Postdoc position at UCSF in partnership with the Childhood Center for Creativity (CCC), San Francisco CA

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From: Hoeft, Fumiko <Fumiko.Hoeft@ucsf.edu>
Date: 2012/6/13
Subject: [SPM] CREATIVITY FELLOW: Postdoc position at UCSF in partnership with the Childhood Center for Creativity (CCC), San Francisco CA
To: SPM@jiscmail.ac.uk


University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)'s Laboratory for Educational Neuroscience in partnership with the Childhood Center for Creativity (CCC) is performing an international search for a Creativity Fellow.  The ideal candidate will have strong interest in the neurobiological/psychological basis of creativity and how creativity influences learning, with a particular focus on early childhood development. The candidate must have strong research background in cognitive psychology, computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, genetics, or related fields together with excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills. PhDs, MDs or equivalent are encouraged to apply.
The position can begin as early as October 1, 2012, with a duration of 1-3 years, pending availability of funds. Salary is competitive, and depends on experience. Thanks to the CCC, relocation fees and personal research funds will be provided.
Interested candidates should email Chelsea Myers <Chelsea.Myers@ucsf.edu> with a cover letter and CV. Please add [UCSF Creativity Job] and your full name in the Subject of email. Qualified candidates will be asked to have 3 letters of reference forwarded to Dr. Hoeft.
INQUIRIES:
Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD
Director of BrainLENS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF
Email: fumiko.hoeft@ucsf.edu
Tel: +1-415-476-9861

Postdoctoral Research Fellow opening at The Brain and Mind Institute at Western University, Canada.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow opening at The Brain and Mind Institute at Western University, Canada.

The post is based in the Neuroscience and Music lab (headed by Dr. Jessica Grahn), which explores the links between music, rhythm, and movement using neuroscientific methods. Why do we move to music? How are rhythmic sequences processed in human and animal brains? Can rhythm have therapeutic benefits for patients with movement disorders?

The post-holder will play a key role in neuroimaging investigations of musical rhythm perception, involving fMRI (at 3T and 7T) and testing of patients with motor disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease). A background in cognitive neuroscience or experimental psychology and expertise in fMRI or patient testing is preferred. No musical background is necessary. The successful applicant will enjoy working as part of an interdisciplinary team and be able to mentor junior members of the lab.

For further details on Dr. Grahn’s research, see www.jessicagrahn.com. To learn more about The Brain and Mind Institute, please visit http://www.uwo.ca/its/brain/. In addition to MRI infrastructure, the Institute has TMS, EEG/EMG, motion capture, and gait-monitoring facilities.

To apply, please send a detailed CV and cover letter explaining why Dr. Grahn’s research interests you and how your skills and abilities are suitable to Dr. Grahn (jgrahn@uwo.ca) with the subject line “Music & Neuroscience PDF”.  The position will initially be for up to two years and at the time of appointment candidates will have obtained (or will be about to obtain) a PhD in a relevant discipline.  Salary will be in the region of $40,000 per year.  Please feel free to contact Dr. Grahn if you have any enquiries.  The selection process will begin on August 1st, 2012, and the post will begin in Autumn 2012 at the earliest.

Research Assistant in Cognition/Perception at MIT

From: "Mary C. Potter" <mpotter@mit.edu>

RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN COGNITION/PERCEPTION AT MIT

Mary C. Potter is seeking a research assistant (Technical Assistant) starting on July 1, 2012 or as soon as possible. A commitment of at least one year is required.

My current research is on conceptual short-term attention and memory, including the attentional blink, picture encoding and memory, the interaction between sentence processing and picture processing, and the influence of sentence context on visual word perception and selection. For more about the lab, see http://mollylab-1.mit.edu/lab/

The Technical Assistant will have primary responsibility for running the
lab, including supervising undergraduate research assistants, programming
and running experiments, and analyzing data. The research community in our
department provides an excellent, stimulating work environment, with
opportunities to become acquainted with the work of students and faculty.

Requirements for this research-oriented position include a B.A. or B.S
degree, some experience in experimental research (preferably in cognition,
language, or perception), and experience with programming. Experience with
Matlab, Python, or the equivalent is essential.

