Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoctoral and PhD Positions -- modeling/analysis of dopamine in rhythm perception From: Jonathan Cannon <cannoj9@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 19:56:20 +0000<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"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>Postdoctoral and PhD Positions in modeling and analyzing intracranial do= pamine data from rhythm perception experiments</b></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario</b></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The METRE lab (Models and Experiments = in Timing, Rhythm, and Entrainment, </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href=3D"http://metre.mcm= aster.ca/" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"OWA5660d660-4ef9-59e7-83c8-abf229bf081b"= class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">metre.mcmaster.ca= </a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">), led by Jonathan Cannon (</span><span style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a= href=3D"http://joncannon.net/" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"OWA74569b26-0944-5c= 59-78d5-cb29699c3de8" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204= );">joncannon.net</a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">), is initiating a collaboration with Dan Bang=92s group at University of Aar= hus, Denmark, funded by the Human Frontier Science Program. The project wil= l collect electrophysiological and electrochemical data from human basal ga= nglia during deep brain stimulator implantations while patients listen to and entrain movement to auditory rh= ythms. Data will be used to evaluate and develop models of the role of dopa= mine in rhythm perception, movement, and prediction.</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Dr. Cannon is looking to welcome at least one postdoctoral researcher and m= ultiple PhD students over the next two years. These lab members will help t= o refine rhythm experiments, analyze intracranial electrical and chemical d= ata, and develop both neurophysiological and interpretive (Bayesian predictive processing, reinforcement learning) = models of rhythm perception. They may also pursue other projects at the int= ersection of computational neuroscience/cognition, experimental neuroscienc= e/psychology, and music perception, in a rapidly growing new Canadian lab focused on rhythm in the brain and w= hat it can tell us about the experience of being human.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>About the Postdoctoral Position(s)</b></div> <ul style=3D"text-align: left;"> <li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, C= alibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin= -left: 15px;"> Duration: One year with possibility of one- or two-year extension</li><li s= tyle=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibr= i, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left= : 15px;"> Start Date: ASAP</li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, A= ptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color:= rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 15px;"> Salary: $55k CAD, potentially negotiable</li><li style=3D"font-family: Apto= s, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;= font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 15px;"> Location: McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada</li></ul> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>About the PhD Positions(s)</b></div> <ul style=3D"text-align: left;"> <li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, C= alibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin= -left: 15px;"> Program: Psychology, Neuroscience, or Computational Science/Engineering</li= ><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margi= n-left: 15px;"> Start Date: Summer or fall 2026 =97 earlier start date could be discussed</= li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService= , Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); mar= gin-left: 15px;"> Stipend: Program dependent, top-up negotiable</li><li style=3D"font-family:= Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: 15px;"> Location: McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada</li></ul> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>Research Environment</b></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The METRE lab is a rapidly growing, in= ternational group with diverse interests and backgrounds. Graduate students= and postdocs generally attend at least one conference per year, which may = include computational neuroscience or auditory/music/rhythm-focused conferences. Postdocs will have access to= teaching and professional development opportunities through the </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href=3D"https://mccallma= cbain.mcmaster.ca/" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"OWA41df53aa-387e-b971-e9a0-1cf4= 5b431325" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">McCall M= acBain Postdoctoral Fellows Teaching & Leadership Program</a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Hamilton is a family-friendly city with hiking trails everywhere. 1-2hrs to= Toronto by car or public transportation.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A living costs calculator can be found= here: </span> <span style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href=3D"https://www.numbeo.com/= cost-of-living/in/Hamilton" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"OWAfa463609-51a1-ca83-4= 29b-e9debb7f1926" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">= https://www.numbeo.com/cost-<wbr style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">of-livi= ng/in/Hamilton</a></span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helve= tica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>Application Process</b></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>Please submit</b> a cover letter, a CV, and email addresses for two= academic references. We will notify applicants before contacting reference= s.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Send materials by email</b> to= Jonathan Cannon: </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href=3D"mailto:cannoj9@xxxxxxxx= cmaster.ca" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"OWA52c45b27-8c2d-bb53-e2ad-0455067d9eea= " class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">cannoj9@xxxxxxxx= .ca</a></span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <b>Subject line:</b> HFSP postdoc/phd positions</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The postdoc selection process may begin as early as May 1, but feel free to= reach out after that!</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> PhD inquiries will be evaluated in fall 2025 except in unusual circumstance= s, but it=92s never too early to establish contact!</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> </body> </html>