A two-year post-doctoral position is open to work jointly on the somatotopic and viscerotopic organization of the primary motor cortex in humans. The project aims at determining where the coupling we discovered between the slow gastric rhythm and the BOLD signal in primary motor cortex peaks with respect to classical motor representations and recently reported inter-effector regions, on already acquired fMRI data (resting-state with electrogastrogram and motor localizers).
The ideal candidate should have previous experience with fMRI and in particular with surface-based analysis with FreeSurfer, task-based and resting-state MRI analysis with SPM/FSL, should be familiar with cortical atlases and parcellations, have excellent programming skills coupled with an interest for functional anatomy, and a willingness to learn about interoception and about the analysis of (electro)physiological data. Since the ideal candidate probably does not exist, consider applying if you tick only some of the items but are highly motivated.
The team is located in the center of Paris within the Cognitive Science Department at Ecole Normale Supérieure, with numerous opportunities to interact with the Paris scientific community at large, in a stimulating and supportive work environment. Lab life is in English, speaking French is not a requirement. Salary according to experience and French rules. The starting date is end of 2023 or beginning of 2024.
Informal enquiries and applications (CV, motivation letter and contacts for reference) should be sent to catherine.tallon-baudry@ens.psl.eu and ignarebo@gmail.com . Applications can be sent immediately but application evaluation will begin on Sept 4th, 2023. Applications received after Sept 4th will be evaluated on the fly, the position remaining open until filled.
