<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; 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font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; ">DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; ">Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi)</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; ">RESEARCH ASSISTANT<SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN></SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; ">3 year fixed term appointment, £23,692 - £26,666 or £29,139 - £32,796 per annum (depending on experience)</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; ">REF: 13355/DPO/A3</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work with Professor Philippe Schyns, Dr. Nial Friel (Dept of Statistics) and Dr Marie Smith in the newly established Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi) on a project entitled “Adaptive Sampling Algorithms for Cognitive Neuroscience Applications Using Bubbles”. The CCNi is a research institution with state-of-the-art EEG and TMS systems and a large computing grid. Within the next few months a new fMRI and MEG system will be installed.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">The overall aim of the project is to develop new methods to interpret behavioural and brain signals (EEG, MEG and fMRI) with online sampling of image information. Using adaptive sampling algorithms, we will seek to circumscribe the stimulus information that optimises a particular brain response. Developments of adaptive sampling will include Hidden Markov modelling placed within a statistical decision framework.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of a user-friendly, MatLab based toolbox to make these algorithms publicly available to our growing user base.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">You will be qualified, with a PhD, or equivalent, in Statistics or Mathematics or a closely related discipline. Advanced skills in statistical pattern recognition and/or machine learning and/or Bayesian methods are essential. Strong programming skills (Matlab, C or related) are also highly desirable. Finally, you should have a strong interest in developing your own scientific program and pursuing a research career.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">This post is available from 1 Aug 2007.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">Informal enquiries may be made to Professor P. Schyns, (+44 (0)141 330 4937; </SPAN><A href="mailto:p.schyns@psy.gla.ac.uk"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">p.schyns@psy.gla.ac.uk</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">), Dr Nial Friel (+44 (0) 141 4047 ;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Lucida Grande"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:" lucida="" grande";="" color:black;="" font-size:="" 14.6667px;=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" color="black"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt;color:black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><A href="mailto:nial@stats.gla.ac.uk">nial@stats.gla.ac.uk</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">) or Dr Marie Smith (+44 (0)141 330 3987; </SPAN><A href="mailto:m.smith@psy.gla.ac.uk"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">m.smith@psy.gla.ac.uk</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">).</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">For further details on the department, please see our website at: </SPAN><A href="http://www.ccni.gla.ac.uk/"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">http://www.ccni.gla.ac.uk/</SPAN></A><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">For an application pack, please see our website at <A href="http://www.gla.ac.uk">http://www.gla.ac.uk</A>/ or write quoting the appropriate reference number 13355/DPO/A3 to the Recruitment Section, Human Resources Department, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; ">Closing date: 6</SPAN><SUP style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12.2222px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12.2222px; font-weight: bold; ">th</SPAN></SUP><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: bold; "> July 2007</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size="2"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14.6667px; ">.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></SPAN></DIV><BR></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>