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*POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION*

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Applications are invited for a 12-month full-time Postdoctoral Position in cognitive neuroscience in Lyon, France, to analyze MEG data on speech perception. The post-doc is part of an exciting new project called “ODYSSEE” (funded by the French National Research Agency), which is a collaboration between Dr Véronique Boulenger from the Laboratory Dynamics of Language (CNRS) and Dr Karim Jerbi from the Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre (INSERM).

The project aims at uncovering the functional role of the motor system in speech perception, by examining the dynamics of neural oscillations in auditory and premotor regions during the perception of natural speech at various rates using MEG (magnetoencephalography).

Project website: http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/projets/odyssee

The project will be conducted in Lyon, a vibrant and stimulating neuroscience environment and a culturally rich city life, ideally located just an hour away from the Alpes, 2 hours from Paris and an hour and a half from Marseille and the Mediterranean sea.

*Key requirements for the candidates:*

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in neuroscience, cognitive sciences or a related field and will have substantial experience in MEG imaging analyses (e.g. time-frequency analysis, source estimation techniques and connectivity analysis) and good programming skills (MATLAB). A background in speech and language would be beneficial.

Applications in the form of a cover letter with statement of research interests and a CV with full publication list should be sent by email to veronique.boulenger@ish-lyon.cnrs.fr mailto:veronique.boulenger@ish-lyon.cnrs.fr, with cc to karim.jerbi@inserm.fr mailto:karim.jerbi@inserm.fr.

Applicants from outside the European Union are welcome but they must qualify for a valid visa. French speaking is not a requirement (although it is an asset) as long as the English language is mastered.

Starting date: 7^th January 2013

Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to colleagues and students who could be interested in this position.