Phd Candidate: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience - Nijmegen, Nederland - Radboud Universiteit

Radboud Universiteit
Radboud Universiteit
Geverifieerd bedrijf
Nijmegen, Nederland

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Daan Van den Berg

Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving
Employment
38.0 FTE
Gross monthly salary
€ 2,770 - € 3,539
Required background
Research University Degree
Organizational unit
Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
Application deadline
19 June 2024


Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning have put artificial neural networks firmly on the map as a promising approach to both model and understand biological brains.

This PhD project aims to harness the recent progress in AI to build computationally explicit models (Artificial Neural Networks, ANNs) that embody the principles of predictive processing.

The ultimate goal is to better understand the neural mechanisms underlying our remarkable perceptual abilities by comparing artificial and biological networks in terms of neural and behavioural representations during naturalistic conditions.

Profile
You have an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
You have an affinity with programming and possess demonstrable experience using techniques for quantitative data analysis (e.g. in Matlab or Python).
You are highly motivated to conduct interdisciplinary empirical research at the intersection of AI/Machine Learning and Cognitive Neuroscience.
You have good collaborative and communication skills.
We are

The Predictive Brain Lab is based at the Donders Institute of Radboud University (Nijmegen, Netherlands) and headed by Prof. Floris de Lange.

Its research mission is to find out how the brain makes sense of the world, using prior knowledge to form predictions about incoming signals.

We strive to understand this process at the computational, algorithmic and implementational levels.

Therefore, we use a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on behavioural and neural mechanisms of prediction, and utilising a combination of psychophysics, non-invasive human neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG/MEG), and computational and neural network modelling approaches.

We represent many different nationalities and we come from diverse (personal and scientific) backgrounds. We promote a supportive and stimulating work environment, where we enjoy carrying out excellent scientific research.

The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour is a world-class interfaculty research centre that houses more than 700 researchers devoted to understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of the human mind.

Excellent, state-of-the-art research facilities are available for the broad range of cognitive neuroscience. The Donders Institute fosters a collaborative, multidisciplinary, supportive research environment with a diverse international staff. English is the lingua franca at the Institute.

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Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour

The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour is a world-class interfaculty research centre that houses more than 700 researchers devoted to understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of the human mind.

Research at the Donders Institute is focused around four themes: 1. Language and communication, 2. Perception, action and control, 3. Plasticity and memory, 4. Neural computation and neurotechnology.

Excellent, state-of-the-art research facilities are available for the broad range of neuroscience research that is being conducted at the Donders Institute.

The Donders Institute has been assessed by an international evaluation committee as excellent and recognized as a 'very stimulating environment for top researchers, as well as for young talent'.

The Donders Institute fosters a collaborative, multidisciplinary, supportive research environment with a diverse international staff. English is the lingua franca at the Institute.

We offer

We will give you a temporary employment contract (1.0 FTE) of 1,5 years, after which your performance will be evaluated.

If the evaluation is positive, your contract will be extended by 2.5 years (4-year contract).

You will receive a starting salary of €2,770 gross per month based on a 38-hour working week, which will increase to €3,539 in the fourth year (salary scale P).

You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus.
You will be able to use our Dual Career and Fam
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