To apply, please go to the MIT website for jobs, http://jobs.mit.edu/ and enter MIT-00008745 as a keyword. Email me if you have any difficulty with this. You will need a resume and the names and telephone numbers/email addresses of at least two people as references.

I'll be happy to answer any questions about the position. Unfortunately,
because of difficulties getting visas, I am unable to consider
applications from non-residents. MIT is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer, and minority and women applicants are encouraged to
apply.

Mary C. Potter (Molly)
Professor of Psychology
Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
46-4125

PhD position in Computational Neuroscience at Italian Institue of Technology - Trento

PhD studentships (including fully funded scholarships) are available in the Laboratory of Neural Computation at the Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems of the Italian Institute of Technology based in Trento, Italy.

The laboratory of Neural Computation is interested in understanding how populations of neurons in the cerebral cortex encode and exchange information. The laboratory investigates these issues by developing mathematical methods for single trial analysis of neural population responses and by developing biologically plausible neural network models of cortical function and dynamics. Successful PhD candidates would be able to perform research within these topics. Further information about the laboratory can be found at:

http://cncs.iit.it/research-labs/neural-computation.html

For further information and enquiries please contact by email Stefano Panzeri (stefano.panzeri@iit.it) as soon as possible, attaching a CV to the email.

The deadline for application is June 19^th. Late applications cannot be considered. Formal applications should be submitted through the web site of the Doctoral School in Cognitive and Brain Sciences - - Specialized curriculum Cognitive Neuroscience , by following the link below

http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/2692/announcement-selection

from which the link for the online application can be found.

The aforementioned PhD studentship in the Laboratory of Neural Computation falls under the area “COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE -Computational approaches to information processing in the cerebral cortex “ within the Doctoral School call.

The PhD programme is expected to start November 2012 and the PhD is normally expected to be completed in 3 years. The net salary is approximately euro 13600 per year, and there are no tuition fees. The working language of the Institute is English. 

Postdoctoral positions in behavioral neurophysiology

Postdoctoral positions in behavioral neurophysiology

The Tactile Perception and Learning Lab (TPLL, www.sissa.it/cns/tactile/),
directed by prof. Mathew E. Diamond, announces the immediate opening of postdoctoral positions.

TPLL is situated in the International School for Advanced Studies (known as SISSA) in Trieste, Italy.
The research is funded by a European Research Council Advanced grant;

salary is competitive and abundant resources are available.

The project will explore  the neuronal basis of tactile perception by

collecting activity with microelectrode arrays from multiple regions

of cerebral cortex in rats as they perform touch-guided behavioral tasks

such as texture classification and vibration working memory.

Manipulating perception through optogenetics is a key aim.

Candidates should have experience in relevant methods

(behavioral training, neurophysiology, optogenetics, computational neuroscience).

SISSA (www.sissa.it), the top-ranked university in Italy, is a small English-speaking institution

that grants only the PhD degree.The three areas of research and training at SISSA are
Neuroscience, Physics, and Mathematics.

For inquiries please write to gabriella.peressini@sissa.it.

Two Research Positions Available: Project "Reusable Deep Neural Networks: Applications to biomedical data"

Dear colleagues,

Two research positions (1 Post-Doc and 1 research assistant) are available
at INEB (www.ineb.up.pt), Portugal under the project "Reusable Deep Neural
Networks: Applications to biomedical data". For more details please visit
www.ineb.up.pt  - "positions available" (internal codes NN_BPD_02_2012 and
NN_BI_02_2012) or at

http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=30116

and

http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=30114


Best wishes
Jorge Santos

Post-doctoral Researcher Position in Face Perception at OSU

Post-doctoral Researcher Position at OSU

We are looking for a post-doc to work in the area of computational modeing of face perception and/or computational neuroscience. A strong background in vision, cognitive science (or cognitive neuroscience) and statistics is required. We will consider PhDs from cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience and computer vision and machine learning. The ideal candidate has previous publications in the top journals and conferences in the area.

Please contact Prof. Aleix Martinez (aleix@ece.osu.edu) with the subject line: Post-doctoral Research Position.