Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
- Department
- Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions
- Research Field
- Neurosciences
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Spain
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Other
- Job Status
- Part-time
- Hours Per Week
- 25
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- Bial Foundation Id. No. 229/20
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
The project aims at understanding neural mechanisms that underlie spatial navigation in humans. With this aim, spatial navigation of healthy humans in virtual reality environments will be modulated by means of sensory stimulation while concurrent behavioural and electroencephalographic data is collected.
The research assistant will join a multidisciplinary team to collect behavioural and electrophysiological data in a study using sensory stimulation in healthy human population during a spatial navigation task in virtual reality. In particular, the research assistant will:
- Recruit subjects for EEG experiments
- Manage communication with subjects.
- Prepare experimental materials for experiments in the VR environment.
- Collect behavioural and electrophysiological data.
- Pre-processing electrophysiological data.
Main research field: Cognitive Neuroscience.
The duration of these tasks is estimated for a period of 9 months, but depending on the development of the project it could be extended to 12 in total.
Planned remuneration: 19.887,06 € brut / any aprox.
Financing fund: Bial Foundation Id. No. 229/20
Requirements
- Research Field
- Neurosciences
- Education Level
- Undergraduate
The candidate needs to fulfill the following requisites:
- The minimum degree is undergraduate student.
- Good English skills, both written and spoken.
- Basic knowledge of Spanish.
- Basic programming skills.
- Demonstrable experience with cognitive neuroscience experiments with humans.
The expected start date is May 18, the job is in Barcelona, and Nie and a work permit is required.
Additional Information
The selection of the candidates will be made through evaluation of the CV and, where appropriate, with the carrying out a personal interview. Valuation will be as follows:
The criteria to evaluate the candidate include:
- Academic training (0-20 points)
- Professional experience and Adequacy to the proposed profile (0-60 points): Demonstrable experience in the design and execution of human cognitive neuroscience experiments in a similar research laboratory; Previous experience in subject recruitment and with human electrophysiological and behavioural data in a cognitive neuroscience lab; Experience in electrophysiological data pre-processing.
- Other skills (0-20 points): Communication skills (English and Spanish); Programming skills (Matlab, Python, R).
The minimum score to pass the selection process is 70 points. The candidate with the highest score in the selection process will be offered the job and in case of resignation, the position will be awarded to the next person in order of score obtained.
For more information about the call, how to apply, the list of those admitted and excluded, as well as the hiring proposal, check the website: https://www.upf.edu/web/etic/management
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC
- Country
- Spain
- City
- Barcelona
- Postal Code
- 08018
- Street
- Roc Boronat 138
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Barcelona
- Website
- Street
- Roc Boronat 138
- Postal Code
- 08018
- randp.dtic@upf.edurecerca.etic@upf.edu