Postdoc positions on Consciousness Research at Monash Uni, Australia
Position A: DP180100396 (in collaboration with Masafumi Oizumi, Hiroto Kawasaki, Giulio Tononi)
No report paradigm in EEG/MEG/intracranial recordings and the analysis of integrated information across sensory and prefrontal cortex
Position B: DP180104128 (in collaboration with Marta Garrido, Ueli Rutishauser, Ralph Adolphs)
The analysis of MEG/intracranial recordings, using Granger causality and integrated information
We are looking for highly talented postdocs (application from PhD students with a prospect of getting PhD in 1 year are welcomed) for the above two ARC-funded positions.
Ideal candidates in both positions would have strong publications, strong programming skills in Matlab/Python, strong background in data analysis, preferably neuroimaging data or neural spikes.
The projects include 1) design of various psychophysical paradigms (*pdf https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/doi/10.1093/nc/niw023/2970153/Are-we-underestimating-the-richness-of-visual?rss=1)*, including no-report paradigms (*pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9N0ysU85rs7bEF5d1VVX3J4T3c/view*), which can be used for subsequent EEG/MEG/intracranial recording experiments and 2) analysis of EEG/MEG/intracranial data using the approximations of integrated information (link1 http://www.eneuro.org/content/4/5/ENEURO.0085-17.2017, *link https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9N0ysU85rs7NFVSQlIza215eVU *, *link http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/12/02/1603583113.abstract*, *link http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004654)* ).
Please send the inquiry with your CV to naotsugu.tsuchiya@monash.edu. Applicants with most fit background and skills will be contacted for subsequent interview over the internet. The positions will be available until they are filled.
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N° 1 Postdoc position in Psychology/Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience available at the University of Padova, Department of Developmental and Social Psychology and Padova Neuroscience Center
The CoLab (Area: Social and Affective Neuroscience, PI: Paola Sessa, see here) invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral researcher position funded by the Padova Neuroscience Center (http://pnc.unipd.it https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpnc.unipd.it%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR044ive35Z1NrLlHmg8omKlZMdXVJ2z32gFmX-MjP_PYD5W8qbTg49zGnE&h=AT2v7ZdV2gjZa1P5z2G26DmlfGN30IBjXE9Igk_cLht6anhTA6eYp66AsUq6VtvR6N7784gj-jhzl5iXwF5EBWMpJZh7ihzRpUxrC4oaH8wpmoSz1LtzUJun4aK3h5_SJpZrqt_rp1x7s3KIikcvAK_LloJTL1GJdA), to begin in January 2020. We are seeking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join the group led by Dr. Sessa who is embarking on a new line of research in collaboration with Dr. Nao Tsuchiya (Monash University) and Dr. Samir Suweis (University of Padova) on the relationship between network connectivity and conscious processing of others’ emotions, with an additional focus on alexithymic traits. The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for conducting research with a high density EEG system (256 channels) within this new line of research.
Qualifications/Requirements: Qualified applicants must have a PhD (or be in the process of completing their PhD) in neuroscience (affective or cognitive), psychology, bioengineering or related disciplines. They must have a solid expertise in conducting EEG studies and a publication record of research papers that includes neuroimaging studies. The ideal candidate should also have strong technical skills, including competence in task implementation, pre-processing, and analysis of EEG data (involving functional connectivity and graph analysis). Experience working with sub-clinical/clinical populations (individuals with alexithymia or alexithymic traits) is preferred but not a prerequisite.
Starting date, duration and salary: This is a two-year position and expected to start in January 2020; 24.400 euros/gross per year.
In this phase please directly contact Dr. Sessa (paola.sessa@unipd.it) with a statement of interest (maximum: 1 page), a CV, and 1 or 2 letters of reference by October 31st.
Postdoc position available (up to 5 years) at Monash Neuroscience of Consciousness (MoNoC), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
We are seeking outstanding postdoctoral research fellows with strong skills in computational or mathematical neuroscience, whose research ambition is to improve the objective detection of consciousness based on the state-of-art analysis of EEG data.
If you are successful, you will work in Tsuchiya's lab at Monash, on our National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas grants (2020-2024). The project will involve the development and application of the novel computational analysis of neural recordings from multiple brain areas, recorded from patients with loss of consciousness due to brain injuries and general anaesthesia as well as continuous recording of sleep-wake cycles recorded from epilepsy patients.
Our focus will be the test of "integrated information theory of consciousness" (Tononi 2004 BMC, 2016 NRN, Oizumi et al 2016 PLoS Comp & PNAS) as well as its comparison with massive library of data analysis tools, called "hctsa" developed by Ben Fulcher (Fulcher 2013 Roy J Soc Interface, Fulcher 2017 Cell Systems).
You will work both independently and collaboratively with multiple PIs. PIs are Tsuchiya & Thomas Andrillon (Monash University, Australia) Ben Fulcher (University of Sydney, Australia) Olivia Carter, Hinze Hogendoorn, Wendyl D'Souza (University of Melbourne, Australia)
in collaboration with Giulio Tononi & Melanie Boly (University of Wisconsin, USA) Steven Laureys & Olivia Gosseries (University of Liege, Belgium) Marcello Massimini (University of Milan, Italy) Hiroto Kawasaki & Kirill Nourski (University of Iowa, USA)
Starting date is relatively flexible. Late-stage PhD students will be considered (only those with substantial publication records). If you are interested, please send your CV (up to 2 pages) to Nao Tsuchiya naotsugu.tsuchiya@monash.edu. Only highly strong candidates will be contacted through emails and interviews.
Applications will be open until the ideal candidate is identified.
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