<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">We are seeking candidates for a PhD position entitled “Computational Methods for Brain Connectivity Analysis”.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The research will aim at developing novel approaches based on machine learning for the analysis of structural and functional brain connectivity from neuroimaging data (e.g., fMRI, rsMRI, DTI, MEG, EEG, etc.). The aim is to better understand the brain and characterize the neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary environment.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The applicant should have a background in machine learning and pattern recognition methodologies with a keen interest in neuroscience. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The PhD grant is jointly supported by Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). The research activity will take place at the Neuroinformatics Laboratory (NILab, <a href="https://nilab.fbk.eu/" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">https://nilab.fbk.eu/</span></a>) and the Pattern Analysis and Computer Vision Laboratory (PAVIS, <a href="http://pavis.iit.it/" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">http://pavis.iit.it/</span></a>). NILab is an interdisciplinary laboratory raised as joint initiative between the Centre for Information Technology of FBK and the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences of University of Trento (CIMeC, <a href="http://www.cimec.unitn.it/" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">http://www.cimec.unitn.it</span></a>). </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Interested candidates must apply for the PhD grant following the instructions in the call published by Università degli studi di Trento (see the application webpage <a href="http://ict.unitn.it/application/ict_doctoral_school" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">http://ict.unitn.it/application/ict_doctoral_school</span></a>) referring to position A5.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">Deadline for the formal application is August 31, 2017, hrs. 04.00 PM (Italian time, GMT +2)</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Interested candidates are also invited to contact Paolo Avesani (<a href="mailto:avesani@fbk.eu" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">avesani@fbk.eu</span></a>) and Diego Sona (<a href="mailto:diego.sona@iit.it" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">diego.sona@iit.it</span></a>) by emailing their CV and a short statement of interest in this position.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">For further information on the position and the application process refers to the following links</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 105, 217);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="http://ict.unitn.it/" class="">http://ict.unitn.it</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 105, 217);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="http://ict.unitn.it/application/project_specific_grants" class="">http://ict.unitn.it/application/project_specific_grants</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 105, 217);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 105, 217);" class=""><br class=""></div>Diego Sona<br class=""><div class="">
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