Funded Candidate Position – VISUAL METACOGNITION IN CHILDHOOD

27 Jan 2024
Job Information

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 (UTC)

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

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

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.

Additional comments

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

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

Country

Spain

State/Province

Gipuzkoa

City

Donostia – San Sebatian

Postal Code

E-20009

Street

Paseo Mikeletegi, 69 – 2

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Gipuzkoa

City

Donostia – San Sebatian

Website

http://www.bcbl.eu

Street

Paseo Mikeletegi, 69 – 2

Postal Code

E-20009

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+34 943 309 300

Fax

+34 943 309 052

STATUS: EXPIRED