Subject: [AUDITORY] open PhD position in the Rhythm and Brains Lab (PI S. Nozaradan), Brussels: neural categorization of musical rhythm From: Sylvie Nozaradan <0000030e9577a71d-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:14:38 +0000--_000_AM0PR03MB45951A3750C161437CEDCE86F3C02AM0PR03MB4595eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Auditory List, Thank you for sharing ! Sylvie --- Open PhD position in Brussels, at the Rhythm and Brains Lab<https://uclouva= in.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ions/cosy/ancienne-page-d-accueil-imported.htm= l>, to work with PI Prof. Sylvie Nozaradan and her team (at the Institute o= f Neuroscience, Universit=E9 catholique de Louvain, UCLouvain, Belgium), in= collaboration with Nori Jacoby (U. Cornell, USA/ Max Planck Institute for = Empirical Aesthetics, Germany) and Rainer Polak (RITMO, U. Oslo, Norway). The PhD student will be funded by the Special Research Funds of UCLouvain, = with a starting date preferably between October 2024 and January 2025, to w= ork on a project aiming at clarifying the brain bases of musical rhythm cat= egorization across the senses in humans. Recent technological advances have allowed the investigation of rhythm cate= gorization through sensory-motor reproduction data collected from large poo= ls of participants worldwide, offering novel insights into the universality= and diversity of rhythm perception across cultures. However, the brain bas= es of rhythm categorization remain unknown. To progress in this endeavor, t= his research will use an innovative approach combining electroencephalograp= hy (EEG) with frequency-tagging and a Representational Similarity Analysis = (RSA) framework to capture neural categories of rhythm in healthy humans. B= ehavioral and neural categories of rhythm will be compared in response to d= ifferent sensory inputs including auditory, visual and tactile inputs, to t= est the extent to which rhythm categorization relies on a large network of = cortical areas shared across the senses beyond audition. The candidate should have a Master=92s degree in neuroscience, cognitive sc= ience, biology, engineering, psychology or equivalent. Ideally, he/she shou= ld also have a solid background in cognitive neuroscience, experience in de= signing experiments, collecting and analyzing human data using Matlab or eq= uivalent software, and a good level of English. Knowledge of electrophysiol= ogy, neuropsychology, programming skills (e.g., R, Matlab or Python), and m= usic/dance practice are a plus. High motivation, curiosity, creativity, per= severance, and the ability to work in a team are key personal skills. The successful candidate will receive a tax free monthly stipend according = to Belgian standards for 2 years, with possibilities of extension to 2 extr= a years. Applications should be sent preferably before August 30, 2024 (can= didates may be selected earlier, don=92t wait to apply if you are intereste= d). Please submit (i) a letter of interest, (ii) a detailed CV including a summ= ary of research interests and experience, and (iii) names of two references= , as a single pdf to Dr. Sylvie Nozaradan (sylvie.nozaradan@xxxxxxxx). --_000_AM0PR03MB45951A3750C161437CEDCE86F3C02AM0PR03MB4595eurp_ 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;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Dear Auditory List,</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Thank you for sharing !</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Sylvie</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ---</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, san= s-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; fo= nt-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0= , 0);"> <b>Open PhD position in Brussels</b>, at the <u><a href=3D"https://uclouvai= n.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ions/cosy/ancienne-page-d-accueil-imported.html= " id=3D"LPlnk792324" title=3D"https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/i= ons/cosy/ancienne-page-d-accueil-imported.html">Rhythm and Brains Lab</a></u>, to work with PI Prof. <u>Sylvie Nozaradan</u> = ;and her team (at the Institute of Neuroscience, Universit=E9 catholique de= Louvain, UCLouvain, Belgium), in collaboration with <u>Nori Jacoby</u> (U. Cornell, USA/ Max Planck Institute for Empirica= l Aesthetics, Germany) and <u>Rainer Polak</u> (RITMO, U. Oslo, Norway).</div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; fo= nt-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0= , 0);"> The PhD student will be funded by the Special Research Funds of UCLouvain, = with a starting date preferably between October 2024 and January 2025, to w= ork on a project aiming at clarifying the <b>brain bases of musical rhythm categorization across the senses in humans= </b>.</div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; fo= nt-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0= , 0);"> Recent technological advances have allowed the investigation of rhythm cate= gorization through sensory-motor reproduction data collected from large poo= ls of participants worldwide, offering novel insights into the universality= and diversity of rhythm perception across cultures. However, the brain bases of rhythm categorization remain = unknown. To progress in this endeavor, this research will use an innovative= approach combining electroencephalography (EEG) with frequency-tagging and= a Representational Similarity Analysis (RSA) framework to capture neural categories of rhythm in healthy humans. = Behavioral and neural categories of rhythm will be compared in response to = different sensory inputs including auditory, visual and tactile inputs, to = test the extent to which rhythm categorization relies on a large network of cortical areas shared across t= he senses beyond audition.</div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The candidate should have a Master=92s degree in neuroscience, cognitive sc= ience, biology, engineering, psychology or equivalent. Ideally, he/she shou= ld also have a solid background in cognitive neuroscience, experience in de= signing experiments, collecting and analyzing human data using Matlab or equivalent software, and a good level= of English. Knowledge of electrophysiology, neuropsychology, programming s= kills (e.g., R, Matlab or Python), and music/dance practice are a plus. Hig= h motivation, curiosity, creativity, perseverance, and the ability to work in a team are key personal skills.</= div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The successful candidate will receive a tax free monthly stipend according = to Belgian standards for 2 years, with possibilities of extension to 2 extr= a years. Applications should be sent preferably before August 30, 2024 (can= didates may be selected earlier, don=92t wait to apply if you are interested).</div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; fo= nt-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0= , 0);"> Please submit (i) a letter of interest, (ii) a detailed CV including a summ= ary of research interests and experience, and (iii) names of two references= , as a single pdf to Dr. Sylvie Nozaradan (sylvie.nozaradan@xxxxxxxx).<= /div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: justify; margin: 0in; fo= nt-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0= , 0);"> <br> </div> </body> </html> --_000_AM0PR03MB45951A3750C161437CEDCE86F3C02AM0PR03MB4595eurp_--