<div dir="ltr">Apologies for cross-posting,<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Amsterdam Brain & Cognition (</span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;background:rgb(255,255,204)">ABC</span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">) Institute - </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Post-doc (or PhD student) </span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">in visual computational neuroscience</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Job description</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">We are inviting applications for an interdisciplinary position to research the relationship between various computer vision models (Bag of Words, Summary statistics, Deep Learning, HMax) and the actual functioning of the brain. This will be done by evaluating the explained variance of different computer vision models using BOLD-MRI and EEG data. The successful candidates will work in a stimulating environment of a leading and highly active research team including faculty in the department of psychology (dr H. Steven Scholte, dr. Sennay Ghebreab), and CWI (dr. Sander Bohte).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Requirements</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The successful applicant will have a solid computational background, good programming skills and experience with computer vision and machine learning models. Affinity with neuroimaging is appreciated. For the post-doc position, a strong publication record in top-tier international conferences and journals is mandatory.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Conditions of employment</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The position can start any time after November 2014 and is for temporary appointment of 2-4 years. The appointment will be within the UvA department of psychology.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> We offer a competitive salary with excellent secondary benefits and an extremely friendly, interactive and international working environment. This includes new buildings in one of Europe's most beautiful and lively cities, and direct access to high-end computing facilities. Moreover, since Amsterdam is a very international city where almost everybody speaks and understands English, candidates need not be afraid of the language barrier.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Organisation</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Amsterdam Brain & Cognition (<span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">ABC</span>) Institute</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Additional information</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Brain & Cognition is the first priority area of the University of Amsterdam centered in the Amsterdam Brain & Cognition (<span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">ABC</span>) Institute. The current project is an example of the type of research pursued in the <span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">ABC</span> and is a collaboration between the department of psychology, the informatics institute and CWI.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">For specific questions about the project, please contact:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Dr. H.Steven Scholte (<a href="mailto:h.s.scholte@uva.nl" target="_blank">h.s.scholte@uva.nl</a>)</span></p></div>