At the department of Nonlinear Dynamics of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization Goettingen, there is an immediate opening for a PhD student position (BAT IIa/2). The successful applicant will work in an interdisciplinary project within the Bernstein Focus for Neurotechnology. The project is dedicated to neural mechanisms of auditory information processing and includes computational modeling and psychophysical experiments. We provide a stimulating scientific environment in a dynamic interdisciplinary team, state-of-the-art computing facilities and qualified and individual supervision. Applicants are supposed to have finished a degree in the sciences and to have a background in computational neuroscience. The position is initially limited to six months. A prolongation for up to three years and the opportunity to proceed with a PhD depends only on success of work. Knowledge of German language is not required. The institute is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

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Please send your application (preferably electronically as PDF, including CV, list of publications, certificates, and the names and email addresses of three academic references) with the keyword "BFNT1C" to

Dr. Tobias Niemann
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Bunsenstr. 10
37073 Goettingen
Germany
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e-mail: jobs@bccn-goettingen.de