<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), is offering two post-doctoral fellowships for recent PhDs with outstanding research potential. The fellowship will involve collaborations with research teams and laboratories associated with NeuroMat, strictly related to ongoing research lines developed by  NeuroMat. For more details about the </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">ongoing research lines of NeuroMat,</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> please visit our website. The project may be developed at the laboratories of USP, campuses of São Paulo or Ribeirão Preto, or at UNICAMP, Campinas, in person.</span></p><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We seek candidates capable of developing independent research in one of the research lines below.</span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1. Stochastic modeling of neurobiological data. Candidates must have a strong background in probability theory with emphasis on stochastic processes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2. Development of new statistical methods for neurobiological data.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Candidates must have a strong background in statistics and data analysis and knowledge of computer programming.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3. Acquisition, processing, and quantitative analysis of neurobiological data. Candidates must have a strong background in neuroscience with previous experience in neurophysiological data acquisition, processing and analysis, and knowledge of computer programming.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4. Instrumentation development associated with brain stimuli. Candidates must have a strong background in electronic instrumentation, robotics, programing, and safety in medical equipment. </span></p><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The fellowship is competitive at an international level, and fellows benefit from extra funds for travel and research expenses plus limited support for relocation expenses.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Application Instructions:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applicants should complete and submit the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br/postdoc/new/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(66,139,202);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">application form</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. The following documents and information are requested (please see the form for further details):</span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Summary of the CV, in the format required by FAPESP (see </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://fapesp.br/en/6351" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US">fapesp.br/en/6351</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">for instructions); </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- List of publications, with links to those available online.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- A summary of the research plan for the next year, up to 5 pages in length. This document must explicitly state for which of the four research lines the candidate is applying. It should also address how this research plan fits within the framework of the NeuroMat research program. It is strongly recommended that candidates visit the webpage of the project, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br/scientific-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(66,139,202);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">NeuroMat research program</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:14.98px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px">consult the list of publications and contact potential supervisors, who are principal or co-principal investigators participating in the NeuroMat project, to align the research proposal with the goals of the project.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Pointers to other research related output, such as software, web pages, and so forth. Candidates should be willing to send copies of publications, if requested.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Any further information deemed relevant to the application.</span></p><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In addition to the above, we require at least two recommendation letters. Those should be emailed by the recommenders directly to </span><a href="mailto:postdoc-appl@numec.prp.usp.br" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">postdoc-appl@numec.prp.usp.br</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Timetable:</span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience until the deadline of March 31, 2025.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Appointment is expected to start by May 2025. The initial period of the position lasts for 12 months, with possible renewals to up to the end of the project, July 31, 2026. This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidates will be awarded FAPESP Postdoctoral fellowships in the amount of R$ 12,000,00 monthly plus fringe benefits and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship, which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">More details on FAPESP's postdoctoral fellowships are available at: </span><a href="https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc</span></a>.</p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px">Antonio C. Roque<br>Professor Associado<br>Departamento de Fisica<br>FFCLRP, Universidade de Sao Paulo<br>14040-901 Ribeirao Preto-SP<br>Brazil  -  Brasil</p><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:antonior@ffclrp.usp.br" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">antonior@usp.br</a></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:aroquesilva@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">aroquesilva@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://www.sisne.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.sisne.org</a></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px">ORCID: <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-4840" target="_blank">0000-0003-1260-4840</a></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px">ResearcherID: <a href="http://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/C-2316-2011" target="_blank">C-2316-2011</a></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px">Google Scholar: <a href="http://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=GqHWF74AAAAJ" target="_blank">GqHWF74AAAAJ</a></div><div>CV Lattes: <a href="http://lattes.cnpq.br/4609096963207702" target="_blank">4609096963207702</a></div></div></div></div></div>