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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Apologies for cross-posting.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Proaction Laboratory (Jorge Almeida’s Lab; <a href="http://proactionlab.fpce.uc.pt" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">proactionlab.fpce.uc.pt</a>)
at the University of Coimbra (<a href="http://www.uc.pt" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">www.uc.pt</a>),
Portugal is looking for 1 Post-Doctoral Researcher (Cognitive/computational Neuroscience
with interests in dimensionality reduction, SOMs and object processing) to work
on an ERC Starting Grant project (ContentMAP; <a href="https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/802553" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/802553</a>)
on the neural organization of object knowledge. In this project we are
exploring how complex information is topographically organized in the brain
using fMRI and state of the art analytical techniques, as well as computational
approaches, and neuromodulation. We strongly and particularly encourage
applications from women, and from underrepresented groups in academia.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General Requirements for the positions:</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. Candidates should have a PhD in Psychology, Cognitive
Neuroscience, Computer Science, Computational Neuroscience or any other related
field as long as their work relates to the specific profiles below. </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. They should already have their diplomas (so that we can
start the process of recognition in Portugal, which is a necessary step for
hiring – please go <a href="https://www.dges.gov.pt/recon/formulario" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">here</a>
to start the process of recognizing your diploma). </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3. The candidate should be a recent graduate – the date in
their PhD diploma should not be before January 2020. </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4. Interest in object recognition and neural representation.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5. Very good English (oral and written) communicative skills
are necessary.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Specific requirements for each profile:</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cognitive Neuroscience/fMRI:</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. Excellent understanding of and experience with fMRI and
data analysis, and specifically with MVPA and Representational Similarity
Analysis is required. </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. Strong programming skills (matlab, python, etc.) are also
a requirement.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mapping/SOMs/Computational Neuroscience:</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. Excellent understanding of Machine Learning especially
applied to fMRI</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. Command of computational approaches for mapping and
dimensionality reduction especially applied to neuroimaging (e.g., SOM –
self-organizing maps). </span><span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Salary and duration:</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The position will start as soon as possible and finish in
January 2024. The position involves no formal teaching (unless the candidate
wants to). It does involve, however, lab mentoring. </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The salary is extremely competitive – 2200 euros per month
net value (annual 26400 net value). This value is on par with the average
salaries at top American institutions, as well as London, Paris, etc. However,
the cost of living in Portugal (and particularly in Coimbra) is much lower.
According to Numbeo, 2400 euros would be equivalent to 4850 pounds in
London/4800 euros in Paris/6615 USD in Boston/6210 USD in Los Angeles/ 8330 USD
in New York.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Working conditions:</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The researcher will work directly with Jorge Almeida in
Coimbra. The researcher will also be encouraged to develop her/his own projects
and look for additional funding so that the stay can be extended.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We have access to 2 3T MRI scanner with a 32-channel coil,
to tDCS with neuronavigation, and to a fully set psychophysics lab. We have EEG
and eyetracking on site. We also have access, through other collaborations, to
a 7T scanner. </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Finally, the University of Coimbra is a 700 year old
University and has been selected as a UNESCO world Heritage site. Coimbra is
one of the most lively university cities in the world, and it is a beautiful
city with easy access to the beach and mountain.</span><span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">How can I apply:<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications are open until August 3^rd.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The interested candidates should email Jorge Almeida if they
have any question. Please send an email (<a href="mailto:jorgealmeida@fpce.uc.pt" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">jorgealmeida@fpce.uc.pt</a>)
with the subject “Post-doc position under ERC - ContentMAP”.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To apply, please follow this link:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><a href="https://apply.uc.pt/IT137-22-045" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://apply.uc.pt/IT137-22-045</a><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>link to the call is
here:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><a href="https://storage.fw.uc.pt/fp/56vu7xubmo2tqff299mh7365kqj7uirt/L822593_Im0757en_Edital_VF.pdf" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://storage.fw.uc.pt/fp/56vu7xubmo2tqff299mh7365kqj7uirt/L822593_Im0757en_Edital_VF.pdf</a><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>You should send the
following documents:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. The Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications, </span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. 2 Reference letters</span><span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3. A motivation letter with a short description of your
experience in the field and how you fulfill the requirements (fit with the
position). </span><span><span></span></span></p>





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