Funded Candidate Position – VISUAL METACOGNITION IN CHILDHOOD – CONSCIOUSNESS GROUP

Organisation/Company

BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE

Research Field

Neurosciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

7 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

A PhD position is available in the Consciousness group at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. The successful candidate will perform research on visual confidence and metacognition in childhood. Research methods include psychophysics, computational modeling, and the possibility of  brain imaging (i.e. fMRI, MEG)  studies. The position will be affiliated with an international network of 9 research labs located throughout Europe.

Please see https://sites.google.com/view/confidentdecisions/ and https://www.bcbl.eu/en/conocenos/equipo/david-soto for more information.

Job description:

The successful candidate will receive interdisciplinary training in theories and methods for the study of confidence and metacognition. This includes many network-wide events and other (international) training opportunities.

The BCBL promotes a rich research environment and provides access to the most advanced behavioural and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla Siemens PrismaFit MRI scanner, a whole-head MEG system, four EEG labs, a fNIRS lab, a BabyLab, two eye-tracking labs, and several behavioural labs. The BCBL also has strong links with local schools to carry out studies in children populations.  The BCBL hosts excellent support staff and research personnel. More information about the BCBL can be found at: https://www.bcbl.eu/ .

PI and research group:

The successful candidate will join the BCBLConsciousness group (https://www.bcbl.eu/en/research/research-groups/consciousness ) led by Dr. David Soto ([email protected] ), who will also be their main supervisor.

Requirements

Research Field

Neurosciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Candidates should have a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in neuroscience, computer science, psychology, math, or related fields.
• You must comply with the Marie Curie Actions mobility rule: the researcher must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (in this case: Spain) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their appointment.

Specific Requirements

• Previous experience with computer programming, or other quantitative experience
• Experience with visual psychophysics, fMRI, computational modeling, and/or data analysis

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

Salary: 31.000€ (without familiy allowance); 35.000€ (with family allowance)

 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

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.

Selection process

To submit your application, please follow this link: http://www.bcbl.eu/calls , apply for “PhD Consciousness group 2024” and upload your application  before April 7th, 2024:

• A curriculum vitae
• A statement outlining research interests and motivation to apply for the position (1 page maximum)
• Two letters of recommendation

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview.

Additional comments

• 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

• Other information:

• Women and other underrepresented groups are explicitly encouraged to apply.
• Additional financial support for researchers with families is available.
• Candidates must comply with the Marie Curie Actions rule for mobility, which holds that they have spent no more than 12 months of the past 3 years in Spain. Moving expenses for relocating to Spain will be covered.

Application process timetable:

• Deadline for application: 07/04/2024
• Evaluation by committee: 08/04/2024-19/04/2024
• Interviews : 22/04/2024 – 03/05/2024
• Final decision: 06/05/2024
• Feedback to all applicants: 06/05/2024
• Work contract earliest start date: 01/09/2024

Website for additional job details

https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers/funded-phd-candidate-position-conscio…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

Country

Spain

City

Donostia-San Sebastián

Postal Code

20009

Street

Paseo Mikeletegi 69

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers/funded-phd-candidate-position-conscio…

Contact

State/Province

Guipuzcoa

City

Donostia

Website

https://www.bcbl.eu

Street

Paseo Mikeletegi 69

Postal Code

20009

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED