Connectionists: Two 3-year post-doc positions Amiens/Dijon, France: neurodevelopment and rhythm processing

[Sahar Moghimi]

Two 3-year post-doc positions are available within the research  
project PreMusic, funded by the French National Research Agency ANR.  
This project aims is to evaluate the impact of early musical  
interventions in the NICU on preterm infants’ development, starting  
from 28 weeks gestational age up until 18 months.
In this longitudinal study, we will evaluate the development of  
auditory rhythm processing capacities with EEG and behavioral tasks  
and other aspects of cognitive development.

The project consortium involves four academic partners with  
complementary expertise in early neurodevelopment, neural data  
processing (in particular EEG), cognitive neurosciences of music and  
music analysis. The positions will be with Sahar Moghimi in Amiens  
(INSERM U1105) and with Barbara Tillmann in Dijon (LEAD-UMR5022),  
starting around March 2023, and both will be in collaboration with  
Laurel Trainor (McMaster University, Canada). The post-docs will work
together and in collaboration with the other consortium members.

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1) Amiens (https://gramfc.u-picardie.fr/)
The post-doc will be fully dedicated to extracting the EEG correlates  
of rhythm processing in
the course of development, aiming to evaluate the impact of musical  
interventions on
neurodevelopment.
Required: PhD in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computer  
science, or related fields,
strong background in neural signal processing, advanced skills with  
scripting languages, such
as Matlab or Python, research experience in EEG signal processing/modeling
Preferable: knowledge in the field of neurosciences of music and/or  
auditory perception,
French fluency

2) Dijon (http://leadserv.u-bourgogne.fr/en)
The post-doc will be mainly in charge of the longitudinal testing  
program aiming to evaluate
the impact of the musical interventions on the rhythmic, cognitive and  
social development of
the preterm infants.
Required: PhD in developmental psychology, cognitive neurosciences or  
neuropsychology;
research experience in developmental science, strong motivation for  
team work; statistical
and programming skills
Preferable: knowledge in the field of neurosciences of music and/or  
auditory perception,
prior experience with EEG, French fluency.


All applications should include a CV, a cover letter specifying  
research interests and
motivation, and contact details for two referees.
Post-doc applications should be sent to either  
sahar.moghimi at u-picardie.fr (position in
Amiens) or barbara.tillmann at cnrs.fr (position in Dijon).


Applications will be evaluated as they come in, and the positions will  
be open until filled.