Junior Post-doctoral Research for ERC Starting Grant GALA (101115991) – Gates to Language

The successful candidate will be a post-doctoral researcher with experience in conducting research with infants, with a strong focus on language acquisition and linguistic abilities, as well as some experience with animal research applied to cognitive science.

The candidate will also have strong knowledge of data analysis and computational skills, including the use of softwares such as R, Python, MATLAB.

The candidate will work along with the PI and the team, therefore communication and organizational skills will be very important. Part of the experiments will be conducted at Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, and part of the experiments at the Center for Brain and Cognition (CBC) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Both centers are located in Barcelona.

Responsabilities:

The successful candidate is expected to design experiments with newborns and infants using spectroscopy (e.g., fNIRS) as neuroimaging method, as well as experiments with rats as animal model. The candidate is expected to participate in data collection. The candidate is expected to analyze data, interpret results and write scientific articles and conference contributions. Some assistance in preparing the documentation for ethic approval of the experiments may be required.

We offer:

• A 5-year position
• Full-time position (37.5 h/w)
• Annual training plan
• Flexible compensation plan

“This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC-Starting Grant) under the European Union’s Horizon 2024 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101115991 )” "Gates to Language" GALA