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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m advertising this PhD/post-doc position on behalf of a colleague, Dr. Betty Mohler.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants are expected to have experience in EEG and vestibular research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the attached pdfs for more info.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lewis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">-----<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Lewis Chuang, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Project Leader<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Cognition and Control in Human-Machine Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">MPI for Biological Cybernetics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Spemannstraße 41,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">72076, Tuebingen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Tel: +49-(0)7071-601-608<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Fax: +49-(0)7071-601-611<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">URL:
<a href="http://www.kyb.mpg.de/~chuang"><span style="color:blue">www.kyb.mpg.de/~chuang</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">URL:
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.humanmachinesystems.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.humanmachinesystems.org</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:#000091">OPEN POSITION: PhD IN NEUROSCIENCE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldItalicMT",sans-serif;color:#000091">Human electrophysiology, Virtual reality, Self-consciousness,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldItalicMT",sans-serif;color:#000091">Perspective taking, Multisensory processing, Cognition<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldItalicMT",sans-serif;color:#000091"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">A PhD position in Neuroscience is available. The PhD applicant will be cosupervised<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">by
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:#386EFF">Dr. Christophe Lopez
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">(Laboratory of Integrative and<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">Adaptative Neurocience at the French National Centre for Scientific<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">Research and Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France)
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">and
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:#386EFF">Dr. Betty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:#386EFF">Mohler
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">(Space and Body Perception” research group at the Max Planck<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">The position is part of the
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">Volkswagen Foundation's "Finding Perspective"<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT",sans-serif;color:black">project</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">, which aims to examine several
interactions between various forms of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">perceptual perspective and bodily experience. The project is highly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">interdisciplinary, with expertise spanning experimental psychology,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">neurophysiology, philosophy of mind and computer science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">The aim of the position is to combine neurophysiological (EEG, EMG) and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">computer science (virtual reality) methods to pursue general research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">questions such as the following: How do posture and the vestibular system<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">affect your ability to take another's perspective? How might it feel to be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">someone else, somewhere else? How does the brain process sensory signals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">related to self-location and embodiment? The applicant will principally be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">based in Dr. Lopez's lab in Marseille (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="http://lnia.fr">http://lnia.fr</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">),
which investigates the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">effects of vestibular stimulation and multisensory conflicts on various aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">of bodily perception and awareness, and visuo-spatial cognition. Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">Mohler's “Space and Body Perception” research group is within an excellent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">multidisciplinary, interactive and collaborative research environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">combining expertise in psychophysics, virtual reality and robotics (Prof.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">Heinrich Bülthoff), as well as the Max Planck for Intelligent Systems, computer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">vision, computer graphics, perception (Prof. Michael Black).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking for suitable candidates with interest and knowledge in human<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">electroencephalography, electromyography, psychophysical methods, as well<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">as good programming and modeling skills (Matlab, Unity3D, 3DStudio Max).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants for this position should have ideally a background in neuroscience,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">psychology, cognitive sciences, computer science, or a related field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The position is immediately available and is funded for a period of 3 years</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">Payment is according to the guidelines of the French National Centre for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">Scientific Research (CNRS) for the two first years of the PhD, and the Max<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif;color:black">Planck Society for the third year of the PhD.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The Max Planck Society is an<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">equal opportunity employer: Handicapped individuals are strongly encouraged<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">to apply, and so are women in areas in which they are underrepresented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica-Bold",sans-serif;color:black">Applications should include a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica-Bold",sans-serif;color:black">Master certificates (including a list of classes taken during Bachelor and<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica-Bold",sans-serif;color:black">Master studies), letters of references and a short summary of past<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica-Bold",sans-serif;color:black">research experience.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Applications should be submitted in a single PDF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">document to the email addresses below. All information or questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">regarding the position should be submitted electronically to Dr. Lopez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:christophe.lopez@univ-amu.fr">christophe.lopez@univ-amu.fr</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">)
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">and Dr. Mohler
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#386EFF"><a href="mailto:Betty.mohler@tuebingen.mpg.de">Betty.mohler@tuebingen.mpg.de</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">with the subject line "PhD Position 1: VW Project".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">For general inquiries concerning the Volkswagen Foundation's “Finding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Perspective project”, please contact Dr. Adrian Alsmith
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">(</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#386EFF"><a href="mailto:asmith@hum.ku.dk">asmith@hum.ku.dk</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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