[visionlist] PhD position in visual decision making

[Gregor Rainer]

The Visual Cognition laboratory ( http://www.unifr.ch/inph/vclab/ ) has 
an opening for studying neural mechanisms of visual information 
processing and visually based behaviors in the tree shrew, a small 
mammal that is a close relative of primates. You will use multi-channel 
neural recordings of single units and field potentials, as well as 
quantiative neurotransmitter monitoring to study brain responses during 
processing of visual stimuli. You will also have the opportunity to 
study the causal impact of deep brain stimulation and drug application 
on visually based behaviors using wireless technology in untethered 
freely behaving animals. A M.Sc. degree in a natural science or related 
discipline is a prerequisite. Programming skills, for example in MATLAB, 
and previous research experience is advantageous. You will be part of a 
lively interdisciplinary team. Salary will be around 3300 Euro/month. 
Fribourg is a friendly, diverse city in central Switzerland close to the 
mountains and numerous ski resorts.  Please send CV, statement of 
research interests and reference letters (if available) before 15.7.2012 
to gregor.rainer at unifr.ch.

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Gregor Rainer, Ph.D.
EURYI Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Fribourg
Adjunct Professor, EPFL
Chemin du Musee 5, CH-1700 Fribourg
Web: http://www.unifr.ch/inph/vclab/
Email: gregor.rainer at unifr.ch
Tel: +41 26 300 8689