.INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION Position: PhD student Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1- up to the point of PhD) Number of vacancies: 1 Project: Assessing perceptual awareness with closed-loop brain imaging Location: Spain > San Sebastian Research Field: Neuroscience Type of contract/Duration of Contract: Temporary: 4 years Job Status: Full-time Hours per week: 35 Starting date: 1st of March 2025 (no later than this date) Application deadline: 01 December 2024 Information 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 data Analysing neuroimaging and behavioral data Identifying improvements or proposing new analysis pipelines Writing research papers under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI), with the aim of publishing in top-tier journals Disseminating results at international scientific conferences PI 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.
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CANDIDATES' PROFILE AND SELECTION CRITERIA Required skills: Good knowledge of cognitive science/neuroscience A strong interest in consciousness science Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field Excellent computational skills in Python Excellent written and oral communication skills in English Desirable skills: Experience with state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques and analysis Experience using machine learning tools and/or computational models Previous experience in participating in research projects (e.G., data collection, analysis) 3