Dear All, Please note the open doctoral position below. At the University of Göttingen, a new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1528 "Cognition of Interaction" will be established with funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The CRC invites applications for a Doctoral position (all genders welcome) This is a 65% position (currently 25,87h/week) until December 31st, 2025. The position should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 13 TV-L. Across 22 projects, the CRC 1528 "Cognition of Interaction"<https://uni-goettingen.de/de/652672.html> will investigate how fundamental cognitive functions and their neurobiological foundations contribute to human and nonhuman primate social behavior and social interactions. The network is formed by a highly interdisciplinary consortium of systems and computational neuroscientists, data scientists, psychologists and behavioral and cognitive biologists. We are looking for candidates with an excellent Master's degree in neuroscience, cognitive science, physics, computer science or a related field who are committed to pursuing a career in research. The successful applicant will develop and apply novel information theoretic measures to high-dimensional behavioral and electrophysiological neural recordings to investigate signatures of predictive processing of the actions of others. The ideal candidate should have excellent skills in scientific writing and should have demonstrated her/his ability to work independently. Prior experience with predictive coding theory and experience with the application of information theory to biological data are a plus. Proven coding skills in a language relevant to data analysis (e.g. Python, Julia, R, Scala, Java or Mat-lab) and a co-authorship on a scientific publication are also considered as an advantage. We offer the opportunity to become a member of a vibrant community dedicated to innovative research and teaching at the frontier of the exact and biological sciences, and to connect to the latest developments in information theory in neuroscience, including partial information decompositions. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to be a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled people with equivalent qualifications will be given preference. Please submit your application as a single pdf with the usual documents (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, university degrees, contact details of up to two referees) electronically and mention the reference "Prof. Dr. Wibral", until 06.01.2022 to Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Dr. Christian Schloegl, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen. E-Mail: christian.schloegl@mail.gwdg.de<mailto:christian.schloegl@mail.gwdg.de> If you have any questions about the research program, please contact Prof. Dr. Michael Wibral via e-mail: michael.wibral@uni-goettingen.de<mailto:michael.wibral@uni-goettingen.de> For questions regarding the application procedure, please contact Dr. Christian Schloegl via email: christian.schloegl@mail.gwdg.de<mailto:christian.schloegl@mail.gwdg.de> Please note: With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Information General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/download/e0b7459b97d917e68e3464b8683b4e73.pdf/DSGVO%20-%20Zusatz%202018_06_05.pdf> Best Regards, Christina von Behren ------ Goettingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience Goettingen Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12 37073 Goettingen Germany Tel.: +49-(0)551-39-26674