[visionlist] POSTDOC/PhD POSITION IN VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE, UNIVERSITY MAGDEBURG, GERMANY

[Michael Hoffmann]

POSTDOC/PhD POSITION IN VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE, UNIVERSITY MAGDEBURG, GERMANY

A PostDoc/PhD position with a focus on non-invasive investigations of the organization and plasticity of the human visual system is available in the Visual Processing Laboratory of the Ophthalmic Department of the University of Magdeburg. The interdisciplinary research project will involve patient studies using state-of-the-art research facilities such as fMRI at 3 and 7 Tesla & non-invasive electrophysiology. The position is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for three/two years (PhD/PostDoc). It is available now, the exact starting date is flexible.

This position is for a highly motivated candidate with a strong interest to conduct neuroscientific research in an interdisciplinary team and with a sound background in Mat-Lab programming, biomedical data acquisition, quantitative data analysis, and neuroscience. Knowledge of the German language assists patient investigations, knowledge of fMRI, non-invasive electrophysiology, psychophysics, and the visual system is a plus. Applicants with a background in biology, physics, psychology, computer science, medicine etc., with a PhD or eligible to register as a PhD-student will be considered. The candidate will be embedded in the Magdeburg neuroscience environment, a thriving community of scientists investigating key-aspects of brain research with a large variety of state-of-the-art techniques.

Informal enquiries for specific information on the project and electronic applications (including cover letter, cv, certificates, names and contact details of two references) should be addressed to PD Dr. Michael Hoffmann: michael.hoffmann at med.ovgu.de

Information about the Visual Processing Lab:
http://www.med.uni-magdeburg.de/fme/kauge/vpl/

Selected project related publications:
(1) Hoffmann MB et al. (2012) Plasticity and stability of the visual system in human achiasma.
Neuron 75:393-401
(2) Hoffmann MB et al. (2011) Optic nerve projections in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia.
IOVS 52:4617-4625
(3) Wolynski B et al. (2010) Self-organisation in the human visual system - visuo-motor processing with congenitally abnormal V1 input.
Neuropsychologia 48:3834-3845
(4) Hoffmann MB et al. (2003) Organisation of the visual cortex in human albinism.
J Neuroscience 23:8921-8930