Postdoctoral

**INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION**
- **Position**:Postdoctoral researcher
- **Researcher Profile**: Recognised Researcher (R2 - PhD holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent)
- **Number of vacancies**:1
- **Project**: Neural encoding of temporal expectations in the auditory pathway
- **Location**: Spain > San Sebastian
- **Research Field**: Neuroscience > Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
- **Type of contract/Duration of Contract**:Temporary > 3 years
- **Job Status**: Full-time
- **Hours per week**: 35
- **Starting date**:September 2024 (flexible)
- **Application deadline**: 31st May 2024

**Information about the project**:
The freshly established Perceptual Inference Group at the BCBL studies how the subcortical and early cortical stages of the brain work together to make sense of the sensory world. This project will investigate how the brain learns to predict the onset of incoming sounds with high temporal precision, conforming the sensations of rhythm in speech and music. The project will make use a combination of modelling and high-resolution fMRI to explore the encoding of time in the human brain. This is a fantastic opportunity for cognitive neuroscientists who wish to learn modelling techniques, or for computational neuroscientists who want to learn human neuroimaging. Part of this project will be developed in collaboration with the Department of Psychology of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and there will be opportunities for placements in Leipzig.

**Job description**:

- Designing and conducting behavioural and fMRI experimental research
- Designing and implementing computational models of cognition
- Writing research papers in collaboration with the PI, aiming to publish at top-tier journals
- Dissemination of results at international scientific conferences
- Assisting in the supervision of graduate students

**PI and research group**:
**2. CANDIDATES’ PROFILE AND SELECTION CRITERIA**

**Required skills**:

- Strong publication record
- Programming experience (python preferred)
- Fluent knowledge of English
- Good communication skills and ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary environments
- Ability to carry out research independently under the supervision of the PI
- Willingness to develop a combined computational/experimental profile

**Desirable skills**:

- Demonstrable commitment to open-science practices such as publishing code and/or data in open repositories or experience submitting pre-registered reports

**3. WORKING CONDITIONS**

**Salary**: 28,000-30,000€/year gross

**Training opportunities and Career development plan**: Researchers at any stage of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, are given an opportunity for professional development and for improving their employability through access to a Personal Career Development Plan which includes

(1) Training through individually personalized research projects under senior supervision

(2) Exchanging knowledge with the scientific community and the general public

(3) Network-wide training in theory and methods

(4) Complementary training courses

(5) Involvement in proposal writing, task coordination

(6) Development of skills for the organization of training and scientific events

BCBL seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support contact us.

**4. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION**:
**Language policy**
- The corporative language at the Center is English
- The center provides initial level Spanish and Basque lessons to all the international staff members
- The interview will be conducted entirely in English

**5. APPLICATION PROCESS**:

- A curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation

**Application process timetable**:

- Evaluation by committee: 03/06/2024-14/06/2024
- Interviews: 18/06/2024-27/06/2024
- Final decision: 30/06/2024
- Feedback to all applicants: 01/07/2024
- Work contract start date: 01/09/2024