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Post doc or PhD student, Munster, Germany  

For the german research foundation (DFG) project entitled "Reconstruction of epilepsy-characteristic sources by means of a simultaneous evaluation of EEG- and MEG-data using calibrated realistic headmodels", the Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis (IBB) of the University of Münster offers a position for a research scientist (PostDoc or PhD student).

The position is available for 3 years. Payment is according to Bat2a/TVL13.

The research project is a cooperation of the IBB with the epilepsy center Erlangen. It aims at reconstructing epilepsy-characteristic electric potentials and magnetic fields for the identification of the epileptogenic zone to improve the therapy of pharmaco-resistant epilepsies. The main project goal is the development and application of methods for a combined source analysis of Electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) data in individually optimized finite element head models.

The successful applicant holds a degree in informatics, mathematics, physics, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering or similar, and possesses good programming experience (C++ under Linux). Experience with the measurement and analysis of brain signals is advantageous, but not essential.  In order to increase the proportion of female staff members, applications from female scientists are particularly encouraged. Disabled applicants are preferred if qualification is equal. The selection procedure starts as the applications come in. Please send your application to Priv.-Doz. Dr.rer.nat. Carsten H. Wolters Institut für Biomagnetismus und Biosignalanalyse, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Malmedyweg 15, 48149 Münster, Germany Tel.: +49 251 83 56904, Fax: +49 251 83 56874, E-Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Web: biomag.uni-muenster.de

 

Support and development BESA, Munich, Germany

MEGIS Software GmbH (Munich, Germany) is searching to hire an EEG/MEG scientist to join our support and development team in Germany.

Job profile:

The successful applicant will

  •        contribute to the development of new analysis techniques and program features
  •        participate in joint research projects with our customers
  •        represent our products and software at neuroimaging conferences
  •        teach the use of our software at customer workshops worldwide
  •        provide scientific and technical support to our customers (predominantly via email)

MEGIS is one of the leading developers of EEG/MEG analysis software. Our BESA programs are widely used software for analysis of EEG and MEG data for both research and clinical applications (see www.besa.de). As a free enterprise in the field of science and research we can offer job positions combining the advantages of both fields: Stay in touch with current front-end research work while enjoying the advantages of a permanent position with adequate salary.

Applicant’s profile:

  •        The applicant should have a background in nature science (e.g. physics) or psychology, preferential including a PhD degree.
  •        Experience in EEG/MEG data analysis (practical and/or theoretical) is desired.
  •        Knowledge of the BESA software is helpful, but not a must.
  •        Fluency in written and spoken English are a prerequisite for the announced position.
  •        Since the place of work will be mainly our office in Germany, the applicant should be able to communicate in German.
  •        Experience in MATLAB scripting or other programming skills are helpful.
  •        The applicant should be willing to travel to neuroscientific conferences and workshops worldwide 6-8 times per year.

Applications should include a current CV, a letter indicating motivation and skills, and a list of publications. Electronic applications preferred. Please send your application to Theodor Scherg ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or to:

MEGIS Software GmbH, Freihamer Str. 18, 82166 Graefelfing, Germany


Post doc, Boston, USA

Post doctoral position available at the Martinos Center for  Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, for a person with a PhD in MEG/EEG data analysis/methodology/signal processing. Background in specific aspects of neuroscience or cognitive science is not required. The position will involve investigating sensory processing, cortical connectivity, and other processing  abnormalities in autism, using primarily MEG data with potential  cross-linking with MRI. There is a range of possible projects to choose  from within these categories.

The position requires working closely with other members of the Martinos center (in particular Dr. Matti Hämäläinen), as well as with other lab members, to develop, explore, improve and apply  various data analysis methodologies. Multiple paradigms are routinely used in the lab, each offering opportunities for different approaches and research directions.

The position will involve running the MEG and MRI sessions with children  and adolescents, both healthy and with autism spectrum disorders.  Recruitment of subjects is carried out by other members (research  coordinators) in the lab.

A minimum commitment of two years is required. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

For more information or to apply, please email CV and cover letter to  Tal Kenet, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Multiple Positions, Halifax, Canada

The IWK Health Centre, Canada’s National Research Council and Dalhousie University, in collaboration Elekta Neuromag, are recruiting for MEG research and development positions in Halifax, NS, Canada. Openings are available for both technical and scientific staff. Some positions are available this year and others in the subsequent years of the program. Academic cross-postings are available via the IWK and Dalhousie University. Successful candidates will work in a collaborative environment, with access to state-of-the-art medical imaging equipment including MEG and high-field MRI. The positions are primarily funded by the Canadian Atlantic Innovation Fund.

