Postdoc Position In Artificial Intelligence

BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGEOrganisation/Company BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE Research Field Neurosciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 6 Oct **:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Oct **** Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer DescriptionOne full-time postdoctoral researcher with a background in computational neuroscience, machine learning, or a related field will be hired for a three-year period. The researcher will work under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator and will play a leading role in developing and implementing machine learning models for the decoding of bilingual speech and neural data.Primary responsibilities will include developing and optimizing multimodal analysis pipelines integrating MEG and fMRI data, extracting and aligning linguistic features from transformer-based language models, and leading cross-language decoding analyses and model evaluation. The researcher will also contribute to data preprocessing, quality control, and documentation, and collaborate with other members of the project to integrate shared decoding frameworks and explainability tools.The postdoctoral researcher is expected to take an active role in the conceptual development of the project, contribute to scientific publications, and present results at international conferences. Opportunities for supervision of junior researchers and involvement in grant-related activities may also be available.The position offers advanced training in neuroimaging analysis, multilingual AI modeling, and multimodal data integration, within a highly interdisciplinary research environment. The contract is full time and includes an end-of-contract payout in accordance with institutional and funding regulations.Postdoctoral researchers at the BCBL can acquire mentoring skills by co-supervising Master’s and PhD students. Additionally, there is the opportunity to gain teaching experience on the BCBL’s Master’s program in the cognitive neuroscience of language.Have a PhD in computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, or a related fieldHave demonstrated expertise in developing and applying machine learning or statistical modelsBe able to independently carry out research within defined project objectivesHave experience working with complex datasets and implementing analysis pipelinesBe capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideasHave the ability to contribute to research design and methodological developmentBe able to communicate research results effectively to colleagues and broader audiencesHave experience in scientific writing and dissemination (e.g., publications, conferences)Be able to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary research environmentsHave good programming skills (e.g., Python) and experience with scientific computing toolsExperience with MEG, EEG, or fMRI data analysisFamiliarity with transformer-based language models or multimodal learning approachesExperience with open science practices and reproducible research workflowsAbility to supervise students or junior researchersTraining opportunities and Career development plan:Researchers at any stage of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, are given an opportunity for professional development and for improving their employability through access to a Personal Career Development Plan which includes(1) Training through individually personalized research projects under senior supervision(2) Exchanging knowledge with the scientific community and the general public(3) Network-wide training in theory and methods(4) Complementary training courses(5) Involvement in proposal writing, task coordination(6) Development of skills for the organization of training and scientific eventsBCBL seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, sociocultural background, nationality or impairments. We are proud to have in place both an LGTBIQ+ Plan and a Gender Equality Plan to actively promote inclusion and equal opportunities. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us.Selection processFor inquiries or questions related to the content of the position and/or information about the research group please contact:Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language Country Spain State/Province Gipuzkoa City Donostia-San Sebastian Postal Code ** Street Paseo Mikeletegi 69 Geofield#J-*****-Ljbffr

Postdoctoral researchers at the BCBL can acquire mentoring skills by co-supervising Master’s and PhD students. Additionally, there is the opportunity to gain teaching experience on the BCBL’s Master’s program in the cognitive neuroscience of language. Have a PhD in computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, or a related field Have demonstrated expertise in developing and applying machine learning or statistical models Be able to independently carry out research within defined project objectives Have experience working with complex datasets and implementing analysis pipelines Be capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas Have the ability to contribute to research design and methodological development Be able to communicate research results effectively to colleagues and broader audiences Have experience in scientific writing and dissemination (e.g., publications, conferences) Be able to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary research environments Have good programming skills (e.g., Python) and experience with scientific computing tools Experience with MEG, EEG, or fMRI data analysis Familiarity with transformer-based language models or multimodal learning approaches Experience with open science practices and reproducible research workflows Ability to supervise students or junior researchers

Researchers at any stage of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, are given an opportunity for professional development and for improving their employability through access to a Personal Career Development Plan which includes (1) Training through individually personalized research projects under senior supervision (2) Exchanging knowledge with the scientific community and the general public (3) Network-wide training in theory and methods (4) Complementary training courses (5) Involvement in proposal writing, task coordination (6) Development of skills for the organization of training and scientific events BCBL seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, sociocultural background, nationality or impairments. We are proud to have in place both an LGTBIQ+ Plan and a Gender Equality Plan to actively promote inclusion and equal opportunities. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us. Selection process For inquiries or questions related to the content of the position and/or information about the research group please contact: Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language Country Spain State/Province Gipuzkoa City Donostia-San Sebastian Postal Code *** Street Paseo Mikeletegi 69 Geofield #J-***-Ljbffr