Connectionists: Postdoctoral vacancy at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science (School of Psychology, University of Sussex)

[Anil Seth]

Please can I post job vacancy to your list:  Thanks!

Job available:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science and School of Psychology, University of Sussex

Closing date for applications 01 Jan 2013, post duration 3 years (full time, fixed term).

A full-time postdoctoral research position is available within the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex (www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler>), based in the School of Psychology (www.sussex.ac.uk/psychology<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/psychology>). This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary and internationally leading team whose members are addressing one of the most fundamental questions of 21st century science: What is the biological basis of consciousness? Our core mission is to unravel the complex neural mechanisms underlying consciousness, and generating new insights into and treatments for clinical disorders of consciousness.

The successful candidate will have an outstanding ability to design, initiate, and execute research in the broad field of ‘consciousness science’, evidenced by a track-record of scientific publication and an extensive skill-set in the area of cognitive neuroscience.  S/he will work alongside two other Sackler-funded research fellows (one in Informatics, one in the Brighton and Sussex Medical School) as well as with a number of other faculty, researchers, and students in the wider Sackler Centre community. The post has a broad remit with opportunities to follow your own research interests within the area of psychology and cognitive neuroscience relevant to consciousness and its clinical implications. Emphasis will be given to research that connects functional neuroimaging – especially electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) - with behavioural experiments.

The Sackler Centre has access to a wide-range of cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience facilities including fMRI, EEG, and TMS,  as well as excellent psychophysiological equipment and high-performance computational resources. The Centre is distinguished by its multidisciplinary expertise integrating advanced experimental methodologies with theoretical neuroscience, computational modelling, mathematics and statistics, and psychophysiology and neuropsychiatry.

Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent degree in a quantitative science discipline. Prior postdoctoral experience is preferred, as are candidates with a strong background in cognitive neuroscience and especially EEG. Salaries will be commensurate with experience.  Employment will be subject to the right to work in the UK.

For more details and information on how to apply, please see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/918.  For informal enquiries, contact Anil Seth (a.k.seth at sussex.ac.uk<mailto:a.k.seth at sussex.ac.uk>)


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Anil Seth, D.Phil.
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science
Department of Informatics, University of Sussex
www.anilseth.com<http://www.anilseth.com>
www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler

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