Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Control, Communication and Perception

Moscow, Russia

The Cognitive Control, Communication and Perception Group at the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making (CCDM), HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience in Moscow, Russia, invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of Cognitive Control, Communication and Perception.


Requirements

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:
●      Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of psychology, neuroscience, physics, applied mathematics, computer science or engineering  or related areas which was awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
●      Candidates should have a strong background in cognitive neuroscience, experience in one or more cognitive neuroscience techniques (MEG/EEG, TMS, tDCS (f)MRI, eye-tracking), including designing and running experiments, neuroimaging data analysis. Programming skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, R) are an advantage.
●      Fluent English is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
●      Relevant experience will be an asset although 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 in international peer-reviewed journals in collaboration with group members;
●      participation in ICN events and other contributions to ICN development;
●      public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;
●      some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

Conditions

Appointments are made for one year. Postdoctoral fellows have high opportunity of renewal of the contract (no more than two times) in case of outstanding performance.

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

ICN offers access to its EEG, MEG, fMRI, nTMS, behavioral and eye tracker labs.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online. Please provide a CV, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper submitted via the online application form. 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 direct applications to the hiringCentre for Cognition & Decision Making may not be reviewed.

Read more about the application process here.

The deadline for the applications is January 31, 2022.

Apply now

For more information:

• about Postdoctoral Fellowship -Frequently Asked Questions;
• about HSE university –official web-site;
• about the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making– official web-site of the  or contact Prof. Shtyrov  yshtyrov@hse.ru  and Prof. Myachykov  amyachykov@hse.ru  directly;
• about international specialists' life in Moscow -International Faculty Support .

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