3 Post-Doctoral positions at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Coimbra, Portugal, to work with Alfonso Caramazza and Jorge Almeida

18 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Coimbra

Department

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra Portugal (FPCE-UC) invites prospective applications from rising and enthusiastic researchers in Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience for 3 Post-Doctoral positions to work with Alfonso Caramazza and Jorge Almeida.

These positions are part of a transformative ERA Chair grant CogBooster from the European Union to FPCE-UC led by Alfonso Caramazza . The goal of CogBooster is to implement a strong and international line of research in Basic Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience to contribute to the ongoing renewal of the Psychological Sciences in Portugal over the next decade.

 

Positions:

As part of this expansion and renewal, we are searching for Post-doctoral applicants with expertise related to the following areas:

• 1 Post-doctoral position in anyone of the following areas: lexical processing, visual object recognition, reading, or action recognition.

 

• 1 Post-doctoral position on visual object recognition, in particular on how object knowledge is organized and represented neurally and cognitively, using fMRI (potentially with ultra-high field MRI), and/or ECoG/sEEG.

 

• 1 Post-doctoral position on object dimensionality and dimensional mapping, using population receptive field analysis/connective field modeling (or other more computational methods) to work on topics related to the following preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.29.568856v1

 

The selected applicants will work directly with Alfonso Caramazza and Jorge Almeida. They will be based in Coimbra, but will have the opportunity to spend some time at Harvard University, at Alfonso Caramazza’s laboratory.

Qualifications:

Applicants should be recent graduates – the date in their PhD diploma should not be before October 2021 (i.e., no more than 3 years from the signing of the contract). They should also have their diploma recognized in Portugal at the time of the signing of the contract (diploma recognition could be requested here ). The start date is negotiable (but should be no later than fall 2024).

The successful applicant should have a strong record of research for their career level, and meet, or show promise of meeting, the following qualifications:

• Research potential through publications with impact in the field;
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken (speaking Portuguese is not necessary);
• Good written and spoken communication skills;

 

Offer:

The positions do not involve formal teaching. They do involve, however, lab mentoring.

 

The salary is competitive for Portuguese standards – 1800 euro per month net value. According to Numbeo , 1800 euro in Coimbra correspond to a local purchasing power of about 3230 euro in Paris, 3520 pounds in London (UK), 2685 euro in Brussels, 2385 euro in Rome, 2890 euro in Munich, about 4750 USD in Los Angeles, Boston or Washington, 4830 CAD in Toronto, or 5940 AUD euro in Sydney.

The position will be for a maximum of 3 years, renewable every year.

 

About FPCE-UC and Coimbra:

The University of Coimbra is a 700-year-old University and is a UNESCO world Heritage site. Coimbra is one of the liveliest university cities in the world, and it is a beautiful city with easy access to beaches and mountains. The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences has been consistently ranked as the best, or one of the best Psychology Departments in Portugal. In the last decade it has become the leading department in Portugal on Psychological research, holding, for instance the only ERC grants in Psychology in Portugal. FPCE-UC has a major laboratory for Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience research – the Proaction Lab . We have access locally to two 3T MRI scanners, and access to one 7T MRI remotely, to tDCS, to a 256 channel EEG, and to a fully set behavioral lab.

 

Application Instructions:

All candidates should submit the following documents in English: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a motivation letter describing their interest in the position, and their track record; (3) at least two letters of reference submitted before the application deadline.

 

Full consideration will be given to applications received by March 31, 2023.

If you are interested in applying for one of the positions or know of any suitable applicants in your network of colleagues and former students who may be suitable for any of the positions, please direct them to the advertisement.  
 

Equal Employment Opportunity statement:

The University of Coimbra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a Gender Equality Plan in place. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community at the University. We particularly encourage applications from women, and from other under-represented groups in the University of Coimbra’s workforce and in the cognitive and brain sciences.   

 

Further information:

If you want to know more about the positions you can informally contact Alfonso Caramazza ([email protected] ) and Jorge Almeida ([email protected] ).

Requirements

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Proaction Lab

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Coimbra

Website

https://proactionlab.fpce.uc.pt/

Street

Rua do Colégio Novo

Postal Code

3001-802

STATUS: EXPIRED