Predoctoral position in Affective Neuroscience - Magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography studies - HumanSUBthreat

13 Feb 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat de Barcelona

Department

OPIR

Research Field

Computer science
Neurosciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Master Positions

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

27 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

20 Mar 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - ERC

Reference Number

Nº GA 101088954

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

No

Offer Description

Applications are invited for a PhD position within the project HumanSUBthreat (Uncovering the human subcortical pathway for auditory threat detection; HumanSUBthreat; PI: Judith Domínguez-Borràs ) which investigates the neural bases of emotion processing in the auditory and affective systems. 

The successful candidate will join the PhD program in Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, and will be fully integrated into the scientific activities of the research group and the Institute of Neurosciences at the University of Barcelona.

Function and tasks:

• Experimental design, data acquisition, and analysis for magnetic resonance imaging (functional and diffusion-weighted MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) studies.
• Review of scientific literature related to the project.
• Preparation and publication of scientific papers.
• Participation in scientific meetings and conferences.
• Undertaking research stays at other centers.
• Collaborating with the Principal Investigator (PI) and the rest of the team members on tasks related to the project.

Gross salary per year: 24.570 €.

Where to apply

Website

http://www.ub.edu/caiac/solBeca?idConvocatoria=50191

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Neurosciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Hold a BSc/MSc in any field related to Neuroscience (Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Engineering, Physics) and fulfil the requirements to be admitted into the Brain, Cognition and Behaviour PhD program at the Universitat de Barcelona.

For more information: 

https://www.ub.edu/escoladoctorat/en/access-and-admission/access-pathways-and requirements

https://web.ub.edu/en/web/estudis/w/phd-hdk07

Valued skills:

• Computer skills (Matlab / Python)
• Experience in neuroimaging (functional / diffusion MRI / neuroimaging analysis)
• Experience in electroencephalography (EEG) 
• Knowledge of psychoacoustics

Motivation to work intensely, and availability to travel as part of the candidate's training

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Computer science

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Neurosciences

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Medical sciences

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Physics

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Other

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

A full-time work contract (37.5 hrs/week). The researcher will have the possibility to participate in teaching activities for professional development (not obligatory, though).

Eligibility criteria

A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:

• Grade point average of the academic transcripts from the applicant's bachelor's or master's degree studies (or 1st and 2nd cycle): up to 5 points out of a total of 10.
• Curricular merits: up to 1 point out of a total of 10 in accordance with the specific criteria listed in Annex 1.
• Suitability for the tasks to be performed within the framework of the research project or research support position to which the successful candidate will be attached: up to 4 points out of a total of 10.

Selection process

The specific committee will agree upon an award proposal and draw up a prioritized shortlist of candidates who have achieved a minimum of five points or declare the call for applications null and void if none of the applicants reach the minimum score. 

The award proposal will be published in the UB's electronic office and must include the total scores of the candidates that have received a total of at least five points.

Application Process:

According to the specific requirements and selection criteria, the candidates are expected to provide at least the following documents:

 •   Application form

• Full CV

 •   BSc and MSc academic transcripts

IMPORTANT:

 •    For studies completed abroad, applicants must submit their equivalent grade point average as per the grading scale for Spanish universities: 

Equivalence of average grades of university studies carried out in foreign centers - (universidades.gob.es)  

Additional comments

The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offerwithin 10 working days from the date of notification of the selection.

Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).

Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the time necessary for administration to prepare the labour contract and present the necessary documents for the selected candidate to be hired.

For additional information regards this offer, please, contact Dr. Judith Domínguez: jdominguez@ub.edu  

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universitat de Barcelona

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Postal Code

08035

Street

Pg. de la Vall d'Hebron, 171

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Website

https://web.ub.edu

Street

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585

Postal Code

08007

E-Mail

jdominguez@ub.edu

STATUS: EXPIRED

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