to have experience with machine learning approaches.
You will be thorough, efficient, a good communicator, and enjoy working
as part of a diverse and energetic, interdisciplinary team. Candidates
should be willing to learn new research methods and to have a strong
interest in pursuing a research career.
The project is funded by a joint grant from the National Science
Foundation (NSF) in the US and the German Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF). The lab in Magdeburg provides cutting-edge interactive
virtual reality systems, which allows for actual navigation in
large-scale environments, and we have access to research dedicated
MEG/EEG, TMS and MRI facilities, which includes a 7T human scanner. In
addition, the lab entertains multiple national and international
collaborations, and Magdeburg offers a unique environment as spatial
navigation is a core theme investigated across several animal and human
research groups.
Please go to www.wolberslab.net/join-us.html to see the full advert, and
please feel free to get in touch (thomas.wolbers(a)dzne.de
<mailto:thomas.wolbers@dzne.de>) if you feel that I can help with more
information.
Best wishes,
Thomas
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Wolbers
Aging & Cognition Research Group
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Leipziger Str. 44
39120 Magdeburg
GERMANY
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phone: +49-391-67-24511
email: thomas.wolbers(a)dzne.de <mailto:thomas.wolbers@dzne.de>
website: www.wolberslab.net
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WolbersLab
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Vorstand: Prof. Pierluigi Nicotera, MD PhD (Vorstandsvorsitzender und
wissenschaftliches Vorstandsmitglied) und
Ursula Weyrich (administratives Vorstandsmitglied) eingetragen in das
Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Bonn (Az. VR 9021)
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