Subject: [AUDITORY] Fwd: Postdoc position - Auditory Predictions with iEEG and Single-Unit recordings in humans From: Alejandro Blenkmann <ablenkmann@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 11:23:02 +0200--000000000000d5f90c05cd471c94 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, I'm looking for a talented postdoc to join our project on Auditory Predictions using intracranial EEG and single-unit recordings in humans. Please spread the word! Thanks, Alejandro *Brief description of the position:* A postdoctoral research fellowship (SKO1352) in cognitive neuroscience is available at RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion at the University of Oslo <https://www.uio.no/ritmo/english/>. The postdoctoral researcher will work on the project =E2=80=9CNeurophysiolo= gical Mechanisms of Human Auditory Predictions: From population- to single neuron recordings <https://www.uio.no/ritmo/english/projects/audiopred/index.html>= =E2=80=9D, and will have a primary affiliation with the Structure and cognition cluste= r <https://www.uio.no/ritmo/english/research/structure-cognition/>at RITMO. *The overarching aim of the project is to identify the neurophysiological basis of auditory predictions*. We will record electrical signals directly from the brains of patients with epilepsy (implanted with electrodes for clinical reasons) while they, for example, listen to streams of regular sounds that are occasionally replaced by unexpected events. *We aim to delineate how distinct brain areas play different roles and interact in encoding auditory regularities, predicting upcoming sounds, and detecting unexpected sounds or silences.* The work of the postdoctoral fellow will have a particular focus on the role of neuronal populations during the prediction of regularities of auditory stimuli. The candidate will work with local field potentials (intracranial EEG/iEEG/SEEG/ECoG) and single- and multi-unit activity (SUA/MUA) obtained from patients with epilepsy. We aim to understand how =E2=80=9Cprediction=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cprediction error=E2=80=9D signals= are encoded in the human brain and how these signals are communicated between cortical and subcortical areas. In collaboration with interdisciplinary research staff, the fellow will develop a subproject that addresses the core research questions of the overarching project. They are expected to be involved in all aspects of the research, including experimental design, data collection in a clinical setting, signal analysis, and publishing results related to the project aims. The project will be conducted in collaboration with the Department of Neurosurgery at Oslo University Hospital, Norway, the Department of Psychology/Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley, USA, and the Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit at El Cruce Hospital - CONICET, Argentina. Moreover, meetings with the project scientific advisory board are expected (Lucia Melloni, Karl Friston, Robert T. Knight, and Anne-Kristin Solbakk). The appointment is for three years, starting April 1st, 2022. A 4th year can be considered with the addition of 25 % teaching requirements, depending on the qualifications of the recruited candidate, departments=E2= =80=99 needs for teaching, and the centre=E2=80=99s need for assistance. Qualification requirements - A Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, physics, biomedical engineering, medicine, or related field. - Experience with a) signal processing of brain activity data, b) scientific programming in Matlab, Python, or any other programming languages, and c) statistics. - Knowledge of cognitive experimental designs is an advantage. - Prior experience with single-unit or multi-unit activity data analysis (human or animal research) is a significant advantage. - Excellent skills in written and oral English. - Personal suitability and motivation for the position *Deadline: November 1st, 2021* *More information:* https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/212857/postdoctoral-fellowsh= ip-in-cognitive-neuroscience --=20 Alejandro Blenkmann, he, Eng, PhD Researcher / AudioPred Project Leader https://bit.ly/AudioPred Front Neurolab - RITMO University of Oslo -- --000000000000d5f90c05cd471c94 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"= gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c= lass=3D"gmail_attr">Dear colleagues,<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_attr">I&#= 39;m looking for a talented postdoc to join our project on Auditory Predict= ions using intracranial EEG and single-unit recordings in humans.</div><div= dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmai= l_quote"><div>Please spread the word!=C2=A0</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Ale= jandro</div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><b>= <font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font face=3D= "arial, sans-serif">Brief description of the position:</font></b></div><div= dir=3D"ltr"><div><span id=3D"m_6866600721364495648m_1921845901362356120m_7= 59972595805829821m_-5432393717976401649m_5053284895520903509m_-335295999700= 533249gmail-docs-internal-guid-b924439f-7fff-6a96-a92c-185ef0963a90"><font = face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.255;margin= :0pt 1.4pt 9.55pt 0.5pt;text-indent:0.75pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)= ;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east= -asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A postdoctoral = research fellowship (SKO1352) in cognitive neuroscience is available a</spa= n><span style=3D"text-indent:0.75pt;background-color:transparent;font-varia= nt-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-= align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">t</span><span style=3D"text-indent:0.7= 5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-e= ast-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-w= rap"> </span><a href=3D"https://www.uio.no/ritmo/english/" style=3D"text-in= dent:0.75pt;text-decoration-line:none" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"col= or:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;f= ont-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align= :baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies = in Rhythm, Time and Motion at the University of Oslo</span></a><span style= =3D"text-indent:0.75pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no= rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertic= al-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "line-height:1.255;margin:0pt 1.4pt 9.55pt 0.5pt;text-indent:0.75pt"><span = style=3D"text-indent:0.75pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numer= ic:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:ba= seline;white-space:pre-wrap">The postdoctoral researcher will work on the p= roject</span><span style=3D"text-indent:0.75pt;background-color:transparent= ;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0= );vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> =E2=80=9C<span style=3D"ba= ckground-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font= -variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href=3D"https://www.