[Eeglablist] PhD Student in Cognitive Neuroscience in Zurich, Switzerland

[Nicolas Langer]

The Methods of Plasticity Lab at the University of Zurich (http://www.psychology.uzh.ch/en/chairs/plafor.html <http://www.psychology.uzh.ch/en/chairs/plafor.html>) invites applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD position to study neural mechanisms of cognitive aging. Start date is fall 2018. Successful applicants will be appointed at University of Zurich and have the opportunity to participate at the ZNZ International PhD Program in Neuroscience (http://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/education.html) <http://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/education.html)>, one of the leading neuroscience graduate schools in Europe. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in our active, innovative, interdisciplinary research. She / he will be expected to oversee the acquisition and analysis of combined EEG and eye-tracking experiments, develop new analysis tools, prepare manuscripts for publication, and actively participate in conferences.


 

The Lab:

Research of the Methods of Plasticity Lab aims to advance the understanding about neuronal plasticity, mechanisms for stabilization and compensation across the lifespan. We focus on the development of new neurophysiological and neuroimaging measures to assess changes in cognitive functioning, such as perceptual processing, learning, (working-) memory, decision-making and processing speed. In this context, we design and implement novel multi-modal experimental paradigms (e.g. combined EEG and eye-tracking), offering wealth of features that are analyzed with state of the art methods, including functional network models, machine learning, longitudinal analyses and computational cognitive modeling. In close collaboration with the Child Mind Institute in New York we are analyzing data from the large-scale Healthy Brain Network biobank (https://healthybrainnetwork.org/) <https://healthybrainnetwork.org/)>.

 

Requirements:

·       Master’s degree in a field related to cognitive neuroscience (e.g., cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, (neuro-)psychology, developmental psychology, medicine, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering or computer science)

·        excellent verbal and written English communication skills

·       very strong research background in the design and analysis of neurophysiological experiments.

·       solid programming skills (MATLAB/ Python) are a must

·       experience with EEG analyses programs (e.g., EEGlab, brainstorm) are desirable

·       experience with structural equation modeling, psychometrics and cognitive modeling is a plus

Contact: 

For consideration please send one single pdf with a motivation letter, a CV and a list of three potential referees to Nicolas Langer, (n.langer at ps <mailto:nadine.gaab at childrens.harvard.edu>ychologie.uzh.ch <http://ychologie.uzh.ch/>). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.


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