Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoc position available - computational modeling and real-time fMRI neurofeedback of language From: Narly Golestani <Narly.Golestani@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:10:24 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_05a0cecd264743ffaab87d0ff9ac54eaunigech_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With the launch of a new =91NCCR Evolving Language=92 (http://www.snf.ch/Si= teCollectionDocuments/nfs/Faktenblatt_NCCR_evolvinglanguage_en.pdf), which = involves nearly 40 different research groups from a large variety of discip= lines across Switzerland, we seek to fill a Postdoc position for a four-yea= r project starting in May 2020, or at the selected candidate=92s earliest c= onvenience. Our goal is to make progress in understanding the importance of prosody in = language processing. To this end, we plan to carry out a set of studies inv= olving both computational modeling of fMRI data and real-time fMRI neurofee= dback to understand the mechanisms whereby prosody and rhythm support lingu= istic processing per se. The computational modeling work will be an extensi= on of our recent work on the neural encoding of acoustic information in spe= ech sounds (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31285622). The research will be done in the group of Narly Golestani (www.brainandlang= uagelab.org<http://www.brainandlanguagelab.org>) in Geneva, in collaboratio= n with researchers in Switzerland and abroad (Elia Formisano in Maastricht,= and Frank Scharnowski in Vienna). Applicants should hold a degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computational Ne= uroscience, or a related field, and should have solid experience in human b= rain imaging, and ideally also in computational modelling (i.e. encoding / = decoding) of fMRI data, real-time fMRI based neurofeedback, machine learnin= g, statistics and programming. The NCCR places great emphasis on gender diversity and we particularly enco= urage women to apply. To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, names and contact information of = 2-3 references as well as any other relevant documents to Narly.Golestani@xxxxxxxx= nige.ch<mailto:Narly.Golestani@xxxxxxxx>. Feel free to contact me should yo= u have any questions. Deadline for application: March 15th 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----------- Brain and Language Lab Prof. Narly GOLESTANI Department of Psychology Campus Biotech 9 Chemin des Mines, 1202 Gen=E8ve +41 22 379 53 52 <https://outlook.unige.ch/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=3D5WTo-p-J-W9FrDydU-0WU4PdMyt= UGs6FDVYEZcx1DdqyagSve7_SCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBiAHIAYQBpAG4AYQBuAG= QAbABhAG4AZwB1AGEAZwBlAGwAYQBiAC4AbwByAGcALwA.&URL=3Dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.brain= andlanguagelab.org%2f>http://www.brainandlanguagelab.org https://twitter.com/brain_lang_lab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----------- <https://outlook.unige.ch/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=3D5WTo-p-J-W9FrDydU-0WU4PdMyt= UGs6FDVYEZcx1DdqyagSve7_SCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBiAHIAYQBpAG4AYQBuAG= QAbABhAG4AZwB1AGEAZwBlAGwAYQBiAC4AbwByAGcALwA.&URL=3Dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.brain= andlanguagelab.org%2f> --_000_05a0cecd264743ffaab87d0ff9ac54eaunigech_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi= n-bottom:0;} --></style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font= -family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=3D"font-family:"Calibr= i",sans-serif" lang=3D"EN-US"> </span> <div> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color= :#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">With the launch of a new =91NCCR Evolving L= anguage=92 (</span><span style=3D"color:black"><a href=3D"http://www.snf.ch= /SiteCollectionDocuments/nfs/Faktenblatt_NCCR_evolvinglanguage_en.pdf" targ= et=3D"_blank" id=3D"LPlnk735653" previewremoved=3D"true"><span style=3D"fon= t-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#337AB7" l= ang=3D"EN-US">http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/nfs/Faktenblatt_NCC= R_evolvinglanguage_en.pdf</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;= font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">= ), which involves nearly 40 different research groups from a large variety of= disciplines across Switzerland, we seek to fill a <b>Postdoc position= for a four-year project</b> starting in May 2020, or at the selected = candidate=92s earliest convenience.<br style=3D""> <br style=3D""> </span></p> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">Our goal is to make progress in understandi= ng <b>the importance of prosody in language processing</b>. To this en= d, we plan to carry out a set of studies involving both <b>computational modeling of fMRI data </b>and<b> real-time fMRI= neurofeedback </b>to understand the <b>mechanisms whereby prosody and rhythm support ling= uistic processing per se</b>. The computational modeling work will be an ex= tension of our recent work on the neural encoding of acoustic information i= n speech sounds (</span><span style=3D"color:black"><a href=3D"https://www.= ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31285622" id=3D"LPlnk363616" previewremoved=3D"true= "><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-ser= if" lang=3D"EN-US">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31285622</span></a><= /span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans= -serif; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">). <br> </span></p> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US"><br> </span></p> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">The research will be done in the group of N= arly <b>Golestani</b> (</span><span style=3D"color:black"><a href=3D"http://www.= brainandlanguagelab.org" id=3D"LPlnk348505" previewremoved=3D"true"><span s= tyle=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang= =3D"EN-US">www.brainandlanguagelab.org</span></a></span><span style=3D"font= -size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#333333" la= ng=3D"EN-US">) in Geneva, in collaboration with researchers in Switzerland and abroad (El= ia <b> Formisano</b> in Maastricht, and Frank <b>Scharnowski</b> in Vienna).<br st= yle=3D""> <br style=3D""> </span></p> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">Applicants should hold a degree in <b>Biomedical Engineering, Computational Neuroscience, or a related field</= b>, and should have solid experience in <b>human brain imaging</b>, and ideally also <b>in computational modelling = (i.e. encoding / decoding) of fMRI data, real-time fMRI based neurofeedback= , machine learning, statistics and programming</b>. <br style=3D""> <br style=3D""> </span></p> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">The NCCR places great emphasis on gender di= versity and we particularly encourage women to apply.<br style=3D""> <br style=3D""> </span></p> <p class=3D"xmsonormal" style=3D"margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; backgro= und:white"> <span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif= ; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, n= ames and contact information of 2-3 references as well as any other relevan= t documents to </span><span style=3D"color:black"><a href=3D"mailto:Na= rly.Golestani@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; = font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#337AB7" lang=3D"EN-US">N= arly.Golestani@xxxxxxxx</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt; f= ont-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#333333" lang=3D"EN-US">. 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