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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Applications are invited for one PhD position (FTE: 1.0) in the lab of Valérie Goffaux (</span><a href="http://www.goffauxlab.com"><span lang="EN-GB">www.goffauxlab.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB">)
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB">at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL, Belgium).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Our lab relies on the use of psychophysical, electrophysiological (EEG), and neuroimaging (fMRI) techniques to study how face information is integrated in the human visual system over processing course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Current research topics include: orientation selectivity of facial identity and gaze processing, coarse-to-fine integration of visual information, and contextual modulation in face perception;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A more detailed description of the PhD project can be found at
</span><a href="http://www.goffauxlab.com/index.html"><span lang="EN-GB">www.goffauxlab.com/index.html</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-GB">Qualifications. </span></u><span lang="EN-GB">We will consider candidates with a MSC degree in Cognitive Psychology, Neurosciences, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In addition to a general interest in vision sciences, face perception, and neuroimaging, the ideal candidate has skills in programming (e.g., Matlab) and data analysis, a solid background in cognitive neuroscience, and
a high level of written and spoken English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-GB">To apply. </span></u><span lang="EN-GB">Please send a brief (max. 1,000 words) application letter explaining your research interests, what you expect from a PhD experience, and why you would like to study in the lab,
your CV, and two recommendation letters to </span><a href="mailto:valerie.goffaux@uclouvain.be"><span lang="EN-GB">valerie.goffaux@uclouvain.be</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> before the 31<sup>st</sup> of January 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-GB">Appointment. </span></u><span lang="EN-GB">The position involves a temporary university appointment for 2 years, renewable for a maximum of two years.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">_______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Valérie Goffaux
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://www.goffauxlab.com"><span style="color:#17365D">www.goffauxlab.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Chercheur Qualifié/Research Associate F.R.S.-FNRS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Research Institute for Psychological Science (IPSY)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Institute of Neuroscience (IONS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">UC Louvain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Place Cardinal Mercier 10 box L3.05.01
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Tel.: 0032 10473877<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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