Subject: [AUDITORY] 4-year fully-funded Ph.D. Position in Neuroscience at the Donders Institute From: Bernhard Englitz <benglitz@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:07:39 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_7737599F-D556-4E90-B25D-15CFEE783B74 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear List, please distribute the following position announcement to finishing M.Sc. = students with strong skills in (computational) neuroscience interested = in pursuing a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. Thanks & best wishes, Bernhard Bernhard Englitz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Neurophysiology Donders Centre for Neuroscience Faculty of Science, Radboud Universiteit Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------------------------- Project : As a PhD Candidate you will work on a project entitled =E2=80=98Neural = Mechanisms of Processing and Recognizing Complex, Statistical Sounds=E2=80= =99. This project is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for = Scientific Research (NWO) and will be conducted at Radboud University in = Nijmegen. The main research question is how the brain represents and = processes acoustic stimuli which are only defined on a statistical = level. These stimuli have a high behavioural relevance, since many = natural stimuli have this character. The PhD project will involve a = combination of neural population recordings from multiple areas of the = auditory and parietal cortex of behaving mice, and their subsequent data = analysis. Individual cells will be identified using specific genetically = modified mouse lines and matched optogenetic tools. The main outcome of = the research will be an expansion of our knowledge of auditory = processing, which may have far-reaching implications for the processing = of sounds in hearing aids and smart phones. Scientific Environment :=20 The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour consists of = three research centres, the Centre for Cognition, the Centre for = Cognitive Neuroimaging and the Centre for Neuroscience. It focuses on = state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience in a multidisciplinary approach, = and offers excellent lab and neuroimaging facilities.=20 The position will be hosted at the Neurophysiology department, which = provides a high-quality neuroscience environment with facilities for = chronic and non-chronic multi-channel recordings, imaging and = computational modelling. The department=E2=80=99s research questions = address issues in fundamental and applied research, and enable the = interaction of theory and experimental work in a single location.=20 The Donders Institute is an equal opportunity employer, committed to = building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such = encourages applications from women and minorities. Radboud University = offers a parental leave scheme and day care on campus. Qualifications : MSc degree in (computational) neuroscience, engineering or biology; experience with animal physiology, programming and data analysis; a proactive attitude, good communication skills, and the ability to work = effectively in a multidisciplinary team. Application Link :=20 = http://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/jobopportunities/details/details-vacat= ure/?taal=3Duk&recid=3D600383&pad=3D%2fenglish = <http://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/jobopportunities/details/details-vaca= ture/?taal=3Duk&recid=3D600383&pad=3D/english> Closing Date of Call : 30.3.2018 Planned Starting Date : 1.9.2018=20= --Apple-Mail=_7737599F-D556-4E90-B25D-15CFEE783B74 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div = class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: = normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">Dear List,</font></div><div = class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; = min-height: 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br = class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px; line-height: normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">please = distribute the following position announcement to finishing M.Sc. = students with strong skills in (computational) neuroscience interested = in pursuing a Ph.D. in Neuroscience.</font></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: = 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div = class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: = normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">Thanks & best = wishes,</font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">Bernhard</font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span = class=3D"" style=3D"-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">Bernhard Englitz, Ph.D.</font></span></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span = class=3D"" style=3D"-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">Assistant Professor</font></span></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span = class=3D"" style=3D"-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">Department of Neurophysiology</font></span></div><div = class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: = normal;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">Donders Centre for = Neuroscience</font></span></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span class=3D"" = style=3D"-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">Faculty of Science, Radboud = Universiteit</font></span></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span class=3D"" = style=3D"-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ = Nijmegen</font></span></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: = 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">---------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------------------------------------</fon= t></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span class=3D""><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><b class=3D"">Project = :</b></font></span></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, = 34); font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; = widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">As a PhD Candidate you will work on a project = entitled =E2=80=98Neural Mechanisms of Processing and Recognizing = Complex, Statistical Sounds=E2=80=99. This project is funded by the = Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and will be = conducted at Radboud University in Nijmegen. The main research question = is how the brain represents and processes acoustic stimuli which are = only defined on a statistical level. These stimuli have a high = behavioural relevance, since many natural stimuli have this character. = The PhD project will involve a combination of neural population = recordings from multiple areas of the auditory and parietal cortex of = behaving mice, and their subsequent data analysis. Individual cells will = be identified using specific genetically modified mouse lines and = matched optogenetic tools. The main outcome of the research will be an = expansion of our knowledge of auditory processing, which may have = far-reaching implications for the processing of sounds in hearing aids = and smart phones.</font></span></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D""><b class=3D""><span class=3D"">Scientific Environment = :</span> </b></font></div><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px = 8px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"color: = rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">The Donders Institute for = Brain, Cognition and Behaviour consists of three research centres, the = Centre for Cognition, the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and the = Centre for Neuroscience. It focuses on state-of-the-art cognitive = neuroscience in a multidisciplinary approach, and offers excellent lab = and neuroimaging facilities. </font></span></p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-size: 14px; line-height: = normal;"><span style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 15px; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: = rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">The = position will be hosted at the Neurophysiology department, which = provides a high-quality neuroscience environment with facilities for = chronic and non-chronic multi-channel recordings, imaging and = computational modelling. The department=E2=80=99s research questions = address issues in fundamental and applied research, and enable the = interaction of theory and experimental work in a single = location. </font></span></p><p class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px = 8px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"color: = rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">The Donders Institute is an = equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse = intellectual community, and as such encourages applications from women = and minorities. Radboud University offers a parental leave scheme and = day care on campus.</font></span></p><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span = class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><b class=3D"">Qualifications = :</b></font></span></div><ul class=3D"portal Aansluitend" style=3D"margin:= 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); = font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: = 2;"><li class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><font face=3D"Arial"= class=3D"">MSc degree in (computational) neuroscience, engineering or = biology;</font></li><li class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px = 1em;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">experience with animal physiology, = programming and data analysis;</font></li><li class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">a proactive attitude, = good communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a = multidisciplinary team.</font></li></ul><div class=3D""><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: = 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div = class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: = normal;"><span class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><b = class=3D"">Application Link : </b></font></span></div><div class=3D""= style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><span = class=3D""><a = href=3D"http://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/jobopportunities/details/detai= ls-vacature/?taal=3Duk&recid=3D600383&pad=3D/english" = class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D"">http://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/jobopportunities/details/de= tails-vacature/?taal=3Duk&recid=3D600383&pad=3D%2fenglish</font></= a></span></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" = class=3D""><span class=3D""><b class=3D"">Closing Date of Call = :</b></span> <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space: = pre;"> </span>30.3.2018</font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;"><font = face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span class=3D""></span><br = class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px; line-height: normal;"><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span = class=3D""><b class=3D"">Planned Starting Date :</b><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space: pre;"> = </span></span>1.9.2018 </font></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_7737599F-D556-4E90-B25D-15CFEE783B74--