Dear colleagues,
A PhD and post-doctorate positions are available immediately in the group of Dr. Arnaud Norena at Laboratory of Integrative and Adaptive Neuroscience, CNRS-Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Our group is studying the auditory perception, the neural correlates of auditory perception and the plasticity of auditory centers due to specific acoustic environment or cochlear hearing loss. We have also a strong interest on computational and theoretical neuroscience (neural coding and system dynamics). The salary will be competitive.
We are looking for a highly motivated candidates to be involved in a project aimed at investigating the cortical plasticity triggered by cochlear hearing loss (and potentially associated to tinnitus – “the auditory phantom perception”) from multi-unit cortical recordings and optical imaging with voltage-sensitive dye. In particular, we are interested in the neural coding of intensity level (from information theory point of view) in presence or absence of hearing loss.
We are looking for a candidate with experience in:
· central electrophysiology with arrays of micro-electrodes and/or optical imaging with voltage sensitive dye
· and/or strong background in neurophysiology, signal processing, information theory and computational neuroscience
· programming skills in Matlab and/or Python are also highly desirable
· the PhD candidate should be non-french citizen
You are eligible to apply for the PhD position, if you:
· have already received a Master’s Degree or equivalent
- have no longer than 4 years of research experience following that degree
- do not already hold a PhD degree
- have not worked, studied, or carried out your main activity in France for more than 12 months during the previous 36 months (=mobility rule). For refugees there is an exemption of this rule: The refugee procedure will not be counted as a period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary. This period will only be counted as of the day that they are recognised as refugees
The PhD position is part of the European School on Inter-disciplinary Tinnitus research (ESIT, www.esit.tinnitusresearch.org) project, which is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action funded by the European Commission (EC).
The Post-doctorate position is funded for 2 years by another source and the eligibility rules listed above do not apply.
Please send your
application including a CV and motivation letter to Arnaud Noreña: arnaud.norena@xxxxxxxxxxx.
Also use this email for inquiries of further information to the position.
arnaud norena