*** Postdoctoral Contract in Madrid ***
Cognitive Control & Habit Lab - https://www.controlandhabit.com/
We are seeking for highly motivated post-doctoral researcher in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience to develop a project in the neural basis of cognitive control and impulsivity. We offer incorporation to our team via Postdoctoral Attracting Talent Grant from Comunidad de Madrid.
The hosting group is a growing multidisciplinary international and very competitive team in the field of cognitive and clinical neuroscience. The PI is a researcher at Universidad Complutense de Madrid but does the research work at the Hospital del Sur-HM Hospitales. The candidate will work in a young and vibrant atmosphere with experts in other inter-related disciplines in neuroscience (neurology, engineers, animal models, psychiatry, neurosurgery…). Specifically, the focus of our team lies in 3 inter-related research lines in human cognition: investigating the prefrontal-striatal interactions during cognitive control, understanding the mechanisms behind excessive behaviours associated to dopamine and exploring habits in everyday-life and laboratory settings. The current project is open to be defined along these lines but yet not restricted to a particular study.
Requirements:
• Any nationality.
• Candidates should have earned their doctoral degree between 1st of January 2010 to 31st of December 2019.
• Candidates must have resided or have carried out their main research activity outside Spain for 2 years or more.
• Candidates must have a PhD in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, psychiatry, neuropsychology or related fields.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); Spanish is not required.
• Scripting languages (e.g. Matlab, Python, R or similar).
• Previous experience in neuroimaging tools (SPM, FSL, fmriPrep, ANTs, etc).
• Help mentor graduate students in the lab.
• Attend and present in weekly lab meetings.
• Present research findings at international conferences.
Project:
The Project aims to discover neural changes associated to excessive behaviours and addictions such as impulse control disorders (ICD). Specifically, we aim to decipher the neurocognitive changes associated to reward-learning and cognitive control as well as excessive use of habitual actions in patients. The studies would involve behavioural and psycho-physiological measures combined with imaging and brain stimulation to define the critical hubs responsible for ICD and trying to restore them.
Offered:
• 5-year full-time contract (55K).
• Additional funding secured for research cost (200K).
• Direct access to state-of-the-art neuroscience techniques in neuroimaging (3T PET-fMRI Siemens), brain stimulation (magnetic, electrical, ultrasound), cognition (behavioural tests, neuropsychology clinic, eye-tracking, psycho-physiology), biological tissue and clinical procedures (brain lesions, pharmacotherapy) as well as analytic tools.
• Training programme (face-to-face and online) on transversal skills, innovation and leadership.
• Extensive training possibilities in complementary skills including computational methods, brain connectivity models and brain stimulation tools.
Starting date: Flexible dates between November 2022 and 30th June 2023
The grant application officially closes on 13th July. If you are interested, send your CV to [log in to unmask] no later than July 1st 2021 indicating in the subject: Postdoc Position
best regards,
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Dr Ignacio Obeso
Cognitive Control & Habit Lab
HM CINAC | Integrated Neuroscience Centre
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
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www.controlandhabit.com
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