Subject: [AUDITORY] NIH-funded postdoc position & research assistant position in the O-Lab at Duke University From: Tobias Overath <otobias@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:06:19 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_BC42C7BF-563E-4195-B84C-FE1EF88CA6D1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear all, We are looking for highly motivated early-career scientists to join the = O-Lab (http://people.duke.edu/~jto10), led by Prof. Tobias Overath, in = the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. Work = in our lab investigates how sounds, from simple sinusoids to complex = speech signals, are processed in the human brain, using a combination of = behavioral (psychoacoustics) and neuroimaging methods (fMRI, EEG, ECoG) = to track the underlying neural processes. Current projects investigate = the transformation from acoustic to linguistic analysis of temporal = speech structure, online measures of statistical learning, and = optimization of cochlear implant coding strategies. Postdoc applicants should have recently completed a graduate degree in = auditory neuroscience (broadly construed) or a related field, ideally = using neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, M/EEG, ECoG). Strong computational = skills are essential (Matlab, Python), as are good interpersonal skills = and the ability to work in a research team. Interested candidates should = have established a track record of publications from their graduate = studies and demonstrated the motivation to pursue a successful career in = science and academia. Applicants for the Research assistant / Lab manager position should have = received an undergraduate degree in psychology, neuroscience, biomedical = engineering, or a related field by Summer 2018. A strong interest in how = the brain processes sound is a plus, as is excellent knowledge of at = least one programing language (preferably Matlab). Familiarity with = fMRI, EEG, and/or a related experimental technique would also be = beneficial. The main emphasis of this position will be on being involved with, and = taking the lead on research projects, thereby gaining valuable = experience in preparation for future graduate school applications. = Bureaucratic aspects of the position (such as scheduling and = reimbursement of participants, help with IRB reviews, etc.) are = projected to be comparatively limited. Duke University provides a vibrant, highly connected scientific = environment, with many relevant departments and interdisciplinary = initiatives (e.g. Departments of Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, = Electrical and Computer Engineering; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, = Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Brain Imaging Analysis Center). In = addition, the Research Triangle area (Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh) = boasts a wealth of research initiatives. Prospective start date is August/September 2018. Applications will be = reviewed until the end of April, or until the position is filled. = Interested candidates should contact Tobias Overath via email: = t.overath@xxxxxxxx= --Apple-Mail=_BC42C7BF-563E-4195-B84C-FE1EF88CA6D1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D"">Dear all,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">We are looking for highly motivated early-career scientists = to join the <b class=3D"">O-Lab</b> (<a = href=3D"http://people.duke.edu/~jto10" = class=3D"">http://people.duke.edu/~jto10</a>), led by Prof. Tobias = Overath, in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke = University. Work in our lab investigates how sounds, from simple = sinusoids to complex speech signals, are processed in the human brain, = using a combination of behavioral (psychoacoustics) and neuroimaging = methods (fMRI, EEG, ECoG) to track the underlying neural processes. = Current projects investigate the transformation from acoustic to = linguistic analysis of temporal speech structure, online measures of = statistical learning, and optimization of cochlear implant coding = strategies.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><b = class=3D"">Postdoc</b> applicants should have recently completed a = graduate degree in auditory neuroscience (broadly construed) or a = related field, ideally using neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, M/EEG, = ECoG). Strong computational skills are essential (Matlab, Python), as = are good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a research = team. Interested candidates should have established a track record of = publications from their graduate studies and demonstrated the motivation = to pursue a successful career in science and academia.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Applicants for = the <b class=3D"">Research assistant / Lab = manager</b> position should have received an undergraduate degree = in psychology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, or a related field = by Summer 2018. A strong interest in how the brain processes sound is a = plus, as is excellent knowledge of at least one programing language = (preferably Matlab). Familiarity with fMRI, EEG, and/or a related = experimental technique would also be beneficial.</div><div class=3D"">The = main emphasis of this position will be on being involved with, and = taking the lead on research projects, thereby gaining valuable = experience in preparation for future graduate school applications. = Bureaucratic aspects of the position (such as scheduling and = reimbursement of participants, help with IRB reviews, etc.) are = projected to be comparatively limited.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Duke University provides a vibrant, = highly connected scientific environment, with many relevant departments = and interdisciplinary initiatives (e.g. Departments of Neurobiology, = Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Center for = Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Brain Imaging = Analysis Center). In addition, the Research Triangle area (Durham, = Chapel Hill, Raleigh) boasts a wealth of research initiatives.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Prospective start date = is August/September 2018. Applications will be reviewed until the end of = April, or until the position is filled. Interested candidates should = contact Tobias Overath via email: <a href=3D"mailto:t.overath@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">t.overath@xxxxxxxx</a></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_BC42C7BF-563E-4195-B84C-FE1EF88CA6D1--