Cognition jobs

Develop and analyse an integrate-and-fire neural-network model of visual perception using the LAMINART framework. The project studies multiple-object tracking, object segmentation and how model dynamics explain experimental behaviour. The appointment lasts up to 36 months in the Research Unit of Health and Cognitive Psychology at the Esbjerg campus, with…

PhD project in Prof. Karin Roelofs's Affective Neuroscience group, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant HEART2ADAPT, which studies how the body's autonomic stress state shapes approach–avoidance decisions under threat. The project tests causal mechanisms with transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), including offline TUS and the development of MR-compatible…

Permanent research specialist post at NatMEG, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, focused on OPM-MEG (optically pumped magnetometer MEG), whose sensors sit on or near the head and allow measurements during movement and across head sizes. The specialist develops MEG methods and applications in cognitive and clinical neuroscience, serves as Unit Manager at…

This CHEMCONTROL postdoctoral project studies human motivation, value-based decisions and cognitive control through experimental design, intracranial recordings, single-neuron and local-field-potential analyses, and computational behavioural models. The researcher joins Roshan Cools’s group at the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and collaborates…

Create biologically informed computational models of cognition driven by experimental data, working closely with experimental and clinical researchers. The primary appointment is in Mathematics and Statistics, with potential secondary affiliations across neuroscience and engineering. The successful scholar leads independent research, teaches, mentors…

Develop a human cognitive neuroscience programme using quantitative and computational approaches, supported by knowledge of neuroanatomy and systems neuroscience. The appointment sits in the Brain, Behavior and Cognition programme and is expected to use the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center. The role includes research, teaching, mentoring and collaboration…

Develop pretrained models of functional, diffusion and structural MRI that predict individual cognition with calibrated uncertainty. The ANR-funded MIND–GIN Bordeaux collaboration combines preprocessing and harmonization of large datasets, generative and self-supervised models, and transfer to smaller cognitive-neuroscience studies. The doctorate will…

The Brain and Cognitive Sciences department seeks faculty across computational, cognitive and experimental approaches to brain science. The anticipated start is July 2027. Duties combine original research, graduate and undergraduate teaching, and student mentoring; the normal teaching load is 1.5 subjects annually. The assistant-professor nine-month pay…

The Building Blocks of Cognition Laboratory, headed by Silvia Bunge in the UC Berkeley Department of Psychology, studies the cognitive and neural processes that support reasoning, memory and goal-directed behavior. The postdoctoral scholar works on the National Institute of Mental Health project "Narrowing the mechanistic gap for anterior prefrontal cortex…

This Radiology internship investigates expertise in screening mammography through simulation, eye tracking and psychometric testing, with additional AI projects in breast imaging. Work includes participant recruitment and testing, management and analysis of de-identified data, and scientific writing. The appointment requires at least one year and is on…

The Center for Neuroscience in the College of Biological Sciences and the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine at UC Davis are recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in fundamental neuroscience: a researcher using cutting-edge approaches to understand mechanisms of brain function and dysfunction at the molecular, synaptic, circuit or…

Investigate how sleep shapes human perception and cognition using MRI and EEG. The appointment includes development of methods for three-tesla and seven-tesla MRI and multimodal studies of the sleeping brain.

Study how people's cognitive shortcuts and moral judgments influence responses to climate adaptation. The doctoral project applies psychological research methods to environmental decision-making.

Research in Taro Toyoizumi’s laboratory connects synaptic plasticity, information processing and adaptive neural circuits. This role leads computational work on sleep within a multiscale CREST BioDX collaboration with Kaoru Inokuchi and Tatsuya Haga. Analytical approaches draw on statistical physics and information theory, alongside mathematical models of…

The Neural Dynamics accelerator at the Allen Institute studies how the brain generates flexible behavior. Reporting to the Institute's President and CEO, the Executive Vice President and Co-Director co-leads its scientific vision and long-range strategic plan and is the single point of accountability for people, administration and operations. The research…

The Cognitive and Perceptual Development Lab directed by John R. Pruett Jr. at WashU Medicine is recruiting a cognitive neuroscience postdoctoral research associate to work with functional connectivity MRI data from large studies of brain and behavior development in infants at risk for autism. Under Dr. Pruett's supervision the postdoc processes and…

The Jazayeri Lab, led by Mehrdad Jazayeri at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, studies the neural basis of cognition in humans and animal models across systems, computational and cognitive neuroscience, recording and perturbing neural activity as animals perform complex tasks. The Research Technician I divides time roughly equally between…

The Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor working at the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence, with a substantive connection to neuroscience through data, theory or modelling. Example topics include generative models of brain data, AI-based analysis tools for neural activity…

Open-rank faculty recruitment covers systems, cellular, molecular, computational, clinical and cognitive neuroscience, including neural devices, neuroengineering and AI. Appointees build independent funded programmes, teach, mentor and collaborate across departments. Primary appointments match the research programme, with possible joint affiliations. The…

Computational and theoretical neuroscience faculty search in the School of Medicine. Research may address neural circuits and population dynamics, development, perception, cognition, learning, behaviour or machine-learning analysis of neural data. The appointee establishes an independent funded programme and collaborates with experimental researchers across…

Lead analysis of large neural-population recordings collected during flexible decision-making tasks. Study distributed brain dynamics and adaptive behaviour using recordings from thousands of neurons across multiple regions.

Investigate the computational principles of dreaming in Louis Kang’s Neural Circuits and Computations Unit at RIKEN Center for Brain Science. Research combines biological neural-network models, machine learning and neural-data analysis, addressing how circuits generate dreams, what dream computations contribute to biological systems, and whether they can…

The goal of the Neural Dynamics accelerator is to understand how the brain generates flexible behavior. We aim to uncover the algorithms—implemented by dynamics in brain-wide neural circuits—that allow animals to build internal models, process information, and choose actions. We are searching for a Scientist to develop data-driven theories of how circuit…

Investigate how eye movements shape perception with Martina Poletti and Michele Rucci at the University of Rochester. Research spans spatial representations, foveal and peripheral processing, attention, retinal anatomy, emmetropization and myopia. The laboratory combines human psychophysics, controlled retinal stimulation, computational modelling, precise…