Monday, November 28, 2022

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Post doctoral and doctoral opportunities at Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain)

 FUNDED POSTDOCTORAL CANDIDATE POSITION– Signal Processing in Neuroimaging group at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu

  1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION 
  • Position: Postdoctoral
  • 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
  • Location:  Spain > Donostia-San Sebastian
  • Research Field: Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Job Status: Full-time
  • Hours per week: 35
  • Starting date: As soon as possible in 2023
  • Ending date: 31 December 2025

                

Information about the position: The Signal Processing in Neuroimaging group at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language - BCBL (San Sebastian, Spain) offers a postdoctoral position to investigate and develop novel methods for the acquisition and analysis of neuroimaging and biomedical data. The position is funded for 2 years, plus 1 year based on the starting date and performance. The position is not linked to a specific project, and the candidate could work within any of the current research lines of the group, including:

- Developing advanced signal processing algorithms for the preprocessing, denoising, and analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with BOLD or ASL, as well as functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

- Advancing multi-echo fMRI techniques and their application.

- Developing translatable imaging techniques for measuring brain physiology and metabolism (e.g., cerebrovascular reactivity, neurovascular coupling, perfusion, calibrated fMRI) in both healthy subjects and clinical populations (e.g., brain tumors).

- Precision functional mapping (“Dense mapping”) to investigate cognition and brain plasticity in individual subjects.

We also welcome other research proposals that can complement these topics.

https://www.bcbl.eu/en/research/research-groups/signal-processing-neuroimaging

Full-time (24/7) access to state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities and equipment is readily available, including a 3T MRI Siemens Prisma scanner, MR-compatible EEG and eye-tracking Eyelink equipment, NIRx NIRScout fNIRS system.

 

Job description: The successful candidate will work with the PI and other members of the Signal Processing in Neuroimaging group and the BCBL. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program that complements the group’s focus. Depending on the candidate’s experience, s/he will also be involved in the supervision of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students working in the group.

 

  1. CANDIDATES’ PROFILE AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Required skills:

  • PhD in physics, computer science, biomedical or telecommunications engineering, signal processing, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or related areas.
  • Experience in the acquisition and analysis of neuroimaging and/or biomedical data, preferably functional MRI, ASL, or fNIRS.
  • Solid programming skills (Python, Matlab, R, Shell scripting).
  • Good knowledge of mathematics and statistics.
  • Strong written and spoken English.

 

  1. WORKING CONDITIONS

Salary: Gross salary € 28.000 - € 30.000  

Entitlements and other benefits: https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/what-is-like-to-work-bcbl

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

 

  1. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:

Language policy

  • The corporative language at the Center is English.
  • The center provides initial-level Spanish and Basque lessons to all international staff members.
  • The interview will be conducted entirely in English.

 

  1. APPLICATION PROCESS: 

Submission of the application and documentation:

To submit your application, please follow this link:  applying for Postdoc_2023_SPINGroup and attach the following documentation:

  • A curriculum vitae
  • A statement outlining research interests and motivation to apply for the position
  • Two letters of recommendation

Application process timetable:

  1. Deadline for application: November 30
  2. Evaluation by committee: December 1 – December 5
  3. Interviews: December 12 – December 22
  4. Final decision: December 28
  5. Feedback to all applicants:  December 28
  6. Work contract start date: As soon as possible in 2023

Contact details for enquiries: hr@bcbl.eu



Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships

The BCBL – Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language is a "Severo Ochoa" Centre and a Host Institution in the INPhINIT Programme offering 10 different PhD Thesis projects (https://finder-fellowships.lacaixafoundation.org/finder)


The call for Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships is now open: sign up


"la Caixa" Foundation has opened its latest call for Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships to support talented researchers of the future.

Thanks to this programme, you can carry out your doctorate at the best universities and research centres in Spain and Portugal.

 

There are two types of INPhINIT fellowship:

• Incoming: fellowships for researchers abroad to carry out a STEM discipline PhD in Spain or Portugal.

• Retaining: fellowships for researchers to remain in Spain or Portugal to carry out a PhD in any discipline.

 

Submit your application by 25 January 2023 for Incoming and by 16 February 2023 for Retaining.

 

For more information and to apply for your fellowship: https://fundacionlacaixa.org/en/inphinit-doctoral-fellowships-call

Friday, November 4, 2022

Three tenure track assistant professor positions - Dept. of Linguistics, University of Maryland

 The Linguistics Department at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for 3 tenure track assistant professor positions with anticipated starting dates of August 2023. Applicants for these positions should already have a PhD (Linguistics, Cognitive Science, or allied fields) or expect to have one by August 2023 and should be prepared to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 


We seek to make three hires distributed across the domains of linguistic theory (syntax, meaning, and sound/sign). Candidates may use diverse methodologies for addressing research questions including: formal theory construction, language description and analysis, fieldwork, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, language acquisition, computational modeling. Candidates will have the opportunity to interface with one or more other university strengths in infant studies, computation, neuroscience, philosophy and the language sciences. Candidates with a strong research program in the cognitive neuroscience of language will be considered for a joint appointment with the Brain and Behavior Institute (BBI).

Inquiries about the positions should be directed to Prof. Jeffrey Lidz, jlidz@umd.edu. Applications for the positions must be made online through ejobs.umd.edu and must include a cover letter, a current CV, research, teaching and contributions to diversity statements, samples of written work, teaching evaluations (if available) and the names of three or four references. (posting linked here)

We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to diversity and inclusion. Applicants are asked to summarize their leadership efforts, and past or potential contributions to diversity in their Statement of Contributions to Diversity. Contributions might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of individuals from historically underrepresented groups.

For best consideration applications should be made by Dec. 1, 2022. These searches are contingent upon the availability of funds.

The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland, and is located just outside Washington D.C. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.