5 Aug
2013
5 Aug
'13
11:54 a.m.
*Call for application: Post doc position in advanced data analysis
methods for MEG and EEG data: Deep brain source localization and
causality analysis*
*_Location_*: Centre MEG-EEG, Centre for Neuroimaging Research of the
CRICM, Brain and Spine Institute (ICM) - Paris - France
Applications are invited for a postdoc position supervised by N. George
& D. Schwartz to develop and to optimize advanced data analysis methods
dedicated to EEG & MEG. Our aim is to characterize the dynamic,
functional brain networks involved in various brain functions both at
the cortical and subcortical levels. Based on our recent results (Attal
& Schwartz 2013; Fasoula & Schwartz 2013), the successful applicant will:
1) propose, test, and implement new inverse approaches to characterize
sources in deep brain areas
2) adapt or propose new causality measures to characterize the localized
cortical and subcortical networks.
The proposed approach should integrate across-subjects analysis to
handle inter-individual variability and offer statistical tools for
source and causality analysis.
It will be implemented in tight interaction with the signal processing
and data analysis group of the MEG-EEG platform. The developed methods
will be made available for all users of the platform. In particular, the
successful applicant is expected to help researchers to use the proposed
approaches, and he/she will be particularly involved in studies
onresting state and default mode network, in normal and clinical
populations, and on emotion and the functional architecture of the
social and emotional brain, with Denis Schwartz and Nathalie George.
The successful applicant should have a strong background in inverse
problem resolution methods and causality measures both from a
methodological and a practical points of view. Prior experience with
time series analysis is mandatory. He / She should have an excellent
knowledge in software development (C++, Matlab).
He / She should appreciate team work and collaborative software
development. He/she is expected to show autonomy and project leading
capacities.
The MEG-EEG Centre is located within the Brain and Spine Institute
(http://www.icm-institute.org <http://www.icm.org>), where the Centre
for Neuroimaging Research (http://www.cenir.org/
<http://www.cenir.org/>) gathers state-of-the-art multimodal imaging
facilities including on site MEG, EEG, MRI, and TMS. The successful
applicant will be integrated in the team of the MEG-EEG Centre that
gathers a total of 8 staff members (including engineers, technicians,
and researchers).
The position is opened initially for 12 months and can be extended. The
starting date is from September 2013 or as soon as the position can be
filled.
Salary will be commensurate with experience within the salary scale of
the French governemental research institutions (~2100 euros per month).
For further information or to submit an application (CV including a list
of publications, a minimum of two reference letters, or contacts from
who these references could be obtained, and a letter of intent with a
statement of research interests), please contact Denis Schwartz and
Nathalie George, email: Denis.Schwartz(a)upmc.fr
<mailto:Denis.Schwartz@upmc.fr>/ Nathalie.George(a)upmc.fr
<mailto:Nathalie.George@upmc.fr>
**