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--></style></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>The newly established </span><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B'>Cognitive Neuroscience & Neurotechnology group</span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'> led by </span><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B'>Dr. Romy Lorenz</span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'> is looking for two enthusiastic PhD students (m/f/d) to join our growing team at the <a href="https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/en"><span style='color:#29485D'>Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics</span></a> in Tübingen, Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;letter-spacing:0.01rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B'>Our lab</span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'> focuses on advancing our understanding of the frontoparietal brain network mechanisms that underpin high-level cognition and adaptive behaviour. For this, we pursue an interdisciplinary research programme that allows studying this brain system at multiple levels of granularity. Our methodology involves subject-specific brain-computer interface technology, fMRI at 3T and ultrahigh (i.e., 7T and 9.4T) magnetic field strengths (for resolving cortical layers), EEG, non-invasive brain stimulation as well as machine learning. You can find out more about our work at: <a href="https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/711763/cognitive-neuroscience-neurotechnology"><span style='color:#29485D'>https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/711763/cognitive-neuroscience-neurotechnology</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white'>We are seeking </span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white'>two ambitious PhD students who will work on the exciting field of ultrahigh resolution fMRI that allows to investigate the human cortex at the scale of layers and columns. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B'>The ideal candidates</span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'> should have a master’s degree in cognitive (neuro)science, psychology, computer science, biomedical or electrical engineering, physics, or related disciplines. A strong background in fMRI data analysis (e.g., FSL, Freesurfer, ANTS) and very good programming skills in Bash on Linux, Matlab and/or Python are required. Prior experience in MRI data acquisition and experience with ultrahigh resolution fMRI (e.g., at 7T) is desirable but not necessary. Equally, experience with machine learning-methods, code sharing platforms (e.g. GitHub) and high-performance computing clusters are highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white'>The Max Planck Institute</span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white'> for Biological Cybernetics offers a world-leading research environment with access to the latest cutting-edge MRI hardware (including a Siemens 9.4T and Prisma 3T for humans as well as a 14.2T small animal system) and other excellent research facilities (EEG, eye-tracking, fMRI-TMS). The PhD student will receive generous support for professional travel and research needs (~2500€/year). Additionally, the student will have the opportunity to become part of the Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience that provides training courses, summer schools and conferences to further educate doctoral students. Further, the Institute is part of the TübingenNeuroCampus (with more than 100 active groups), offering a vibrant community of international researchers and enriching environment of collaboration.</span><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=summary style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>The position is available from </span><strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#49494B'>May 2024</span></strong><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'> on and remains open until filled. The salary is paid in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (65% TVL-E13, </span><span lang=DE style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'><a href="https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/c/t/rechner/tv-l/west?id=tv-l&g=E_13&s=1&zv=keine&z=65&zulage=&stj=2024&stkl=1&r=0&zkf=0&pvk=0&kk=15.5%25"><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#29485D'>amounting to ~2000€ net per month</span></a></span><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;letter-spacing:0.01rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white'>For more details about the two advertised PhD positions and how to apply, please see: </span><span style='font-family:Roboto'><a href="https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/729399/join-the-lab">https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/729399/join-the-lab</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>Dr. Romy Lorenz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>Max Planck Research Group Leader <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>Research Group <i>Cognitive Neuroscience & Neurotechnology<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>Tübingen, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>romy.lorenz@tuebingen.mpg.de<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'><a href="http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/711763/cognitive-neuroscience-neurotechnology"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/711763/cognitive-neuroscience-neurotechnology</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>