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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Applications are invited for two <b class="">2.5-year post-doctoral research fellows</b> (potentially renewable for a further 6 months) to conduct research on high level

 colour representation in the brain and the brain basis of colour experience. The successful candidate will be part of the <b class="">ERC-funded COLOURCODE team</b> based in </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p348308-jenny-bosten" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Jenny

 Bosten’s</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://jennybosten.wixsite.com/visionlab" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Sussex Vision

Lab</a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> at the <span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://www.sussex.ac.uk/" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">University of Sussex</a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">.

 The work uses fMRI and/or EEG as well as psychophysical methods. One part of the project involves analysis of the 7T fMRI </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="http://naturalscenesdataset.org/" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Natural

 Scenes dataset</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> (<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00962-x" class="">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00962-x</a>) as part of an existing collaboration

 with </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="http://cvnlab.net/home.shtml" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Kendrick Kay</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">. Another part

 involves gathering and analysing new EEG data in conjunction with psychophysics, measuring steady-state visually evoked potentials. A third part involves using psychophysics and EEG to understand individual differences in colour experience. A background in

 colour science would be an asset but is not required: applications are encouraged from candidates interested in the research questions who have a background in psychophysics, machine vision, or neuroimaging.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">There is a vibrant research community in colour perception and visual neuroscience at the University of Sussex, including </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p256540-anna-franklin" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Anna

 Franklin</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p22981-anil-seth" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Anil

 Seth</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p92444-jamie-ward" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Jamie Ward</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p379418-thomas-baden" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Tom

 Baden</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> and </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p531-daniel-colaco-osorio" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Daniel

 Osorio</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">.  The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who

 are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class="">Closing date: 10th October 2022</font></p>

<div class="">Details and how to apply can be found here: <a href="https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/jobs/research-fellow-ref-6822" class="">https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/jobs/research-fellow-ref-6822</a></div>

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<div class="">For further information or to discuss the posts please contact <a href="mailto:j.bosten@sussex.ac.uk" class="">Jenny Bosten</a></div>

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