Designation/Position- Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Max Planck
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany invites application for Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Max Planck from eligible and interested candidates
About- Research group looks for a candidate who will study prefrontal and hippocampal representations underlying decision making and reinforcement learning in humans. The project will focus on using advanced fMRI and EEG analysis techniques to identify neural signals related to replay and their relation to memory and decision making.
Research/Job Area- Psychology, Neuroscience, Biology, Computer Science, or related disciplines
Location- The Independent Max Planck Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
Eligibility/Qualification–
- Applicants need to hold (or expect to hold by the start of the position) a doctorate in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biology, Computer Science, or related disciplines and should have experience with using functional neuroimaging, behavioral, and/or computational methods.
- A record of publishing in peer-reviewed neuroscientific journals and familiarity with multivariate analysis techniques, in particular RSA and decoding methods, are highly beneficial.
- Experience with machine learning techniques, such as deep neural networks, is beneficial. In addition, the ability to work independently and high proficiency in the English language are essential.
- German language skills are not required.
Job/Position Description-
- The Independent Max Planck Research Group a young international lab that works on fundamental topics in cognitive neurosience and offer an intelectually stimulating atmosphere.
- Research group frequently collaborate with each other and with other external scientists.
- The Max Planck Institute for Human Development offers excellent infrastructure (behavior, computation, fMRI, EEG, eyetracking) including support staff and regular seminars.
- The position will last for a minimum of 2 years with the possibility of contract extension pending satisfactory performance.
- The position is available from November 15, 2020 on.
- Later start dates are possible, but long delays in commencing the project are less desirable.
How to Apply-
Applicants should submit a cover letter describing research interests (max. 2 pages), a curriculum vitae, and 1 or 2 representative publications.
Research group asks you to submit your application without a photo and send all materials as a single PDF file to neurocode@mpib-berlin.mpg.de or Dr. Nicolas Schuck, MPI for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin until 15 September 2020.
In addition, please arrange for 2 letters of recommendation to be send to us independently.
Please email questions to neurocode@mpib-berlin.mpg.de.
Last Date for Apply– 15 September 2020
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