PhD student (M/F) in cognitive sciences

CNRS; France; Sur place; EUR 19 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully funded PhD position for 3 years

Résumé du poste

CNRS invites applications for a fully funded PhD position at the Institute of Cognitive Science Marc Jeannerod in Lyon. The project, starting as early as November 2026, investigates representation of social and non-social events in the mind/brain using neuroimaging approaches.

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in a related field, show experience with experimental research and data analysis, and be proficient in English.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field required.
• Experience with experimental studies and data analysis.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Responsabilités

• Conduct PhD research on social and non-social event representation.
• Design experiments and collect neural data (EEG/eye-tracking/fMRI).
• Analyze data and contribute to interdisciplinary publications.

Connaissances

Interdisciplinary approaches

Experimental research

Data analysis

Python

R

MATLAB

EEG

fNIRS

fMRI

Formation

Master's degree in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science or related field

Outils

Python

R

MATLAB

EEG

fNIRS

fMRI

Eye-tracking

Computational modelling

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod Research Field Neurosciences Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 9 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 2 Nov 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 project is developed at the ISCMJ, a very exciting and vibrant research center that hosts twelve teams working on various fields of cognitive neuroscience. The life of the lab is organized to promote interaction and collaborations within and between the teams, with weekly seminars and recurrent workshops. The track record of the ISCMJ and the successful development of PhD theses in the past years make the ISCMJ a center for excellent research and training of students and researchers.
Further information on the lab can be found at www.isc.cnrs.fr

Call for a PhD position in Cognitive Science at the Institute of Cognitive Science Marc Jeannerod (Lyon) under the direction of Jean-Remy Hochmann and Liuba Papeo.

The position is fully funded for 3 years and can start as early as November 2026. The PhD project will investigate the representation of social and non-social events in the human mind/brain with a focus on one (or more) of these questions: early representation in infants, format of representation and neural correlates in human infants and adults (fMRI, EEG and/or fNIRS methodologies).

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with: a Master's degree (or equivalent) in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, or a related field, interested in interdisciplinary approaches to understanding human cognition, experience with experimental research and data analysis, and proficient in written and spoken English. Good programming skills (e.g. Python, R, or MATLAB) and previous experience with EEG/fNIRS/fMRI/eye-tracking/computational modelling are desirable.

Useful links to know more about us and our institution:

Research Field Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Years of Research Experience None