Funded Joint Postdoctoral Candiate Position at the Signal Processing in Neuroimaging group, BCBL...

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language – BCBL- and the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics – BCAM- are offering one 2-year funded Postdoctoral opportunity (renewable for 2 additional years based on performance).

The position is linked to the development of novel methods for MRI acquisition and reconstruction for quantitative anatomical and/or functional MRI, with an emphasis on the application of evolutionary algorithms. The researcher will be expected to have close interactions with the local neuroscience team to bridge the gap between methods (mathematics, physics), neuroimaging and neuroscience, since these methods will be applied to clinical topics of interests in cognitive neuroscience.

he successful candidate will work with several PIs from the BCBL (Drs. Caballero-Gaudes and Paz-Alonso) and from the BCAM (Prof. Carlos Artemio Coello). The candidate will develop novel methods for MRI acquisition and reconstruction (sequence optimization, sampling trajectories, pulse design, acceleration schemes) for accurate and efficient quantitative anatomical and/or functional MRI (e.g. fingerprinting, multiparameter mapping) in line with advanced mathematical algorithms in the area of multi-objective evolutionary optimization and computation (e.g. swarm optimization, genetic algorithms). Candidates should be enthusiastic and highly motivated to transfer these methods to clinical research in cognitive neuroscience, such as developmental dyslexia. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program that complements the aims of the position.