<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">We are seeking candidates for a PhD position entitled “C</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">omputational Methods for Brain Connectivity Analysis” which mainly concerns with the development of novel approaches (based on pattern recognition and machine learning methodologies) for the brain connectivity analysis of neuroimaging data (fMRI, rsMRI, DTI, MEG, EEG, etc.).</span><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The PhD grant is jointly supported by Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) <span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). The research activity will </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">take place at the Neuroinformatics Laboratory (NILab, </span><a href="https://nilab.fbk.eu/" target="_blank" class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">https://nilab.fbk.eu/</a><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">) and the Pattern </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Analysis and Computer Vision Department (PAVIS, </span><a href="http://pavis.iit.it/" target="_blank" class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://pavis.iit.it/</a><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">). NILab is an </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">interdisciplinary laboratory raised as joint initiative between the </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Centre for Information Technology of FBK and the Centre for Mind/Brain </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Sciences of University of Trento (CIMeC, <a href="http://cimec.unitn.it/" class="">http://www.cimec.unitn.it</a>).</span></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The applicant should have a strong background in machine learning and pattern recognition methodologies with a keen interest in neuroscience. <span class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary environment.</span><div class=""><br class="">Interested candidates are invited to contact Paolo Avesani (<a href="mailto:avesani@fbk.eu" target="_blank" class="">avesani@fbk.eu</a>) and Diego Sona (<a href="mailto:diego.sona@iit.it" target="_blank" class="">diego.sona@iit.it</a>) by emailing their CV and a short statement of interest in this position.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The candidates must in any case formally apply for the PhD grant following the instructions in the call published by Università degli studi di Trento (see the application webpage <a href="http://ict.unitn.it/application/ict_doctoral_school" class="">http://ict.unitn.it/application/ict_doctoral_school</a>) referring to position A3.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Deadline for formal application is <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">May 31, 2017</span></span>, hrs. <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">04.00 PM</span></span> (Italian time, GMT +2)</b></div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class="">For further information on the position and the application process refers to the following links</div><div class=""><a href="http://ict.unitn.it/application/ict_doctoral_school" target="_blank" class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://ict.unitn.it</a></div><div class=""><a href="http://ict.unitn.it/application/project_specific_grants" target="_blank" class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;">http://ict.unitn.it/<wbr class="">application/project_specific_<wbr class="">grants</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>