<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>A fully funded <strong>PhD position</strong> in <strong>visual perception</strong> and <strong>numerical cognition</strong> is available at the <strong>University of Lille</strong> (France) and the <strong>University of Leuven</strong> (KU Leuven, Belgium).<br><br>The post-holder will perform behavioral experiments using psychophysics, eye tracking and computational modeling to investigate topics at the intersections of spatial vision and numerical cognition in different observer populations.<br><br>A Master's degree (or equivalent) in psychology, cognitive science, or a related field is required. Prior experience in experimental psychology, visual psychophysics and/or modeling is desirable. Ideal candidates have strong computational skills and/ or experience in clinical research. Programming proficiency (e.g. in Matlab or Python) is an advantage.<br><br>The position will be hosted in the SCALab at the University of Lille (scalab.cnrs.fr) and the Numerical Cognition Lab at the KU Leuven (<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT921_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object-hover" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT937_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT50_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT70_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT73_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT809_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT812_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.numcoglableuven.be/researchers.php" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.numcoglableuven.be/researchers.php">http://www.numcoglableuven.be/researchers.php</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>). The doctoral student will be supervised by Dr. Bilge Sayim (University of Lille) and Dr. Bert Reynvoet (KU Leuven). The appointment is for three years. Upon successful completion, a <strong>'Joint Doctorate'</strong> will be awarded by both universities. The anticipated <strong>start date</strong> is the <strong>1st of October 2018</strong>.<br><br>Applications should include a CV, a short research statement, date of availability, and names and contact information of two referees. Please send your application in a single PDF to <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT51_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT71_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT74_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT810_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT813_ZmEmailObjectHandler">bilge.sayim@univ-lille3.fr</span></span></span></span></span> and <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT52_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT72_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT75_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT811_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT814_ZmEmailObjectHandler">bert.reynvoet@kuleuven.be</span></span></span></span></span> until the <strong>30th of June 2018</strong>.</div></div></body></html>