FYI ------------------------------------- Dear All, A Ph.D. student position funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) is available at the Biomedical Engineering Department at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal in Canada, with a nominal duration of 3 years. This research project is about gaining a dynamic understanding of the pathways by which the brain is connected, based on data acquired in patients suffering from epilepsy. Prior to surgery, these patients go through an intense series of diagnostic tests to better identify the epileptic focus. This includes recording the electrical activity directly inside the brain as well as diverse methods of noninvasive imaging. This project requires a good formation in mathematics, good aptitude for computer programming (to be done in the SPM environment) and a keen interest in biophysical modelling and analysing a lot of data; French language skills can help but are not mandatory. The project will be supervised by myself and Profs F. Lesage at Polytechnique and DK Nguyen, a medical doctor specialised in epilepsy. Please send a letter of interest and a CV to ph.pouliot(a)gmail.com <mailto:ph.pouliot@gmail.com>. Philippe Pouliot, Ph.D. Researcher Ecole Polytechnique Montreal http://www.polymtl.ca/recherche/rc/en/professeurs/details.php?NoProf=541&am… <http://www.polymtl.ca/recherche/rc/en/professeurs/details.php?NoProf=541&showtab=BIO>