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<p class="gmail-u-add-margin-bottom">The NCC Lab is hiring a PhD student in face processing</p>
<h1 class="gmail-u-txt-center">PhD student (f/m/d)</h1>
<ul class="gmail-bullet-list--ul gmail-u-add-margin-bottom-double"><li>Limitation:
the position is available immediately with an initial appointment for 2
years and extensions beyond 2 years are possible</li><li>Working period: 65 % (25,025 h/w)</li><li>Tariff: salary according to TV-L</li><li>Announcement published on 09.06.2022</li><li>Vacancy from 01.09.2022</li><li>Application deadline: 01.07.2022</li></ul>
<div class="gmail-u-add-margin-top"><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 available immediately with an initial appointment for
2 years and a salary according to 65% TV-L E13. Extensions beyond 2
years are possible. The successful candidate will join one of the many
excellent graduate schools on the Göttingen Campus.</p>
<p>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
(<a href="mailto:cschwie3@gwdg.de">cschwie3@gwdg.de</a>)</p>
</div><div class="gmail-u-add-margin-top">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.
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<div class="gmail-u-add-margin-top">We look forward to receiving your application by <strong>01.07.2022</strong>:</div>
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<div>University Medical Center Göttingen</div>
<div>European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen</div><div>Dr. Caspar Schwiedrzik</div><div>Group Leader</div><div>Grisebachstr. 5</div>
<div>37077 Göttingen</div><div>Tel.: +49551/39-61371</div><div>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:cschwie3@gwdg.de">cschwie3@gwdg.de</a></div><div>Web: <a href="http://www.eni-g.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.eni-g.de/</a></div><div>Contact
person: For questions about the position or project, please contact
Caspar M. Schwiedrzik (<a href="mailto:cschwie3@gwdg.de">cschwie3@gwdg.de</a>). For questions about the
application procedure, please contact Christiane Becker
(<a href="mailto:c.becker@eni-g.de">c.becker@eni-g.de</a>).</div></div><p>Please send your application via e-mail in PDF-format or via mail in copy and not in folders.</p><p>Travel and application fees cannot be refunded or transferred.</p>
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