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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Chair of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience, TU Dresden (Germany). The position is part of a DFG-funded project on
<b>neurocomputational mechanisms of decision-making</b> through forward planning and state abstraction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Project highlights:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Modeling human learning and decision-making using probabilistic approaches<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Analyzing behavioral and fMRI data<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Collaborative work with experimentalists and theorists<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Opportunity to design and run experiments<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We’re looking for:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">A strong background in
<b>physics, computer science, mathematics</b>, or related fields<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Programming skills in <b>Python</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">Interest in cognitive neuroscience and modeling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">Experience with
<b>probabilistic programming</b> (PyMC, Stan, Pyro) is a plus<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🗓</span>️
<b><span lang="EN-US">Start date:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> July 1, 2025 (or soon after)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📅</span> <b><span lang="EN-US">Application deadline:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> April 30, 2025<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📍</span> <b><span lang="EN-US">Location:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> TU Dresden, Germany<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">💼</span> <b><span lang="EN-US">Duration:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Until Oct 2027, with extension possible<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This is a great opportunity for quantitatively strong researchers interested in cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience. Even applicants with limited neuroscience background are encouraged to apply if they have strong modeling
skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For details, please see the full job ad <a href="https://tud.link/9d2n92">
https://tud.link/9d2n92</a> or reach out to <b><a href="mailto:julia.herdin@tu-dresden.de">julia.herdin@tu-dresden.de</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards,<br>
Stefan Kiebel<br>
TU Dresden – Chair of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan J. Kiebel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Professur für Kognitive Computationale Neurowissenschaft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Technische Universität Dresden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">01062 Dresden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><a href="https://tu-dresden.de/mn/psychologie/ifap/ccns"><span style="color:#467886">https://tu-dresden.de/mn/psychologie/ifap/ccns</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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