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Jorge Almeida & Alfonso Caramazza
Coimbra, Portugal
Position Details
Apply by Apr 7, 2026
PI / Faculty
Coimbra, Portugal
Application deadline
Apr 7, 2026
Job
Job location
Coimbra, Portugal
Quick Information
Application Deadline
Apr 7, 2026
Start Date
Flexible
Education Required
See description
Experience Level
—
Job
Job location
Coimbra, Portugal
Job Description
The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (FPCE-UC) Portugal invites applications from rising and aspiring leaders in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience for 1 Assistant Professor position in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. These positions are part of a transformative ERA Chair grant CogBooster from the European Union to FPCE-UC led by Dr. Alfonso Caramazza. The goal of CogBooster is to implement strong and international lines of research in Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, so as to contribute to the ongoing renewal of the Psychological and Brain Sciences in Portugal over the next decade. The project has recently led to the appointment of Jorge Almeida, Jason Fischer and Joana Carvalho as tenured Professors, and Alfonso Caramazza as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Coimbra. The University of Coimbra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a Gender Equality Plan in place. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community at the University. We particularly encourage applications from women, and from under-represented groups in the University of Coimbra’s workforce and in the brain sciences.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. Successful applicants should have an excellent record of research for their career level. To contribute to the mission of CogBooster and to the research and educational mission of FPCE-UC
- they are expected to establish an active research program in any of the major cognitive areas
- acquire external research funds
- and contribute to teaching and mentoring. The applicant will actively engage in research
- teaching
- and supervision in the field of the specific positions at FPCE-UC and its affiliated research center. Applicants may use different technical and methodological approaches to address their cognitive research questions
- including
- but not limited to
- cognitive neuropsychological investigations
- human neuroimaging techniques (fMRI
- EEG
- sEEG
- etc)
- behavioral and cognitive approaches
- and computational cognitive neuroscience.
Job
Job location
Coordinates pending.
Coimbra, Portugal
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