 The overall goal of the Halifax based project is to translate significant R&D advances into practical clinical applications. These advances will be generated from the integration of advanced MEG and MRI capabilities. This interface between two advanced non-invasive technologies forms the basis of the workplan to extract a host of novel products in biodiagnostics.

 Further details of the workplan are available to interested parties. Candidate qualifications vary for different positions that are offered, but experience with MEG is a strong asset in every case. All candidates must work well in a team environment and be enthusiastic collaborators between industry, academia and medicine.

 The IWK Health Centre provides quality care to women, children, youth and families in Atlantic Canada and beyond. The IWK is a respected centre for its world-class research into numerous disorders and diseases. As a teaching institution, it is affiliated with Dalhousie University and serves as a primary clinical resource for children and families in Atlantic Canada.

 The National Research Council (NRC) is the Government of Canada's premier organization for research and development. It has been active since 1916. NRC’s Institute for Biodiagnostics is a leader in advanced MRI.

 Elekta Neuromag is the industry-leading developer and manufacturer of advanced MEG systems. These systems are in use at over 55 world class research facilities and hospitals globally.

 Halifax is a modern port city teeming with culture and heritage. The region has an impressive array of entertainment, attractions, fine restaurants, colourful gardens and lively nightlife. In the region are charming seaside towns, sun-drenched beaches, sparkling coves and miles of rugged shoreline. Halifax will be the location for the 19th International Conference on Biomagnetism in 2014.

 For details, contact an Elekta Neuromag representative in person at the Human Brain Mapping meeting in Barcelona, June 6-10, or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Ryan.D' This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

PhD position, Trento, Italy

A PhD position in Computational Neurolinguistics (Conceptual representations) will be available at the Language Interaction and Computation Lab (CLIC)  starting in late 2010 or early 2011. http://clic.cimec.unitn.it/

The successful candidate will work as part of a larger project whose objective is to combine empirical data of different types (corpus
co-occurrence patterns, elicitation experiments, neuroimaging data) to arrive at a better understanding of the organisation of conceptual
knowledge in the mind and brain. Your task will be to continue ongoing work which uses machine learning and data-mining methods to extract conceptual representations from recordings of neural activity (EEG, MEG and fMRI). Ideally the candidate should have  knowledge of both computational linguistic techniques (particularly distributional models of meaning), and experimental design  (elicitation/behavioural). Programming skills are a must, and experience with neuroimaging techniques, machine learning and signal processing would be a plus.

The Language Interaction and Computation Lab (CLIC) is a unit of the University of Trento's Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences
(www.cimec.unitn.it) or CIMEC: an interdisciplinary Centre for the research in brain and cognition including neuroscientists,
psychologists, (computational) linguists, computational neuroscientists, and physicists. CLIC consists of researchers from the
Departments of Computer Science and Cognitive Science carrying out research on a range of topics, including concept acquisition and
information extraction from very large multi-modal corpora, combining brain data and data from corpora to study cognition, and methods of theoretical linguistics.

The normal course of PhD study in Italy is three years, with possibility of extension, and includes courses at the CIMeC Doctoral
School (portale.unitn.it/drcimec/). There are no tuition fees, and the position includes a fellowship to cover living expenses.

For additional information please contact Brian Murphy ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Massimo Poesio ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) directly, attaching your CV.

 

Research Programmer, Los Angeles, USA

The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California is seeking a research programmer to participate in the development, distribution and support of software for functional brain mapping. The programmer will be responsible for implementing software for all phases of the analysis of magnetoencephalograpy (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG) data and its integration of other functional and structural imaging modalities. The resulting software, which will be developed under grant support from the National Institutes of Health, will be distributed to researchers throughout the US and the rest of the world, for analysis of data collected in cognitive neuroscience and clinical research studies. This project will be conducted under the supervision of Professor Richard Leahy in the Department of Electrical Engineering and will involve close collaboration with researchers at USC and other institutions.


