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Postdoctoral position (ref. MELIS-INV-INDF-2024-02)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
5 Mar 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Department
Department of Medicine and Life Sciences
Research Field
Physics
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37,5
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
H2020
Reference Number
EC-H2020-FETPROACT-Neurotwin
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Applications are invited for a full-time postdoctoral research position in the Neurotwin project, aimed at developing and experimentally validating local and whole-brain models to design new personalized neuromodulation protocols for the treatment of neurological disorders. The successful candidate will join the Dynamical Systems Biology lab (https://www.upf.edu/web/dsb) led by Prof. Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo, in the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra
(https://www.upf.edu/web/biomed). Candidates with physics and/or computational neuroscience backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Research Field
Physics
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

We seek candidates with solid demonstrable experience in the application of statistical physics to neuroscience, and/or on the computational modelling of local and whole-brain network dynamics. Expertise in the analysis of neuroimaging data with statistical learning methods will be positively considered.

Specific Requirements

 

  • Doctorate in Computational Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Physics or related fields.
  • Experience in data analysis; prior experience in computational neuroscience is recommended, but not essential.
  • Proficiency in programming languages ​​such as Python, C and/or Julia.
  • Basic understanding of mathematical concepts related to modeling in neuroscience.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

Benefits

39.952,80€ gross annual salary depending on the candidate's profile.

Selection process

Application documents:

A full CV and PhD diploma.
DNI, NIE or Passport number.

Please send your application stating the reference “MELIS-INV-INDF-2024-02”.

By email:  recruitment.meIis@upf.edu

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail
recruitment.melis@upf.edu

Contact

City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Dr. Aiguader, 88
Postal Code
08003