Neurofeedback Research Engineer Position

**INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION** - **Position**: Neurofeedback Research Engineer - **Researcher Profile**:Research Engineer (R2 - PhD holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent) - **Number of vacancies**: 1 - **Project**:ERC Consolidator Grant - BIBALANCE: Early bilingualism boosts the brain's resilience to dyslexia. - **Location**: Spain > Donostia-San Sebastián - **Research Field**:Biomedical Engineering - **Type of contract/Duration of Contract**:Temporary: 1 year - **Job Status**:Full-time - **Hours per week**:35 - **Starting date**:1st of September 2025 - **Ending date**:30th of June 2025 **Information about the project**:The **Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)** is offering an Engineer position within the **BIBALANCE** project, recently funded by the **European Research Council (ERC)**. The project aims to investigate the impact of early bilingualism on the brain’s resilience to dyslexia. Specifically, we aim to determine whether highly efficient interhemispheric connectivity during speech processing could enhance the phonological and reading skills of children with and without dyslexia. The expected results of this project should have a significant impact on all the levels of translational research in contributing to identifying mechanisms that can be trained to foster cognitive strategies subtending learning how to read, and learning, more broadly. **PI and research group**: **Marie Lallier**, Ikerbasque Research Professor and leader of the _Educational Neuroscience and Developmental Disorders_ group, will supervise the work and tasks together with Dr. Mikel Lizarazu from the Brain Rhythm research group of the BCBL. - **CANDIDATE PROFILE AND SELECTION CRITERIA** **Requirements**: - Excellent programming skills - Experience in software development and prototypes design - Excellent signal processing analysis skills (EEG/BCI) - Experience with the design of neurofeedback devices and protocols - Excellent communication skills in English **Desirable skills**: - Good command of Spanish and Basque - Willingness to work with children - Familiarity with statistical analysis - **WORKING CONDITIONS** **Salary**:Gross salary € 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 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. - **OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION** **Language policy** - The corporative language at the Center is English but the national language will be an asset for this particular position - The center provides initial level Spanish and Basque lessons to all the international staff members - The interview will be conducted entirely in English - **APPLICATION PROCESS** - A curriculum vitae - Two letters of recommendation Learn more about the BCBL’s OTM-R policy **Timeline**: - Evaluation by committee: 1/07/2025 - 15/07/2025 - Interviews: 16/07/2025-25/07/2025 - Final decision: 28/07/2025 - Feedback to all applicants: 30/07/2025 - Work contract start date: 01/09/2025