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<p>The NCC Lab at ENI Göttingen is looking for an outstanding</p>
<p><strong>PhD student (f/m/d)</strong>
Specialization: interested in studying face perception and predictive processing in non-human primates
Limitation: Appointment until 31.12.2025
Working period: 65 % (25,025h/week)
Tariff: Entgelt nach TV-L
Announcement published on 10.12.2021
Vacancy from 12.08.2021
Application deadline: 14.01.2022</p>
<p>At the University of Göttingen, a new Collaborative Research Center
(CRC) 1528 “Cognition of Interaction” will be established with funding
from the German Research Foundation (DFG). In 22 projects, the CRC 1528
“Cognition of Interaction” investigates how fundamental cognitive
functions and their neurobiological foundations contribute to human and
nonhuman primate social behavior and social interactions. The CRC is
formed by a highly interdisciplinary consortium formed by systems and
computational neuroscientists, data scientists, psychologists and
behavioral and cognitive biologists. Partner institutions are the
University of Göttingen, the University Medical Center, the German
Primate Center, the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and
Self-Organization, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf and the
Weizmann Institute of Science. </p>
<p>In the context of this CRC, the Neural Circuits and Cognition Lab of
Caspar Schwiedrzik at the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen is
looking for an outstanding PhD student interested in studying face
perception and predictive processing. The project investigates neural
mechanisms of face perception and predictive processing at the level of
circuits and single cells, utilizing functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) in combination with electrophysiology and pharmacology in
non-human primates. </p>
<p>The Neural Circuits and Cognition Lab seeks to understand the
cortical basis and computational principles of visual perception and
experience-dependent plasticity in the macaque and human brain. To this
end, we use a multimodal approach including fMRI-guided
electrophysiological recordings in non-human primates and fMRI and iEEG
in humans. The PhD student will play a key role in our research efforts
in this area. The lab is located at the European Neuroscience Institute
Göttingen (<a href="https://www.eni-g.de">https://www.eni-g.de</a>) and the German Primate Center (<a href="https://www.dpz.eu">https://www.dpz.eu</a>),
which are interdisciplinary research centers with international faculty
and students pursuing cutting-edge research in neuroscience. Further
scientific exchange within the CRC and the Leibniz ScienceCampus
‘Primate Cognition’ (<a href="https://www.primate-cognition.eu">https://www.primate-cognition.eu</a>)
ensures a broad interdisciplinary framework for networking and
cooperation. The PhD student will have access to a dedicated imaging
center with a dedicated 3T research scanner, state-of-the-art
electrophysiology, and behavioral setups. For an overview of our work
and representative publications, please see our website <a href="https://www.eni-g.de/groups/neural-circuits-and-cognition">https://www.eni-g.de/groups/neural-circuits-and-cognition</a>.</p>
<p>The position is funded until 31.12.2025. The successful candidate
will join one of the many excellent graduate schools on the Göttingen
Campus.Candidates should have a degree (master, diploma or equivalent)
in a relevant field (e.g., neuroscience, psychology, biology), and
ideally prior experience with non-human primates, strong quantitative,
programming, and experimental skills, and share a passion for
understanding the neural basis of visual perception and its plasticity. A
good command of English is a requirement, but fluency in German is not
essential. </p>
<p>Interested candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a
description of their scientific interests and the names and contact
information of two references who are able to comment on your academic
background and who agreed to be contacted to Caspar M. Schwiedrzik (<span id="e730395914"><a href="mailto:cschwie3@gwdg.de">cschwie3@gwdg.de</a></span>). </p>
<p>The University Medical Center Göttingen is committed to professional
equality. We therefore seek to increase the proportion of
under-represented genders. Applicants with disabilities and equal
qualifications will be given preferential treatment.
We look forward to receiving your application by 14.01.2022:
University Medical Center Göttingen
European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen
Dr. Caspar Schwiedrzik
Group Leader
Grisebachstr. 5
37077 Göttingen
Tel.: +49 0551/39-61371
E-Mail: <span id="e368792875"><a href="mailto:cschwie3@gwdg.de">cschwie3@gwdg.de</a></span>
Web: <a href="http://www.eni-g.de/">http://www.eni-g.de/</a>
Contact person: For questions about the position or project, please contact Caspar M. Schwiedrzik (<span id="e249985225"><a href="mailto:cschwie3@gwdg.de">cschwie3@gwdg.de</a></span>). For questions about the application procedure, please contact Christiane Becker (<span id="e230049454"><a href="mailto:c.becker@eni-g.de">c.becker@eni-g.de</a></span>).</p>
<p>Please send your application via e-mail in PDF-format or via mail in copy and not in folders.</p>
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