[AUDITORY] research assistant position (SCHON Daniele )


Subject: [AUDITORY] research assistant position
From:    SCHON Daniele  <daniele.schon@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:16:58 +0000

--_000_86430475fc00465c9e5b0e77611418eeunivamufr_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, A full-time Research Assistant (RA, Master=92s degree) position is availabl= e under the supervision of Benjamin Morillon (scholar profile<https://schol= ar.google.com/citations?user=3DlBwWtFUAAAAJ>) in the Dynamic of Cognitive P= rocesses group at the Institut de Neurosciences des Syst=E8mes (INS), Marse= ille, France (https://ins-amu.fr/dcp). The candidate will contribute to: 1- acquisition of behavioural data for a project investigating the role= of the motor system in auditory and speech perception. The experiment foll= ows-up on recent work from our group (Zalta et al., Nat. Comm., 2020<https:= //www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14888-8>) and the group of David Poepp= el (Assaneo et al., Nat. Hum. Bhv, 2020<https://www.nature.com/articles/s41= 562-020-00962-0>). 2- analysis of intracranial EEG data, with methods of machine learning = (MVPA), to investigate hemispheric asymmetry during speech and music proces= sing. This study follows-up on our recent work in collaboration with McGill= U. (Albouy et al., Science, 2020<https://science.sciencemag.org/content/36= 7/6481/1043.abstract>). Our group has excellent cohesion and is made up of about ten motivated and = caring people. The candidate will also benefit from the stimulating scienti= fic environment of Marseille area, our institute being part of a larger int= eracting network of cognitive neuroscience labs (https://www.ilcb.fr/).<htt= ps://www.ilcb.fr/> Finally, the candidate will have the opportunity of enjo= ying a lively (should the pandemics permit) and sunny city, ideally situate= d by the Mediterranean sea. Candidates should have a master=92s degree in cognitive neuroscience or a r= elated field. Prior experience with psychophysics, neuroimaging, machine le= arning and/or computational modelling will be valued. The candidate will ha= ve to work with Python (or Matlab) and develop (or consolidate) programmin= g skills. Financial support is provided by the French Ministry of Research. The month= ly net salary will be of approximately 1450=80 (after tax imposition). INITIAL APPOINTMENT: 9 months, with a possibility to continue in PhD in Sep= tember 2021 (depending on the outcome of the RA internship). APPLICATION: Send a curriculum vitae and motivation letter to bnmorillon@xxxxxxxx= ail.com<http://bnmorillon@xxxxxxxx>. Informal enquiries are welcome. DEADLINE: until the position is filled STARTING DATE: January 2021 thank you, Benjamin Morillon, PhD Inserm Researcher INS - Aix-Marseille Universit=E9 (France) --_000_86430475fc00465c9e5b0e77611418eeunivamufr_ 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"> <br> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span style=3D"color:rgb(26,26,26); font-family:= Garamond,serif; font-size:11pt; text-align:justify">Dear all,</span><br> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:garamond,serif; font-size:large"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB"><br> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">A full-time <b>Research Assistant </b>(RA, Master=92s degree)<b> position</b> is availa= ble under the supervision of Benjamin Morillon (</span><span style=3D"font-= size:10.5pt" lang=3D"FR"><a href=3D"https://scholar.google.com/citations?us= er=3DlBwWtFUAAAAJ" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif" lang=3D"EN-GB">scholar profile</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamo= nd,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">) in the Dynamic of Cognitive= Processes group at the <i>Institut de Neurosciences des Syst=E8mes (INS)</i>, <b>Marseille, France= </b> (</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt" lang=3D"FR"><a href=3D"https:= //ins-amu.fr/dcp" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span sty= le=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif" lang=3D"EN-GB">https://in= s-amu.fr/dcp</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Ga= ramond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">).</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">The candidate will contribute to:</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 3= 6pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">1-<span style=3D"font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; fon= t-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; co= lor:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">acquisition of behavioural data for a pro= ject investigating the role of the motor system in auditory and speech perc= eption. The experiment follows-up on recent work from our group (<a href=3D"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41= 467-020-14888-8" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193)">Zalta et a= l., Nat. Comm., 2020</a>) and the group of David Poeppel (<a href=3D"https:= //www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-00962-0" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"co= lor:rgb(5,99,193)">Assaneo et al., Nat. Hum. Bhv, 2020</a>).</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 3= 6pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">2-<span style=3D"font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; fon= t-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; co= lor:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">analysis of intracranial EEG data, with m= ethods of machine learning (MVPA), to investigate hemispheric asymmetry dur= ing speech and music processing. This study follows-up on our recent work in collaboration with McGill U. (</spa= n><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt" lang=3D"FR"><a href=3D"https://science.s= ciencemag.org/content/367/6481/1043.abstract" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"co= lor:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,seri= f" lang=3D"EN-GB">Albouy et al., Science, 2020</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font= -family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">).</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">Our group has excellent cohesion and is made up of abou= t ten motivated and caring people. The candidate will also benefit from the= stimulating scientific environment of Marseille area, our institute being part of a larger interacting networ= k of cognitive neuroscience labs (</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt" l= ang=3D"FR"><a href=3D"https://www.ilcb.fr/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"colo= r:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif"= lang=3D"EN-GB">https://www.ilcb.fr/).</span></a></span><span style=3D"font= -size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB"= > Finally, the candidate will have the opportunity of enjoying a lively (sho= uld the pandemics permit) and sunny city, ideally situated by the Mediterra= nean sea. </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">Candidates should have a master=92s degree in cognitive= neuroscience or a related field. Prior experience with psychophysics, neur= oimaging, machine learning and/or computational modelling will be valued.&nbsp;The candidate will have to work with Python= &nbsp;(or Matlab) and develop (or consolidate)&nbsp; programming skills.</s= pan></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">Financial support is provided by the French Ministry of= Research. The monthly net salary will be of approximately 1450=80 (after t= ax imposition).</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">INITIAL APPOINTMENT: 9 months, with a possibility to co= ntinue in PhD in September 2021 (depending on the outcome of the RA interns= hip). </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">APPLICATION:&nbsp;Send a curriculum vitae and motivatio= n letter to&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt" lang=3D"FR"><a hre= f=3D"http://bnmorillon@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99= ,193)"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif" lang=3D"E= N-GB">bnmorillon@xxxxxxxx</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; = font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">. Informal enquiries are welcome.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">DEADLINE:&nbsp;until the position is filled</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; fo= nt-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,= 26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">STARTING DATE:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11= pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">&nbsp;J= anuary 2021</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif= ; color:rgb(26,26,26)" lang=3D"EN-GB"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB"><br> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB"><br> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify; line-height:11pt; margi= n:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11pt; font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,= 26)" lang=3D"EN-GB">thank you,</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; fo= nt-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(153,153,153)">Benjamin= Morillon, PhD</span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></= p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; fo= nt-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(153,153,153)">Inserm R= esearcher</span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; fo= nt-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style=3D"font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(153,153,153)">INS - Ai= x-Marseille&nbsp;Universit=E9&nbsp;(France)</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_86430475fc00465c9e5b0e77611418eeunivamufr_--


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