<div dir="ltr"><div>I am posting the following 2 PhD-positions for my colleague Dr. Christof Körner (see below).<br><br></div><div>Thanks!<br></div><div><br>;-) Dr. Ulrike Zimmer<br><br><font color="black" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white" dir="ltr"><font size="2">Dr.rer. nat. Ulrike Zimmer<br> Cognitive Psychology & Neuroscience<br> Department of Psychology<br> Universitätsplatz 2/DG, Raum 74<br> A-8010 Graz<br> Tel (office): <a href="tel:%2B43-316%20380-5082" target="_blank" value="+433163805082">+43-316 380-5082</a><br> Fax (office): <a href="tel:%2B43-316%20380-9806" target="_blank" value="+433163809806">+43-316 380-9806</a><br> Homepage: <a href="http://webpsy.uni-graz.at/cognitive/staff/scientific-staff/zimmer/" target="_blank">http://webpsy.uni-graz.at/cognitive/staff/scientific-staff/zimmer/</a></font></span></font><br><br></div>====================================<br><br><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">Two 36 months PhD positions are available in the Cognitive Psychology & Neuroscience Group (<a style="background:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;color:rgb(0,68,129);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" href="http://webpsy.uni-graz.at/cognitive/" target="_blank">http://webpsy.uni-graz.at/cognitive/</a>) at the Department of Psychology, University of Graz.</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">The positions are available immediately (as of 28 May 2015).</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">The positions are part of the project “Attention and Memory in Overt Visual Search: Investigating Online Processing of Targets and Distractors with Fixation-Related Potentials and Fixation Based Event-Related fMRI  Analysis” (PIs C. Körner & A. Ischebeck) funded by the Austrian  Science Fund (FWF).</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">The project uses combinations of eye tracking and EEG/ERP or fMRI to  investigate the neural basis of target and distractor processing in  visual search with eye movements.</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">The job requirements are research in the field of Experimental Psychology  and Cognitive Neuroscience as well as publishing in peer-reviewed  scientific journals and presenting results at international conferences  supported by the PIs.</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">We seek applicants with a master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience,  (Experimental) Psychology, or a related field. A solid knowledge in  Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience is desirable, as well as methodological knowledge in the field of either EEG, fMRI or eye  tracking. Strong computer programming and statistical skills are  advantageous.</p><div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);font:15.4px/20.02px Verdana,Arial,Geneva,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;border:0px currentColor;text-align:left;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">Salary will be in accordance with FWF regulations (<a style="background:none;margin:0px;padding:0px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