= uio.no/ritmo/english/projects/audiopred/index.html" target=3D"_blank">Neuro= physiological Mechanisms of Human Auditory Predictions: From population- to= single neuron recordings</a></span>=E2=80=9D, and will have a primary affi= liation with the </span><a href=3D"https://www.uio.no/ritmo/english/researc= h/structure-cognition/" style=3D"text-indent:0.75pt;text-decoration-line:no= ne" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,238);background-color:tr= ansparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-d= ecoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stru= cture and cognition cluster</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);backgroun= d-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:nor= mal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></a><span style= =3D"text-indent:0.75pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no= rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baselin= e;white-space:pre-wrap">at RITMO. </span><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"li= ne-height:1.255;margin:0pt 1.4pt 9.55pt 0.5pt"><b style=3D"text-indent:0.75= pt;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">The = overarching aim of the project is to identify the neurophysiological basis = of auditory predictions</b><span style=3D"text-indent:0.75pt;background-col= or:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">. We will record elec= trical signals directly from the brains of patients with epilepsy (implante= d with electrodes for clinical reasons) while they, for example, listen to = streams of regular sounds that are occasionally replaced by unexpected even= ts. <b>We aim to delineate how distinct brain areas play different roles an= d interact in encoding auditory regularities, predicting upcoming sounds, a= nd detecting unexpected sounds or silences.</b></span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" st= yle=3D"line-height:1.255;margin:0pt 1.4pt 9.55pt 0.5pt"></p><div style=3D"t= ext-indent:1px">The work of the postdoctoral fellow will have a particular = focus on the role of neuronal populations during the prediction of regulari= ties of auditory stimuli. The candidate will work with local field potentia= ls (intracranial EEG/iEEG/SEEG/ECoG) and single- and multi-unit activity (S= UA/MUA) obtained from patients with epilepsy. We aim to understand how =E2= =80=9Cprediction=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cprediction error=E2=80=9D signals ar= e encoded in the human brain and how these signals are communicated between= cortical and subcortical areas.<br></div><div style=3D"text-indent:1px"><b= r></div><div style=3D"text-indent:1px">In collaboration with interdisciplin= ary research staff, the fellow will develop a subproject that addresses the= core research questions of the overarching project. They are expected to b= e involved in all aspects of the research, including experimental design, d= ata collection in a clinical setting, signal analysis, and publishing resul= ts related to the project aims.<br><br>The project will be conducted in col= laboration with the Department of Neurosurgery at Oslo University Hospital,= Norway, the Department of Psychology/Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at= UC Berkeley, USA, and the Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit at El Cru= ce Hospital - CONICET, Argentina. Moreover, meetings with the project scien= tific advisory board are expected (Lucia Melloni, Karl Friston, Robert T. K= night, and Anne-Kristin Solbakk).</div><div style=3D"text-indent:1px"><br><= /div><div style=3D"text-indent:1px">The appointment is for three years, sta= rting April 1st, 2022. A 4th year can be considered with the addition of 25= % teaching requirements, depending on the qualifications of the recruited = candidate, departments=E2=80=99 needs for teaching, and the centre=E2=80=99= s need for assistance.<br></div><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.2;mar= gin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8.1pt"><br></p><h1 dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heig= ht:1.295;margin-left:0.5pt;text-indent:0.75pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:= 0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-vari= ant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;w= hite-space:pre-wrap">Qualification requirements</span></h1><br><ul style=3D= "margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type= :disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no= rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre= -wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-botto= m:0pt" role=3D"presentation">A Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, physics, bio= medical engineering, medicine, or related field. </p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" s= tyle=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;= font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:b= aseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;marg= in-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation">Experience with a) sign= al processing of brain activity data, b) scientific programming in Matlab, = Python, or any other programming languages, and c) statistics.</p></li><li = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color= :transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;ver= tical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-hei= ght:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation">Knowledge = of cognitive experimental designs is an advantage.</p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent= ;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:= baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;mar= gin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation">Prior experience with = single-unit or multi-unit activity data analysis (human or animal research)= is a significant advantage.</p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-ty= pe:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:= normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:p= re-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bot= tom:0pt" role=3D"presentation">Excellent skills in written and oral English= .</p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);ba= ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as= ian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" sty= le=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentati= on">Personal suitability and motivation for the position<br></p></li></ul><= /font></span></div><div><b><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b>= </div><b><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Deadline: November 1st, 2021</fon= t></b><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><font face=3D"a= rial, sans-serif"><b>More information:</b>=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.jobb= norge.no/en/available-jobs/job/212857/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-cognitive-= neuroscience" target=3D"_blank">https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/= job/212857/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-cognitive-neuroscience</a></font></di= v><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></di= v></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" da= ta-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"color:rgb(0= ,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style= =3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif">Alejandro Blenkman= n, he, Eng, PhD</span><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:= Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style=3D"font-family:&qu= ot;Times New Roman",Times,serif">Researcher / AudioPred Project Leader= </span></div><a href=3D"https://bit.ly/AudioPred" style=3D"font-family:Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px" target=3D"_blank">https://bit.ly/A= udioPred</a><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sa= ns-serif;font-size:16px"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman&q= uot;,Times,serif">Front Neurolab - RITMO</span></div><div style=3D"color:rg= b(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif">University of Os= lo</span></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica= ,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roma= n",Times,serif">--</span></div></div></div></div> --000000000000d5f90c05cd471c94--