Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience

Centre for Cognition & Decision Making — Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, HSE University, Moscow, Russia

The Cognitive Control, Communication and Perception Group at the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making (CCDM), HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), Moscow, Russia, invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the area of cognitive neuroscience of language, speech, communication, numerical processing and related fields.

Requirements

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

●     Candidates must hold a recent PhD from an intentionally recognized university in the field of psychology, neuroscience, physics, applied mathematics, computer science or engineering or related areas, awarded not more than 5 years ago and received before starting work at HSE.

●     Candidates should have a strong background in neuroscience, experience in one or more cognitive neuroscience techniques (MEG/EEG, TMS, tACS, tDCS (f)MRI, fNIRS, eye-tracking), including designing and running experiments, neuroimaging data analysis, wiring and publishing in scientific journals, as well as ability to work in international teams. Programming experience (e.g., Matlab, Python, R) is an advantage.

●      Fluent English is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required.

The position involves:

●     working under the direct supervision of Prof. Shtyrov and Prof. Myachykov;

●     participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along the group’s research lines such as (but not limited to):

o   Language-cognition interface in sentence production

o   Neural dynamics of spoken and written language comprehension

o   Embodied representations of language, magnitude and number

o   Communicative behavior

o   Multimodal neuroimaging of language learning

o   Bilingualism, multilingualism, language attrition

o   Language neurotechnology and language deficits

●     writing and publishing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with members of CCDM;

●     participation in various CCDM events and other contributions to the CCDM development;

●     public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;

●     some teaching is encouraged though not required.

Conditions

Appointments are made initially for one year and are extendable for up to 3 years in total.

HSE University offers postdoctoral fellows a competitive salary, the standard medical insurance plan, a working space equipped with a computer and internet access at the University.

CCDM offers access to EEG, MEG, fMRI, nTMS, VR, behavioral and eye-tracker labs and a range of other facilities.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online via the online application form. Please provide a CV, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper using the online application portal. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru before the application deadline. Please note that applications sent directly to CCDM/ICN may not be reviewed.

Read more about the application process here.

The deadline for applications is January 31, 2024

Apply now

For more information:

-       about Postdoctoral Fellowship -Frequently Asked Questions

-       about HSE university –official web-site

-       about the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making or contact Dr Victoria Moiseeva vmoiseeva@hse.ru directly

-       about international specialists' life in Moscow -International Faculty Support page

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru