Opportunities

Please contact me (marius.peelen@donders.ru.nl) if you are interested in discussing employment possibilities, collaborations, applying for grants together, etc.

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I will soon be hiring a PhD student, with a start date between May and September 2025 (contact me for informal inquiries and apply before 19/3/2025 through https://www.ru.nl/en/donders-institute/working-at/vacancies):

Description:

Neural activity in the visual cortex can result from external visual input but also from internal processes such as mental imagery. What is the relationship between such external (seeing) and internal (thinking) representations? How do we flexibly prioritize one over the other? The Donders Centre for Cognition (PI group of Prof. M. Peelen) is looking for a PhD candidate to address these questions.

 

You will use neuroimaging methods (fMRI, EEG) and behavioral experiments to investigate how the human brain combines imagery and perception, and how people differ in this ability. You will also have the possibility to investigate the neural mechanisms of switching attention between internal and external representations, and how healthy aging affects this process. The specific projects you will work on depend on your skills and interests; your creative input is appreciated You will be based in Nijmegen, where you will join the Visual Cognitive Neuroscience group headed by Prof. Marius Peelen (www.peelenlab.nl). You will collaborate with other groups at the Donders Institute, including the group of Dr. Iris Wiegand.

 

In addition to writing your thesis, you will disseminate the project findings through scientific journal articles, presentations at conferences, group and project meetings, as well as through public engagement events. You will spend about 10% of your time (0.1 FTE) assisting with teaching at our department 

 

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