Sunday, January 22, 2012

PhD studentship at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences,Leipzig, Germany .

Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig
POSITION: PhD studentship
The research will be conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, an internationally leading center for cognitive and imaging neuroscience equipped with several MR scanners. Our institute offers a very international environment, with English and German being the languages spoken in the labs. It offers a friendly and generous environment of researchers with diverse backgrounds and with an excellent infrastructure.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS
The project will investigate the connection between brain structure and atypical language development in children. The specific research question will focus on white matter maturation, the key method of investigation will be diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Prior experience in the research areas of structural or functional brain imaging, of language processing or of developmental neuroscience is desirable. The successful candidate should have a solid background in data and statistical analysis.
For further details please contact Dr. Jens Brauer (brauer@cbs.mpg.de ).
APPLICATION
In order to increase the proportion of female staff members, applications from female scientists are particularly encouraged. Disabled applicants are preferred if qualification is equal.
Applications should be sent to personal@cbs.mpg.de  using the code “D2/12”.
Please send your application as a single, appropriately named pdf email attachment. It should enclose a cover letter (max. 2 pages) and a CV.
Max Planck Institute
for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Stephanstr. 1 a
04103 Leipzig

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