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(a)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(a)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