PhD in Neuroimaging, Genetics & Cross-Species Evolution

AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; Vor Ort; EUR 26.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Connectome Lab, CNCR, seeks a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore neuroimaging, genetics and cross-species comparison. You will work with large MRI datasets and develop computational approaches to quantify variation in brain structure and connectivity.

The project aims to understand conserved brain features and evolution, joining neuroimaging, connectomics, and computational neuroscience in an interdisciplinary setting.

Qualifikationen

• PhD candidate with strong background in neuroscience and imaging.
• Proficiency in computational data analysis and statistics.
• Experience with large neuroimaging datasets is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Analyse large-scale structural and functional MRI datasets.
• Develop and apply pipelines for neuroimaging analysis and connectomics.
• Investigate brain variation and cross-species similarities.
• Integrate genetics with neuroimaging data.
• Collaborate with CNCR researchers and international networks.
• Present findings at scientific meetings and publish manuscripts.

Kenntnisse

Neuroimaging data analysis

Programming

Bioinformatics

Ausbildung

PhD in Neuroscience or related field

Tools

Python

R

MATLAB

MRI software

Jobbeschreibung

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Connectome Lab, CNCR, seeks a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore neuroimaging, genetics and cross-species comparison. You will work with large MRI datasets and develop computational approaches to quantify variation in brain structure and connectivity.

The project aims to understand conserved brain features and evolution, joining neuroimaging, connectomics, and computational neuroscience in an interdisciplinary setting.