FPI PHD STUDENT [REF. 17-2026- 00200004]

Centre de Recerca Matemàtica; España; Presencial; EUR 25.000 - 27.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Full-time 37.5h

FPI salary €25,456

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working hours and teleworking

Descripción de la vacante

The Computational Neuroscience group at the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM) is inviting applications for a PhD student position funded by the FPI programme under the project “Explaining away as a canonical mechanisms of human perception.” The contract is four years and should start before July 2027.

The successful candidate will work on computational and neural mechanisms behind visual and auditory perception at CRM in Barcelona, under supervision of Alexandre Hyafil, with opportunities for

Formación

• Master's degree in neuroscience, ML, cognitive psychology or related.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Knowledge and/or strong interest in computational, cognitive and systems neuroscience, esp. visual and auditory perception.
• High programming skills in Python or Matlab.
• Clarity of exposition of scientific results.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.

Responsabilidades

• Develop computational models of visual and auditory perception.
• Develop behavioral, EEG and intra-cranial EEG experiments in human participants.
• Collect behavioral and EEG data from human adult participants.
• Analyze behavioral, EEG and intra-cranial EEG data.
• Fit computational models to experimental data.
• Write research manuscript with research outputs.
• Participate in weekly journal clubs and group meetings.

Conocimientos

Masters in neuroscience

Machine learning

Cognitive psychology

Fluency in English

Educación

Master Degree

MSC

Herramientas

Python

MATLAB

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Centre de Recerca Matemàtica Research Field Neurosciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 31 Oct 2026 - 12:12 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 16 Sep 2026 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? No

Offer Description

The CRM( www.crm.cat ) is an independent research centre in the CERCA network since 2008, with the purpose of promoting both advanced training and research in all areas of mathematics, in collaboration with universities and other research institutions in Catalonia.

The Computational Neuroscience group at the CRM is looking for a PhD student. The contract is fundedby of the "National Programme for the Promotion of Talent and its Employability in R+D+i" (FPI fellowships) under the project "Explaining away as a canonical mechanisms of human perception". It should start before July 2027 and will last for four years. Project reference code PID2025-175935NB-I00 I00financed by MICIU /AEI /10.13039/501100011033

The successful candidate will work on his/her PhD thesis in the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM) in Barcelona under the supervision of Alexandre Hyafil. The main goal of the thesis is to advance our understanding of the computational and neural mechanisms underlying visual and auditory perception. We follow an interdisciplinary approach with topics ranging from developing theory and computational models (probabilistic models, convolutional networks), statistical analysis of behavioral and neural data, conducting and analyzing behavioral experiments, EEG experiments and assisting in intracranial EEG experiments. The project relies on a group effort notably with a postdoctorate researcher (to be recruited) and will require complimentary expertise.

Applications will be accepted until October 31st.

TASKS

• Develop computational models of visual and auditory perception
• Develop behavioral, EEG and intra-cranial EEG experiments in human participants
• Collect behavioral and EEG data from human adult participants
• Analyze behavioral, EEG and intra-cranial EEG data
• Fit computational models to experimental data
• Write research manuscript with research outputs
• Participate in weekly journal clubs and group meetings

Requirements

Research Field Neurosciences Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Masters in neuroscience. machine learning, cognitive psychology or related
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Specific Requirements

• Knowledge and/or strong interest in computational, cognitive and systems neuroscience, in particular related to visual and auditory perception
• High programming skills in Python or Matlab
• Clarity of exposition of scientific results
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Additional Information

• Full-time (37,5h/week).
• Qualification: the candidate must have a MSC
• Estimated start date: Before July 2027
• Duration of contract: 4 years
• Location: CRM facilities.
• Flexible working hours and teleworking option.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Salary set by FPI fellowship status (25.456,10 € annual gross for 2026, updated according Law).

Eligibility criteria

• Criterion 1. Academic and/or scientific-technical trajectory of the candidate (up to 50 points)

• Sub criterion 1 a) Scientific-technical contributions (up to 45 points). The academic record and other curricular merits of the candidate will be assessed, as well as their suitability for the tasks to be carried out, based on their training and professional experience.
• Sub criterion 1.b): Mobility and internationalization (up to 5 points). The relevance and impact on the candidate's research career of stays in national and international centers and/or in the industrial sector will be assessed (taking into account the prestige of the host entity and the activity carried out).

Criterion 2. Suitability of the candidate for the research activities to be carried out (up to 50 points). The suitability of the candidate for the program, project or research activities to be developed will be assessed based on their previous training and experience. To this end, the added value that carrying out the project will represent for their research career will be taken into account, as well as the value added to the receiving centre and team.

Selection process

The selection process will be performed by a selection committee. This process consists in:

2) Shortlist: assessment of the fulfilment of the minimum requirements of the offer.

3) Selection: evaluation of the shortlisted candidates by a total score according to objective criteria.

4) Final decision: If we find the right person, the resolution will be formally communicated and will be published in the CRM careers section.