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<h1>Research Associate - Attention and Electroencephalography (EEG)</h1>
<h3><strong>University College London</strong> - UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience</h3>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Applicants are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position (i.e. a postdoc) in UCL Attention and Cognitive Control laboratory
at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, supervised by Prof Nilli Lavie. The project is funded by Jaguar Land Rover as part of the new program (jointly with the EPSRC) to develop fully autonomous cars:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Towards Autonomy - Smart and Connected Control (TASCC):
</span><font color="#0563c1" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/jlrannouncesautonomousvehicalresearchprogramme/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/jlrannouncesautonomousvehicalresearchprogramme/</a></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For more information about our CogShift project see also:
<a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-scientist-wins-grant-to-investigate-challenges-posed-by-autonomous-cars">
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-scientist-wins-grant-to-investigate-challenges-posed-by-autonomous-cars</a></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The research aims to provide a new understanding of attention during real-life tasks, and within the autonomous car using a combination
of EEG, behavioural and physiology measures of attention and perception. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The position is funded for 2 years in the first instance, and available to start immediately.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<div class="field_title"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3">Applicants should hold or expect shortly to hold a PhD with a record of success in research (as evidenced in publications) in cognitive neuroscience (preferable including neuroimaging using the
methods of EEG or MEG). Applicants are expected to have excellent quantitative and programming skills in Matlab or equivalent as well as strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience with advanced methods of signal processing, image processing,
or computational modelling would be highly desirable. </font></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Applicants should apply online. To access further details about the position and apply please click on the ‘Apply now’ button in the UCL jobs site either click here: </span></p>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">or search for the word 'attention' in the job title, or the job ref: </span><span style="font-size: medium;">1637183 </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">on
here:</span></div>
<p><a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">For more information about the ICN attention lab visit the lab website:
<a href="http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/lavielab" style="line-height: 1.3em;">http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/lavielab</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process please contact Lucy Spikesley
<a style="line-height: 1.3em;" href="mailto:l.spikesley@ucl.ac.uk">l.spikesley@ucl.ac.uk</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Latest time for the submission of applications: April 21, 2017 at 23:59.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Interview Date: tbc</span></p>
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Nilli Lavie, PhD<br>
Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences<br>
UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience<br>
<a href="http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/lavielab">http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/lavielab</a><br>
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Email: <a href="mailto:n.lavie@ucl.ac.uk">n.lavie@ucl.ac.uk</a><br>
Tel: (44) 20 76795404 (int. 25404) <br>
Fax: (44) 20 74364276</div>
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