Connectionists: Postdoc & PhD position in computational neuroimaging & computational psychiatry - application deadline 31 Mar 2025 (Uni Bonn/Germany)

[Dominik Bach]

The *Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience at University 
of Bonn* <https://www.caian.uni-bonn.de/en/home> is looking to recruit a 
*postdoctoral fellow and a PhD student* to undertake high quality 
research and produce high-impact publications in a collaborative 
research project investigating the mechanisms of human aversive learning 
(a pre-clinical model of anxiety disorders) in a big-data approach. The 
project is lead by Prof Dominik Bach.

*The goal of the advertised positions* is to (a) conduct an fMRI 
mega-analysis of multi-voxel threat representations, using existing data 
from the ENIGMA consortium, and (b) adapt and improve methods to infer 
threat learning from psychophysiological and behavioural data in fMRI 
and ambulatory settings. The position involves a close collaboration 
with the Department for Imaging Neuroscience (FIL) at UCL Queen Square 
Institute of Neurology, London, UK, where part of the team is based. The 
role includes

·Implementing fMRI analysis pipelines in HALFpipe

·Coordination with participating sites to obtain and process data

·Mega-analysis of threat representation geometry

·Implementing and developing psychophysiology and behavioural analysis 
pipelines using PsPM/Matlab, CogLearn/VRthreat/R, and statistical 
modelling (e.g. Rstan)

·publication of research and development results

See *here* <https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-024-02341-3> for an example 
of our previous behavioural research.

*Requirements for post doc applicants:*

·PhD in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, behavioural science or a 
related area, by the agreed start date of the position (essential)

·experience with fMRI data analysis (essential)

·experience with one of HALFpipe, nypipe, or python (essential)

·experience with Matlab (SPM) or R (tidyverse, Rstan) (essential)

·experience with MVPA and/or PsPM would be a plus

*Requirements for PhD applicants:*

·MSc in neuroscience, psychology, natural sciences, engineering, or a 
related area, by the agreed start date of the position (essential)

·experience with either fMRI or PsPM (essential)

·knowledge of Python (essential)

·experience with Matlab (SPM) and/or R (tidyverse/Rstan) (desirable)

·experience with MVPA and/or PsPM would be a plus

The successful candidates on either level will have ample experience in 
programming, and a good publication record.

*Applicants* should submit *a current CV, a personal statement 
describing their experience and interests, and contact information for 
three referees,* as a single PDF document, by *31 March 2025 *to 
caian.office at uni-bonn.de <mailto:caian.office at uni-bonn.de>. Interviews 
will be conducted online between 7-11 April 2025. Enquiries can be 
directed to Prof. Dominik Bach, d.bach at uni-bonn.de 
<mailto:d.bach at uni-bonn.de>.

More information can be found here. 
<https://www.caian.uni-bonn.de/en/team/opportunities/jobs-coglearn>
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