Postdoctoral Researcher

**INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION**
- **Position**: Post-doctoral researcher
- **Researcher Profile**:R2, Recognised Researcher (PhD holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent) / R3, Established Researcher (Researchers who have developed a level of independence)
- **Number of vacancies**: 1
- **Project**: Open, within the Neurolinguistics and Aphasia group
- **Location**: Spain > San Sebastian
- **Research Field**:Cognitive Neuroscience >Psychology > Cognition and Language
- **Type of contract/Duration of Contract**:Temporary, 2 years
- **Job Status**:Full-time
- **Hours per week**:35
- **Starting date: February 2024**:

- **Application deadline: December 2025**

**Information about the project**:
The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain) is offering a 2-year funded Post-Doctoral opportunity.

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

**Required skills**:

- Applicants should have a Master and a PhD (or nearly completed) degree in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Linguistics, and/or related areas.
- Experience in designing, conducting and analyzing experimental studies on language comprehension and production
- Programming skills (Python, R, Matlab etc ).
- The applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills in English.

**Desirable skills**:

- Neuroimaging experience (fMRI, M/EEG)
- Sound knowledge of cognitive neuroscience
- Experience working with brain-damaged populations.

**3.** **WORKING CONDITIONS**

**Salary**:Gross salary € 28.000 - € 30.000

**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

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

**5.** **APPLICATION PROCESS**:

- A curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation

**Application process timetable**:
2) Evaluation by committee: November 29th - December 5th

3) Interviews: December 12th - 18th

4) Final decision: December 20th

5) Feedback to all applicants: December 20th

6) Work contract start date: February 2024