PhD position in the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC)
in Granada (Spain)
We are looking for a highly motivated student to enroll in a 4 year PhD
program (or 3 yr PhD + 1 yr postdoc) in the the Mind, Brain and
Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC;
http://cimcyc.ugr.es/), a
state-of-the-art multidisciplinary building which includes several
research groups working on different topics
(
http://cimcyc.ugr.es/pages/personal/grupos-de-investigacion). The
CIMCYC is equipped with a 3T Siemens MR System, TMS, and several eye
trackers and EEG recording systems.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Maria
Ruz (
http://www.ugr.es/~mruz/eng), in an interdisciplinary research
project centered on functional neuroimaging in humans, funded by the
Spanish 'Ministerio de EconomÃa y Competitividad'. Topics of study will
be the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control, consciousness
and/or interpersonal interactions.
We encourage applicants with a strong interest in human neuroimaging
research (especially in MRI), with an educational background in any
related discipline (i.e. neuroscience, computer science, physics,
biomedical engineering, psychology, medicine or related fields).
Programming skills (e.g. Matlab) and previous experience in human
neuroimaging are highly desirable. Applicants must have at least 300
ECTS (60 of them at postgraduate level), hands-on research experience
(equivalent to at least 12 ECTS), and be proficient in English. Start
date will be the beginning of 2015.
The application deadline is quite close (26th of September, 2014), and
applications must be made through the online platform here:
http://goo.gl/66ZBez . Interested candidates who fulfill all the
criteria noted above should contact the IP in advance (mruz(a)ugr.es)
including a statement of research experience and motivations, a CV and
contact details of at least 2 referees.