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<p class="urftxtfirstp" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking for 4 excellent scientists, including postdocs and PhD candidates, to work on a large project entitled “</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The
domain-specific and domain-general cognitive and neural processes underlying human success and failur</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">e”. The project is a collaboration between Hans Op de Beeck
(</span><a href="http://www.hoplab.be"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.hoplab.be</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> ), Céline Gillebert (</span><a href="http://www.neuropsychologylab.be"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.neuropsychologylab.be</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
), Bert De Smedt (</span><a href="https://ppw.kuleuven.be/pserg/psergstaff/00040938/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://ppw.kuleuven.be/pserg/psergstaff/00040938/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
), and Kobe Desender (</span><a href="http://www.desenderlab.com"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.desenderlab.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
). In this project we investigate how domain-specific representations in visual and numerical cognition interact with more domain-general processes like metacognition and working memory in healthy individuals (adults & children) as wells as individuals with
neurodevelopmental disorders or acquired brain damage. The research involves experimental studies using psychophysics, neuroimaging (fMRI/EEG) and computational modelling, with a particular focus upon multivariate analyses approaches in all these methods.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We specifically search for new team members on the following research lines:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">An experienced postdoc to support and carry out the neuroimaging experiments and computationally oriented data analyses in the context of this project.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This position will involve providing support and advise to the more junior members of the team for up to 50% of the time. For the other part, the postdoc will be able to lead
their own experiments involving multivariate fMRI/EEG.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="urftxtfirstp" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A PhD position or postdoc in the field of neuropsychology, interested in the impact of brain damage on visual processing and its interaction with other cognitive processes. The research
will involve multivariate and multimodal analyses (including fMRI). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="urftxtfirstp" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A PhD position or postdoc in the field of educational neuroscience, interested in the development of the neural representations underlying numerical cognition and reading. The position
will involve (multivariate) fMRI experiments.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="urftxtfirstp" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A PhD position or postdoc in the field of computational cognitive neuroscience, interested in the investigation of how the geometry of visual representations underlies complex decision
making. The position will involve multivariate fMRI and EEG experiments and computational modelling.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="urftxtfirstp"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We look for highly motivated candidates that have or are about to obtain a master (for PhD positions) or PhD (postdoc positions) in a relevant discipline
(e.g., cognitive, computational, or educational neuroscience; experimental psychology; speech & language pathology) and expertise in cognitive/visual neuroscience, neuroimaging, multivariate analyses, or computational methods. Postdoc candidates should be
able to demonstrate their expertise through first-authored peer-reviewed publications. A quantitative background and good programming skills (e.g. R, Python, Matlab) are important. Further assets are a creative mind, excellent problem solving skills, e</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">xcellent
academic English writing and presentation skills, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and a collaborative and collegial attitude.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The positions are funded for 4 years (PhD students), up to 3 years (postdocs in lines 2-4), or even 6 years (postdoc in research line 1). We have
a good track record of helping postdocs obtain their own personal prestigious fellowships (national and international), allowing them to extend their stay and broaden the range of research questions. The net amount of the salary will be highly competitive
internationally and in accordance with the university fellowship scales for PhD and postdoctoral researchers. The postdoc positions are research-only without teaching obligations, but teaching opportunities can be arranged if desired.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">KU Leuven</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (Belgium)<span style="color:black"> is one of the
best European universities according to international rankings (e.g., #45 world-wide in the Times Higher Education ranking). Most of our research groups belong to the department of Brain & Cognition, which contains almost 100 scientists, many of them with
interest in vision, cognition, and neuroscience, and we are all united in the Leuven Brain Institute that includes more than 150 research teams. Our labs and office spaces are located in the center of Leuven. Leuven is a vibrant university town which is only
a 25-minute train commute from the center of Brussels and its international train hub (with 2-hour train rides to Paris, London, and Amsterdam). From Leuven it also only takes a 15-minute train ride to the well-connected international airport of Brussels.
Leuven is a very pleasant place to live where walking and cycling win from car driving.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The starting date would ideally be around October-December 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="urftxtfirstp"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For further information contact
</span><a href="mailto:%20hans.opdebeeck@kuleuven.be"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hans Op de Beeck</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> or one of
the other principal investigators. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Formal a<span style="color:black">pplications
</span>should<span style="color:black"> be submitted through the electronic application system of KU Leuven (<a href="https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60324272?lang=en">https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60324272?lang=en</a> ). Applications
should include a motivation letter and CV (for the PhD positions including the grades obtained during education, as a whole and for individual courses), mentioning the names and contact information of at least two referents. The motivation letter should mention
which of the 4 aforementioned research lines is/are preferred and why. The submission deadline is May 23<sup>th</sup>. Candidates that are shortlisted will be invited for an (online) interview that will happen on June 11<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hans, Céline, Bert, & Kobe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Dr. Hans P. Op de Beeck</span><span lang="NL" style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">, PhD</span><span lang="NL" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Research Unit Brain & Cognition, Leuven Brain Institute</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tiensestraat 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, PO Box 3714</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#767171;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: <a href="mailto:hans.opdebeeck@kuleuven.be"><span style="color:#767171">hans.opdebeeck@kuleuven.be</span></a></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#767171;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Personal profile: <a href="https://ppw.kuleuven.be/bc/team/00029058"><span style="color:#767171">https://ppw.kuleuven.be/bc/team/00029058</span></a> </span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="color:#767171;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Lab Website: </span><span style="color:#767171;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://www.hoplab.be/"><span lang="DE" style="color:#767171">https://www.hoplab.be</span></a></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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