Responsibilities
  • Play a leading role in developing common workflow, data structures, and file formats for use in analysis of MEG and EEG data.
  • Develop and document code to implement algorithms for analysis and display of M/EEG data.
  • Development of procedures for automated testing of software and software updates.
  • Develop and support procedures for distribution and documentation of new software.
  • Participate in training of users
  • Participate in research meetings and interact with PhD students, postdocs and research faculty in Dr. Leahy's lab in the development of new approaches to the analysis of MEG and EEG data.
  • Work with collaborators who are also developing software to facilitate interoperability between software packages with the ultimate goal of producing a single software package for EEG and MEG data analysis.
  • More information about Brainstorm, the existing software package: http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm
Minimum qualifications
  • Masters Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  • 2 years post graduate experience
  • Knowledge of the basic principles underlying EEG and MEG signal processing
  • Programming experience with Matlab and Java
Conditions of employment
  • Starting from January 2011
  • Duration: position available for a minimum of two years
  • Salary:  depends on experience and qualifications
  • USC has excellent benefits, including health benefits and retirement plans with employer contributions after six months.
  • The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Application
  • To apply, please send an email to Francois Tadel, main developer of the Brainstorm software: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  • Your application should include: your CV, a description of your programming skills, a detailed description of your previous software development projects.
  • Application deadline: Open until filled.

Postdoc, Paris, France

Applications are invited for a postdoc position supervised by Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz to work on consciousness in infants using EEG. The team is part of INSERM's 'Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit' (http://www.unicog.org, director: Stanislas Deheane) at NeuroSpin (director: Denis LeBihan) in the greater Paris region. NeuroSpin is a newly opened outstanding interdisciplinary research environment that houses several research laboratories and combines expertise in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, magneto-electrophysiology, high field MR imaging and imaging data analysis.

The project is part of an European community project to study consciousness in adults, monkeys, infants and comatose patients. The postdoc will program and analyze EEG experiments (subliminal presentation, stimulus collision etc.) in infants and discuss the results with other teams involved. Applicants should have a PhD degree in neuroscience, medicine, psychology or related areas.

Prior experience with EEG/MEG analysis is necessary. Salary will be commensurate with experience within the salary scale of the French public research organizations (~2100 euros per month).

The position is funded for one to five years and should be started during autumn 2010. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. For further information or to submit an application (including the names of two referees) please contact Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).


Postdoc and PhD student, Münster, Germany

The Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis of the University of Münster, Germany invites applications to solve problems in the research field of Neuroscience of Music. The Institute (Head: Prof. Dr. Christo Pantev) is a multidisciplinary research institute with a focus on neuroscience research using MEG, EEG and fMRI and behavioral methods. The successful applicants will work in a project on neuronal correlates of auditory and multimodal processing and on the effects of musical training on neuronal plasticity. The appointment will be for 3 years at the rank of postdoc or PhD student with diploma or master degree. We are looking for highly motivated qualified applicants with degree in Biophysics, Biology, Psychology, Medicine, Physics or another related degree and good communication and writing skills. Some experience with behavioral neuropsychology, EEG/MEG and programming skills (Matlab, Presentation) are desirable. We offer a highly dynamic and multidisciplinary working environment with access to state-of-the-art neuroscience technologies. Students can choose between several PhD programs. Salary will be according to TVL.

Applicants should e-mail a cover letter, CV, university certificates and contact information of two references, preferably as a single pdf file. For further details and to apply please contact Prof. Dr. Christo Pantev ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Evaluation and interview of candidates will start immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
Applications of women are specifically invited. In the case of similar qualifications, competence, and specific achievements, women will be considered on preferential terms within the framework of the legal possibilities. Handicapped candidates with equivalent qualifications will be given preference.

 

Principal investigator, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Vacancy number: 30.01.10

Job description
The Donders Institute, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, and the Faculty of Science seek to recruit a researcher for a Principal Investigator position. As a Principal Investigator, you will form a multidisciplinary team, focusing on research questions in cognitive neuroscience and using neuroimaging as the primary tool. You will have a limited teaching obligation at the Science faculty.

You will be based at the Donders Institute, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and will have access to all its research facilities, including fMRI at 1.5 T, 3 T and 7 T, MEG, EEG, TMS and labs for primate research.

Requirements
You should be a highly talented and dedicated researcher in the fields of cognitive neurosciences and neuroimaging, and you must be able to establish your own line of research within the Centre’s overall research profile and in collaboration with the Faculty of Science.

Organization
The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour consists of the Centre for Cognition, the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and the Centre for Neuroscience.

