[visionlist] PhD position in Marseille, France

[Anna MONTAGNINI]

Apologies for multiple postings

Dear Visionlist members,

A **Doctoral research position**

is available in a project funded by the *European Research Council* 
(ERC), on an *ERC Starting Grant*.

The position will be based at the future *Laboratoire de Neurosciences 
Cognitives* (LNC, CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille) and the 
future *Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone* (INT, CNRS & 
Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille). The position will start in 
September 2011. Applications will be considered until end of July.

**Research topics:** The goals of the present project are to better 
characterize the role of cognitive control on perceptual decisions.  
This issue will mainly be approached through experimental psychology 
techniques (reaction time, psychophysics) augmented with 
neurophysiological methods, such as high resolution EEG and MEG, 
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS),  and functional MRI, as well as 
high-resolution eye movement recordings in some cases.

The two research units involved in this project (LNC and INT) are 
embedded in a rich neuroscientific environment, with active 
collaborations, both at the national and international level. The LNC 
owns several high resolution EEG systems (from 64 to 128 electrodes), 
two single pulse and one dual pulse TMS machines, coupled with a 
neuronavigation and a robotized device  (see 
http://www.ant-neuro.com/products/visor/robotized-tms/). The INT owns 
state-of-the art eye-tracker devices. Both units also have access to a 
3T fMRI machine devoted to research, and to a MEG machine.

**Requirements:** Applicants should hold a Master in Experimental 
Psychology, Cognitive Sciences or Neuroscience. Applications of students 
with a different scientific background (Computer Sciences, Physics, 
Mathematics, Engineering) showing strong interest for experimental 
approaches in Neuroscience will also be considered. Whatever the origin 
of the candidate, programming skills will be a big plus and interest for 
the computational approach to the neuroscience will be also positively 
evaluated.

To apply, please send a full CV, in electronic form, to :

Boris BURLE (boris.burle at univ-provence.fr) and Anna MONTAGNINI 
(Anna.montagnini at incm.cnrs-mrs.fr)



-- 
Anna Montagnini
Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives de la Méditerranée - UMR 6193
CNRS-Université de la Méditerranée
31, chemin Joseph Aiguier 13402 Marseille - France
Phone : ++33 (0)4 91164111
http://www.incm.cnrs-mrs.fr/equipedyva.php