Research Fellow

Post Summary

The Foundations of Cognition project is studying the emergence of cognition in infants, and how this is disrupted by brain injury. It has acquired functional MRI in the largest longitudinal cohort of 2-and 9-month-old infants, awake watching pictures and movies. The postholder will work with Professor Cusack and the team to use this rich dataset to characterise infant’s emerging cognition: critically evaluating the literature, developing a hypothesis, implementing the analysis, interpreting the results, and writing the manuscripts(s).

Benefits include a pension contribution and PRSI social insurance. 

Please note that Garda vetting will be sought in respect of individuals who come under consideration for a post. 

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following documentation to  

with the subject line “Foundcog Postdoc 2024”:

• full curriculum vitae including a list of publications
• statement of research interest outlining current experience and plans for the future, not exceeding 2 pages
• names and email addresses of two referees
• links to any relevant code repositories, preprints, media articles, blogs, or other supporting media

Excellent candidates from outside of the EU will also be considered.

Selection will begin in April 2024.

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