The mission of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging is to conduct cutting-edge fundamental research in cognitive neuroscience. Much of the rapid progress in this field is driven by the development of complex neuroimaging techniques for the in-vivo scanning of activity in the human brain – an area in which the Centre plays a leading role. The research themes cover central cognitive functions, such as perception, action, attention, memory, language, learning and plasticity. The Centre also aims to establish how the different brain areas coordinate their activity with very high temporal precision to enable human and animal cognition.
Website: http://www.ru.nl/donders

Conditions of employment
Employment: 1,0 fte
Maximum salary per month, based on a fulltime employment: € 4,970 gross/month
Salary scale: 12
Duration of the contract: The position is a tenure track position.

Other Information
Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Please enclose your letter of application, a CV including a list of publications, a one-page document on your research plans, and the names of three persons that can provide references.

Additional Information
Prof. David Norris, director Donders Institute, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
Telephone: +31 24 3610648, +31 24 3610651
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Application
You can apply for the job (mention the vacancy number 30.01.10) before 15 April 2010 by sending your application -preferably by email- to:

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Prof. David Norris
Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN Nijmegen, NL
Telephone: +31 24 3610651
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Four positions at the NYU Neuroscience of Language Lab (NeLLab)
 
1. Lab Manager/RA 
Full-time Lab Manager position at the NYU Neurolinguistics Laboratory, with 
some responsibilities extending to the NYU Abu Dhabi Neuroscience of 
Language Laboratory. BA/BS or MA/MS in a cognitive science-related 
discipline (psychology, linguistics, etc.) or computer science is required. 
The lab manager will be involved in all stages of execution and analysis of 
MEG/EEG experiments on language processing. Previous experience with MEG or 
some other cognitive neuroscience method is highly preferred. A background 
in statistics and some programming ability (especially Matlab) are essential. 
 
Preferred start date is July 2010, but this is negotiable. Salary and rank 
will be commensurate with experience. To apply, please email CV and names 
of references to Prof. Liina Pylkkänen (liina.pylkkanennyu.edu). 
 
 
 
 
2. RA 
Full-time NSF-funded research assistant for Cognitive Neuroscience of 
Language projects at the KIT/NYU MEG Lab. BA/BS in cognitive 
science-related discipline (psychology, linguistics, etc.) or computer 
science. Programming and/or statistics experience a plus. RA would help 
analyze data from MEG and joint MEG/fMRI experiments and help design and 
program additional experiments. For 2010-11, research will concentrate on 
lexical access and morphological decomposition in auditory and visual word 
perception. 
 
Preferred start date is July 2010, but this is negotiable. Salary and rank 
will be commensurate with experience. To apply, please email CV and names 
of references to Prof. Alec Marantz (marantznyu.edu). 
 
 
 
 
3. Postdoctoral Position: Cognitive Neuroscientist 
1-year, potentially renewable post-doctoral position in the cognitive 
neuroscience of language for the NYU Abu Dhabi Neuroscience of Language 
Laboratory. The researcher will have had experience with evoked response 
experiments using either MEG or EEG, but preferably both. The main 
responsibility of the researcher will be to explore the appropriate ways to 
utilize participant populations of varied linguistic and educational 
backgrounds to address questions about linguistic universals and 
language-specific effects. Working with Arabic and East Asian speakers 
requires nuanced understanding of the linguistic situation on the ground as 
well as a search for necessary corpus resources and area experts on the 
languages and language-particular psycholinguistics. A researcher with 
cross-linguistic experimental experience would be ideal for the job, and 
someone from either the Gulf area or India would be especially suited for 
this project. To apply, please send CV, names of three references and a
brief statement of research interests and goals to linguistics.neurolabnyu.edu. 
 
 
 
 
4. Postdoctoral Position: Computational Researcher 
1-year, potentially renewable post-doctoral position in computational 
research for the NYU Abu Dhabi Neuroscience of Language Laboratory. 
The successful applicant will have had an extensive background in 
quantitative analysis, statistics, and/or electrophysiological signal 
processing. The researcher will be responsible for the laboratory's data 
processing pipeline, from experimental design through final data analysis, 
and will create and justify statistical tools for neurolinguistic 
experiments with MEG/EEG data. Though the researcher is expected to work 
with source localization packages such as MNE and BESA, he/she will be most 
concerned with issues essentially statistical in nature, e.g. the 
covariance of stimulus variables, the way to treat data across subjects, 
the problem of multiple comparisons in whole-brain and whole-epoch 
analyses, etc. To apply, please send CV, names of three references and a brief statement of research interests and goals to linguistics.neurolab nyu.edu.  
 
Application Deadline: Open until filled.