Postdoc fMRI of Reaching and Grasping, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy

At the Center for Mind/ Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, there is soon going to be an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Dr. Angelika Lingnau in collaboration with Prof. Raffaella Rumiati, SISSA. In this project, we will use fMRI and kinematic recordings to study the effects of parietal and premotor lesions on reaching and grasping movements.

Start date: as soon as possible

Requirements:

PhD in related field

Experience with fMRI design and analysis

Experience with kinematic recordings

Programming skills (Matlab or C)

The Center offers an international and vibrant research setting with access to state-of-the-art neuroimaging methodologies, including a research-only 4T MRI scanner, MEG, EEG and TMS, as well as behavioral, eye tracking and motion tracking laboratories. The University of Trento is ranked first among research universities in Italy. English is the official language of the CIMeC, where a large proportion of the faculty, post-docs and students come from a wide range of countries outside of Italy.

Informal inquiries should be sent to Dr Angelika Lingnau by December 5^th, 2011.

Angelika Lingnau, Phd

Center for Mind/ Brain Sciences

University of Trento

Via delle Regole, 101

38100, Mattarello (TN) - ITALY

Tel.  ++39 0461 28 3067/++39 0464 808681

Fax: ++39 0461 88 3066

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https://sites.google.com/site/angelikalingnau/