.INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIONPosition: PhD studentResearcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1- up to the point of PhD)Number of vacancies: 1Project: Assessing perceptual awareness with closed-loop brain imagingLocation: Spain > San SebastianResearch Field: NeuroscienceType of contract/Duration of Contract: Temporary: 4 yearsJob Status: Full-timeHours per week: 35Starting date: 1st of March 2025 (no later than this date)Application deadline: 01 December 2024Information about the project:The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is offering a predoctoral position for a PhD project aimed at investigating perceptual consciousness and metacognition. The research will utilize visual psychophysics and functional MRI techniques, including decoded neurofeedback.Job description:Collaborating on finalizing experimental designs, implementing them, and collecting dataAnalysing neuroimaging and behavioral dataIdentifying improvements or proposing new analysis pipelinesWriting research papers under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI), with the aim of publishing in top-tier journalsDisseminating results at international scientific conferencesPI and research group:Professor David Soto will supervise this PhD project. David leads the Consciousness group at BCBL, where we are developing new protocols to understand the distinction between conscious and non-conscious information processing in the human brain, and its role in guiding cognition and behavior. Our work combines advanced brain imaging techniques, decoded neurofeedback, psychophysics and state-of-the-art computational methods.2. CANDIDATES' PROFILE AND SELECTION CRITERIARequired skills:Good knowledge of cognitive science/neuroscienceA strong interest in consciousness scienceMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related fieldExcellent computational skills in PythonExcellent written and oral communication skills in EnglishDesirable skills:Experience with state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques and analysisExperience using machine learning tools and/or computational modelsPrevious experience in participating in research projects (e.G., data collection, analysis)3