[AUDITORY] PhD position in Cognitive Neuroscience

[Jose Valenzuela Ruiz <jvalenzuela@xxxxxx>]

Dear Auditory List,

A 3.5-years PhD position is offered in the Brainlab-Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group (Barcelona, Spain; PI: Carles Escera; www.ub.edu/brainlab) to investigate brain connectivity patterns and neural oscillations associated with emotions and mental states induced by sound.

This position is financed by the ERC Advanced Grant “ARTSOUNDSCAPES: the sound of special places: exploring rock art soundscapes and the sacred” (https://www.ub.edu/artsoundscapes/). The project aims at investigating the acoustics of special places (rock art sites), and how these acoustics may have determined their choice in early hunter-gatherers and agricultural societies by their particular echoes and
reverberations. Specifically, we aim to test whether these acoustics, when convoluted with ritual songs, music and other sounds (e.g., nature generated) may induce particular emotional and mental states (e.g., such as trance, altered states of consciousness, meditation-like) and
the associated patterns of brain activity as revealed by oscillatory and connectivity analysis of the EEG.

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in cognitive or computational neuroscience, psychology, cognitive sciences, biomedicine, engineering or related field.

Requirements: 1] 300 ECTS completed (at least 60 ECTS in a Master degree), 2] Strong motivation for science and experience with EEG
experimental designs and data analysis, 3] computer skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, Praat)

Applicants please send 1) Letter of motivation, 2) CV, and 3) One or two academic letters of reference by email to Dr. Carles Escera at cescera@xxxxxx [IMPORTANT: state subject: PhD EMO]

Starting date: FEB/MARCH 2020 [deadline for applications: January 31th, 2020]

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Jose Valenzuela, Ph. D.

Early Stage Researcher ERC project (Artsoundscapes)

Brainlab-Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology

Institute of Neuroscience
Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu

P. Vall d'Hebron, 171
08035 Barcelona
Tel. +34 93 312 50 48
www.ub.edu/brainlab


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