Postdoc: Community Neuroscience & Fieldwork in EEG

Ghent University; Oost-Vlaanderen; Remote; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract 14 months

Part-time 20% position

Staff benefits

Job summary

Ghent University seeks a highly qualified researcher to join the InterCom project. You will lead real-world neurophysiology data collection, apply hyperscanning methods, and collaborate with international partners on cross-cultural data collection, including fieldwork in Belgium and beyond.

The role emphasizes community-based research and open-source tool development. You will supervise junior researchers, manage data, and contribute to dissemination and outreach while dedicating most of your

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience or psychology completed within the last 6 years.
• Expertise in EEG data collection and signal processing.
• Experience in both real-world and laboratory research settings.
• Experience with child and adult populations.
• Ability and interest in community-based fieldwork.
• Fluency in Dutch and English (spoken and written).
• Strong statistics skills and scientific communication.
• Experience supervising junior researchers.

Responsibilities

• Lead multimodal neurophysiology data collection in real-world environments.
• Apply hyperscanning methods (EEG, physiology, motion tracking) to study synchrony.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and international partners.
• Contribute to development of open-source data integration tools.
• Supervise junior researchers and assist with data management and dissemination.
• Spend at least 70% of time on academic research.

Skills

EEG data collection

EEG signal processing

Fieldwork in real-world settings

Supervising junior researchers

Statistical analysis

Fluent Dutch and English

Scientific communication

Teamwork

Education

Doctoral degree in neuroscience or psychology

Job description

Ghent University seeks a highly qualified researcher to join the InterCom project. You will lead real-world neurophysiology data collection, apply hyperscanning methods, and collaborate with international partners on cross-cultural data collection, including fieldwork in Belgium and beyond.

The role emphasizes community-based research and open-source tool development. You will supervise junior researchers, manage data, and contribute to dissemination and outreach while dedicating most of your