<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Funding is available for two PhD students.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We seek graduate students to work on studies of Motor and Cognitive Processes in patient populations, including Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, drug addiction, among others. This is part of various thesis projects leading towards a PhD.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Applicants with interest in either experimental or computational modeling research are encouraged to apply.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Computational modeling work involves building abstract mathematical models of learning, cognition, and decision making as well as neural network models that integrate neuroscience data.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Experimental studies focus on testing cognitive function in various patient populations as well as behavioral neurogenetics and fMRI studies in collaboration with various labs around Sydney. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Testing of subjects will take place at University of New South Wales, Sydney University, and/or other hospitals in Sydney CBD.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The lab is located in Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">For any questions, feel free to contact Dr. Ahmed Moustafa at <a href="https://email.uws.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=OkwoWmSawEWAS46irEbvdr4aBcG7A9EIJ6jIGZ9moPZMZRcYnb4tflVny6H2bDSu2GcrITG7pDw.&URL=mailto%3aa.moustafa%40uws.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">a.moustafa@uws.edu.au</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Dr. Ahmed Moustafa<br>
Lecturer in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience,</span></p><p class="" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Marcs Institute for Brain and Behaviour & School of Social Sciences and Psychology<br>
University of Western Sydney<br>Building 24, Bankstown Campus, Office: 24.1.6<br>Phone: +61 2 9772 <a name="_MailEndCompose">6847</a>; Fax: +61 2 9772 6757</span></p><p class="" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Email: <a href="https://email.uws.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=OkwoWmSawEWAS46irEbvdr4aBcG7A9EIJ6jIGZ9moPZMZRcYnb4tflVny6H2bDSu2GcrITG7pDw.&URL=mailto%3aa.moustafa%40uws.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">a.moustafa@uws.edu.au</span></a></span></p>
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