We are now looking for a PhD student for our project \u201cEvent Structured Cognition (EVENT)\u201d (ref: PID2019-111199GB-I00) funded by the Spanish Government at the Dynamics of Memory Formation group. Starting date for this full-time position is to be mutually agreed during the first semester 2021.<\/p>\n
Everyone possesses an understanding of what it means to remember last summer vacation, or to\u00a0find our way to come back home from a nearby park. Although these memory operations appear to\u00a0effortlessly guide us through real life challenges, they rely upon a complex set of processes, from\u00a0early sensory decoding to complex mental representations of the world. How can we, thus, generate\u00a0discrete memory representations of our continuous day life experience? EVENT aims to provide\u00a0experimental insights of the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie the ability to organize our\u00a0experience into temporally segmented representations that can be accessed at long term. Drawing\u00a0on our previous results, our central hypothesis is that hippocampal replay is a critical\u00a0neurophysiological signature supporting the transformation of the unfolding experience into an\u00a0organized set of discrete event-like memory representations, thereby guiding the structure of\u00a0episodic memories and influence planning and decision making. The extent to which this critical\u00a0neurophysiological mechanism in the hippocampus raises coordinated with other brain structures\u00a0will be also investigated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Given the strong analytical approach of the project, we encourage applicants with a interest in human\u00a0neuroscience, with an educational background in signal or biomedical engineering, biophysics,\u00a0neuroscience, computer science, medicine, psychology, or related fields. Programming skills (e.g.,\u00a0Matlab, Python) and previous experience in human neuroimaging will be valued skills.<\/p>\n
The successful applicant should have strong commitment, flexibility and teamwork. The PhD\u00a0candidate will be responsible to coordinate, acquire, analyse behavioural and neuroimaging data from\u00a0healthy and clinical population samples (fMRI and iEEG). The PhD candidate will disseminate results\u00a0from the project to scientific and non-scientific audience and will have a promising research\u00a0publication record. Proficiency in oral and written communication in English will be desirable.<\/p>\n
The Dynamics of Memory Formation Group (DMF)<\/a> at the Institute of Neurosciences<\/a> of the University\u00a0of Barcelona wants to understand how experiences are initially encoded, undergo further We aim to create a good work environment based on respect and consideration in our relation to\u00a0each other. We strive to create an environment that promotes development and is stimulating to all\u00a0employees.<\/p>\n The PhD position is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under the program\u00a0\u201cFormaci\u00f3n de Personal Investigador\u201d (FPI). Eligible students are those who have completed courses\u00a0of at least 300 ECTs. Students must be able to apply to the FPI scholarship program and be eligible\u00a0to be admitted to a University of Barcelona Doctoral program (e.g., Brain, Cognition and Behaviour). This is a full-time funded position for three years + optional fourth. Gross annual salary will be 16.250\u20ac\u00a0(first two years), 17.410\u20ac (third year) and 21.760\u20ac (fourth year).<\/p>\n Interested candidates who fulfil all the criteria noted above should contact the IP\u00a0(llfuentemilla@ub.edu<\/a>) by October 12th (FPI call opens on October 13 and closes on October 27. The PhD position (FPI) at the Institute of Neuroscience – University of Barcelona We are now looking for a PhD student for our project \u201cEvent Structured Cognition (EVENT)\u201d (ref: PID2019-111199GB-I00) funded… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-positions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/brainvitge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nconsolidation and are later retrieved. DMF belongs to the Cognition and Brain Plasticity<\/a> Unit, which\u00a0includes >20 young scientists with interests in many facets of cognitive neuroscience (e.g., language,\u00a0neuroimaging, music, learning).<\/p>\nELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS<\/h5>\n
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION<\/h5>\n
\napplication must contain a personal motivation letter, a CV and the contact information of at least\u00a0two academic referees. Please provide the letter, CV and other documents in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"