The independent research group Vision and Computational Cognition (led by Dr. Martin Hebart) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher. *Our research group *seeks to understand how humans recognize and categorize visually-perceived objects. Towards this goal, we use a wide range of behavioral and neuroimaging methods, including visual psychophysics, online crowdsourcing, functional MRI and magnetoencephalography (MEG). The emphasis lies on identifying and characterizing reproducible and interpretable behavioral and brain activity patterns that serve as a basis for our understanding of mental and neural representations of objects. *The Max Planck Institute* is equipped with excellent neuroimaging research facilities (several Siemens 3T and 7T MRI scanners, 306-channel MEG, EEG, virtual reality, eye-tracking) and offers dedicated support staff. Leipzig has been called “Germany’s new cultural hot spot“ (The Guardian) and is located just a little over an hour south of Berlin. *The successful applicant* will have a strong interest in the analysis of large-scale neuroimaging datasets using encoding models and machine-learning methods. Candidates are expected to have considerable experience in the analysis of neuroimaging data, strong programming skills in Python or Matlab, and a solid understanding of inferential statistics. Experience with machine learning-methods and related tools (e.g. Scikit-Learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow) and data/code sharing platforms (e.g. GitHub, Docker) are desirable. Candidates are expected to have a PhD in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science, or a related field. The expected starting date is flexible but no earlier than February 1st, 2020. The position is funded for three years, with the possibility of an extension for an additional year. For the full job advertisement including more information about the group, qualifications, required documents and application procedures, please go to http://www.cbs.mpg.de/vacancies (subject heading: *“PD 15/19”*). All applications received by *November 15th, 2019* will be considered. In case of questions, please contact Martin Hebart at hebart@cbs.mpg.de.