PostDoc and/or PhD Position in Cognitive Neuroscience/ Neurology: Neural correlates of conscious and unconscious somatosensory processing

The Department of Neurology at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig offers a PostDoc and/or PhD position (stipends) in cognitive neuroscience (supervisor: Professor Arno Villringer). The successful applicant will investigate the influence of conscious and unconscious somatosensory stimuli on cognitive processes and human behavior by combining behavioral tests and state of the art functional neuroimaging methods (64 channel EEG, fMRI, simultaneous EEG-fMRI).

The research will be performed at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig which offers cutting edge equipment in all major neuroimaging methods (EEG, MEG, 3T and 7T human MRI, TMS, TDCS/TACS, NIRS, access to PET/fMRI). The PhD candidate may enroll in the MPI's graduate program IMPRS NeuroCom that provides an outstanding interdisciplinary training, and offers support in career planning and establishing a scientific network. Eligible applicants are required to hold a PhD for the PostDoc position, or a Master's degree (or equivalent) for the PhD position in one of the following disciplines: cognitive neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science or related fields. Prior experiences in the field of cognitive neuroscience and/or neuroimaging are of advantage. The candidate(s) should have a sound knowledge of statistics and ideally good programming skills (e.g., Matlab).

In order to increase the proportion of female staff members, applications from female scientists are particularly encouraged. Preference will be given to disabled persons with the same qualification. Informal inquiries should be made to Norman Forschack (forschack@cbs.mpg.de mailto:forschack@cbs.mpg.de) +49 (0) 341 99 40 171. Please send your application as one single pdf-file to Anahit Babayan (babayan@cbs.mpg.de mailto:babayan@cbs.mpg.de) referring to "PostDoc/PhD - Somatosensation". Complete applications include a cover letter, CV, letter(s) of recommendation, and copies of university degrees, academic transcripts, and other relevant academic certificates.

Deadline for application: until positions are filled

Online: http://www.cbs.mpg.de/career/jobs/neur-04-14-forschack/@@index.html