<div dir="ltr">fyi<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Narly Golestani</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Narly.Golestani@unige.ch">Narly.Golestani@unige.ch</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 10:58 AM<br>Subject: PhD & Postdoc positions – computational modeling and real-time fMRI neurofeedback of language, bilingualism and dyslexia<br>To: Narly Golestani <<a href="mailto:Narly.Golestani@unige.ch">Narly.Golestani@unige.ch</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"" lang="EN-US">PhD & Postdoc positions – computational modeling and real-time fMRI neurofeedback of language, bilingualism and dyslexia
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">PhD and Postdoc positions are available at the Brain and Language Lab
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</span><span lang="EN-US">at the University of Geneva. </span><span lang="EN-GB">The PhD position is for 3-4 years, and the postdoc position is for up to 4 years,</span><span lang="EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-GB">and salary will be commensurate with experience.
<span> </span>Several projects will be done in collaborations with Maastricht University and with the University of Vienna.<span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Applicants should have a strong interest in human brain imaging, and in language function and dysfunction, and should have one
of (or a combination of) the following profiles: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">1. Candidates with a degree in
</span><span lang="EN-US">Biomedical Engineering, Computational Neuroscience, or a related field, and with solid experience in computational modelling (i.e. encoding / decoding) of fMRI data, machine learning, statistics and programming. Projects will include
extensions of our recent work on the neural encoding of acoustic information in speech sounds (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31285622" id="m_-3762445057028255823LPlnk473863" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31285622</a>) to higher levels
of language processing. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">2. Candidates with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and/or Psychology, with
</span><span lang="EN-US">solid experience in the acquisition and analysis of brain functional (and structural) imaging data</span><span lang="EN-GB">. Projects will include real-time fMRI neurofeedback training studies, focusing
on different levels/aspects of language learning.<span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Candidates for either position (depending on experience) will also have the opportunity to become involved in the analysis of data from a 7T myelin mapping (R1) study.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The positions are available immediately, and applications will be considered until the position is filled. Applicants should send me their CV, a statement of research interests, and the
names and contact information for 2-3 references.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please feel
free to contact me with any questions </span><span lang="EN-US">(<a href="mailto:Narly.Golestani@unige.ch" target="_blank">Narly.Golestani@unige.ch</a>)</span><span lang="EN-US">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best wishes,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Narly.
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