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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>PhD position at the Dept of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student for a 4-year position at the Dept. of Experimental Psychology under the supervision of Ruth Krebs and Nico Boehler. One central focus of our labs is the investigation of<a name="_GoBack"></a> t<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>he interaction between reward processing and cognitive control</span></em><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></em>(see </span><span lang=DE><a href="http://users.ugent.be/~rkrebs/index_files/publications.html"><span lang=EN-US>http://users.ugent.be/~rkrebs/index_files/publications.html</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> for related publications). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Our department hosts several research groups in the realm of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, creating a dynamic research environment including regular internal talk series as well as presentations by invited speakers. We have access to state-of-the-art equipment including a research-dedicated 3-tesla MR scanner (Siemens), a 64/128-channel EEG system (Biosemi), as well as an MR-compatible EEG system and TMS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Candidates are expected to have a Master's degree in psychology, (cognitive) neuroscience, or a closely related discipline on the starting date. He or she will mostly carry out behavioral and fMRI experiments, but extensions to EEG (including MR-compatible EEG) are possible. Experience with neuroimaging methods as well as programming skills would be highly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The starting date is flexible, but preferably in spring 2014. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulations (scholarship: ± €22.000,‐ net/year). Although the governing language at Ghent University is Dutch, knowledge of Dutch is not a pre-requisite.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Interested candidates should send a CV, motivation letter, and contact information (email) of potential referees to </span><span lang=DE><a href="mailto:ruth.krebs@ugent.be"><span lang=EN-US>ruth.krebs@ugent.be</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> before February 1st 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ruth Krebs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dept. of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Henri Dunantlaan 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>9000 Ghent<br>Belgium</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>