Job Radboud University Nijmegen - PhD students/post-doctoral researchers for 'Neuronal oscillations and networks'

The Neuronal Oscillation group at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour has funding available for PhD student and post-doctoral positions in the context of a project focused on studying how oscillatory activity controls the flow of information in the human working brain. The human brain is composed of multiple regions that need to be flexibly engaged and disengaged depending on the cognitive task performed. A fundamental question in cognitive neuroscience is how the functional architecture of the working brain is shaped. You will investigate the role of oscillatory brain activity in determining the functional architecture by studying cross-frequency interactions between different regions in the context of cognitive experiments. You will do so using magnetoencephalography (MEG), electroencephalography (EEG) combined with TMS and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). You will also use a brain-computer interface to interact with the working brain.

Candidates for the PhD position should have a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a field related to cognitive neuroscience or signal processing (e.g. experimental/cognitive psychology, biology, neuroscience, computer science, electrical engineering). Excellent candidates from other scientific backgrounds will also be considered. Good programming skills (Matlab) are highly desirable. Candidates for the postdoctoral research position should have a PhD degree in a field related to cognitive neuroscience, but candidates from other scientific backgrounds can also apply. The record of published research familiarity with neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, EEG-MEG, and/or TMS) and programming skills (Matlab) will be taken into account in the selection criteria. Proficiency in oral and written English is essential. You are expected to work as part of a team, sharing technical know-how and ideas.

Duration of the PhD student contract: 4 years. Duration of the post-doc contract: 5 years maximum. PhD student: The starting salary is €2,042 per month and will increase to €2,612 per month in the fourth year. Post-doc: Depending on experience, the gross salary will be between €3,195 and €4,374. Two annual 8% bonuses (holiday and end-of-year) will be added to the monthly gross salaries.

Strategically located in Europe, Radboud University Nijmegen is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. A place with a personal touch, where top-flight education and research take place on a beautiful green campus in modern buildings with state-of-art facilities.

The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour consists of the Centre for Cognition, the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and the Centre for Neuroscience. The mission of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging is to conduct cutting-edge fundamental research in cognitive neuroscience. Much of the rapid progress in this field is driven by the development of complex neuro-imaging techniques for measuring activity in the human working brain - an area in which the Centre plays a leading role. The research themes cover central cognitive functions, such as perception, action, control, decision making, attention, memory, language, learning and plasticity. The Centre also aims to establish how the different brain areas coordinate their activity with very high temporal precision to enable human and animal cognition. This internationally renowned centre currently is home to more than 100 PhD students and post-docs from more than 20 different countries, offering a stimulating and multidisciplinary research environment. The centre is equipped with three MRI scanners (7T, 3T, 1.5T), a 275 channels MEG system, a EEG-TMS laboratory, several (MR-compatible) EEG systems, and high-performance computational facilities. English is the lingua franca at the centre. You will work within the Centre’s Neuronal Oscillations group ( http://ojensen.ruhosting.nl/). ( http://www.ru.nl/neuroimaging/staff/neuronal/).

Radboud University Nijmegen

Dr. Ole Jensen
+31 24 3610884
ole.jensen@donders.ru.nl

http://www.ru.nl/donders