<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">A fully funded Postdoctoral position is available in Giessen, Germany, to join the group of Roland Fleming at the Psychology Department of Giessen University. The project is led by Roland Fleming and Filipp Schmidt, and is investigating the categorization and neural processing of visual information in material perception, using behavioral experiments, machine learning and functional imaging.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The ideal candidate would have a strong background in perception and/or motor control, although we will also consider particularly strong candidates from other backgrounds. Experience with any of the following would be a significant bonus:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">- Computational modelling of perceptual and/or motor processes<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">- Machine learning, especially deep learning<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">- fMRI<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">- Interest in basic research and experimental work, especially on objects and materials<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">- Programming experience in MATLAB and/or Python</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">A doctoral degree in psychology or related discipline is a prerequisite. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Fleming lab is situated in one of the top research environments for visual perception and sensorimotor research worldwide, with a large group of Principle Investigators and a thriving and diverse community of junior researchers working on perception and action using psychophysics, eye-, hand- and body-tracking, VR, fMRI, EEG, machine learning and other methods. We run several large-scale research consortia (</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.sfb-perception.de/" class="">http://www.sfb-perception.de</a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.theadaptivemind.de/" class="">https://www.theadaptivemind.de/</a></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">) providing excellent local and international networking opportunities. Giessen is also ideally located in the centre of western Europe, with half-a-dozen other countries a mere train-ride away. </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Starting date is flexible, but sooner is preferred over later. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The position is for a fixed term of two years.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">If you are interested, we look forward to hearing from you<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Apply via the online form at </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.uni-giessen.de/karriere/stellenangebote/application" class="">https://www.uni-giessen.de/karriere/stellenangebote/application</a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> by January 15th 2023, indicating reference number 694/06. Informal inquiries are encouraged and should be sent by email to </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font color="#954f72" class=""><a href="mailto:Roland.W.Fleming@psychol.uni-giessen.de" class="">Roland.W.Fleming@psychol.uni-giessen.de</a></font></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> or </span><font size="3" class=""><font color="#954f72" class=""><a href="mailto:filipp.schmidt@psychol.uni-giessen.de" class="">filipp.schmidt@psychol.uni-giessen.de</a></font></font><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">We look forward to having you on our team!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Roland and Filipp <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><font size="1" class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;"><font color="#0349a6" class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></font></font><font size="1" class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;"><font color="#0349a6" class="">____________________________<br class=""></font></font><div class=""><font size="1" class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;"><font color="#0349a6" class=""><b class="">Prof. Roland W Fleming, FRSB</b></font><br class=""><font color="#585858" class="">Kurt Koffka Professor of Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen<br class="">Executive Director, Centre for Mind, Brain and Behaviour, Universities of Marburg and Giessen</font><br class=""><br class="">Otto-Behaghel-Str 10, 35394 Giessen, GERMANY<br class="">tel: 0641 99-26140<br class=""></font><font face="Avenir-Book" size="1" class=""><a href="http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/fleminglab" class="">http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/fleminglab</a></font></div></div></div></body></html>