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Jorge Almeida & Alfonso Caramazza

Coimbra, Portugal

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Apply by Sep 26, 2025

PI / Faculty

Coimbra, Portugal

Application deadline

Sep 26, 2025

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Coimbra, Portugal

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Application Deadline

Sep 26, 2025

Start Date

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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 Cognitive Neuroscience for 1 Assistant Professor position in 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.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to 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.