[Eeglablist] Position for a PhD student; Neural oscillations and perceptual decision making; University of Muenster, Germany

[Niko Busch]

# Position for a PhD student; Neural oscillations and perceptual 
decision making; University of Muenster, Germany
My lab at the Institute of Psychology/University of Muenster, Germany, 
is currently looking for a PhD student. This 3-year position is funded 
by a research grant from the German Research Council (DFG). Salary will 
be payed according to German standards (TV-L E-13, 65%). An association 
with the graduate program at the Otto-Creutzfeld-Center for Cognitive 
and Behavioral Neuroscience is an option.

The official job ad can be found here (sorry, only in German, for 
English, read on):
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Rektorat/Stellen/ausschreibungen/st_20181105_sk12.html

Research in the lab focuses on visual cognition and cognitive 
neuroscience. Our research topics include visual attention, scene 
perception, and the role of brain oscillations in perception, attention 
and visual memory. Our arsenal of research methods includes 
psychophysics, EEG, and eye tracking (fMRI, MEG, and brain stimulation 
are also available at other institutions in Muenster).

# Background:
This  research project focuses on the relationship between 
spontaneous/pre-stimulus neural activity and  perceptual decision 
making. Specifically, we will investigate how pre-stimulus alpha 
oscillations bias the perception of upcoming visual stimuli. Thus, the 
project involves the analysis of neural oscillations recorded with EEG, 
and modeling of behavioral/psychophysical performance.

More information about the project, the lab (hardware and people), and 
the city of Muenster can be found here:
http://go.wwu.de/bbw4f

# Necessary skills:
* Master’s degree or Diploma in psychology, neuroscience or related 
disciplines
* Strong, demonstrable interest in empirical research on attention, 
perception, or decision making
* Strong programming skills in Matlab or Python
* Good command of English (spoken and written)

# Desirable:
* Experience with designing and conducting psychological experiments
* Experience with psychophysics or computational/statistical modeling
* Experience with EEG recording and analysis
* Experience in scientific writing

Applications should include a CV, a brief statement of research 
interests, the expected date of availability and the names of 2 
references as a single PDF file. Applications should be sent preferably 
before June 15th, 2018, to jobs.buschlab at gmail.com

If you are potentially interested in this position, I would be glad to 
answer any informal questions about the position, research, or 
application requirements (niko.busch at uni-muenster.de).

I will also be at VSS in St. Pete Beach in May, and would be happy to 
meet potential candidates in person.

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