Post-doc position, Dijon, France: Neurodevelopment and rhythm processing M/F

CNRS - National Center for Scientific Research; France; Sur place; EUR 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The postdoctoral researcher will join LEAD-UMR5022 in Dijon and collaborate with partners in Amiens and Budapest on the BIO-PREPA project, investigating biomarkers and behavioral probes for preclinical perinatal asphyxia with a focus on rhythm and sequencing.

You will test perceptual and cognitive abilities of infants at birth and at 12–18 months, develop paradigms, perform experiments, analyze data, and disseminate results at conferences and in journals.

Qualifications

• PhD in developmental psychology, cognitive or computational neurosciences, neuropsychology or related fields.
• Research experience in developmental science; statistical and programming skills; EEG and/or movement analyses preferable.

Responsabilités

• Test perceptual and cognitive abilities of infants at birth and 12–18 months.
• Develop and test paradigms, conduct experiments, analyze data, and disseminate results at conferences and journals.

Formation

PhD in developmental psychology

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement Research Field Neurosciences Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 2 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Feb 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon 2020 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The postdoctoral researcher will be part of the laboratory LEAD-UMR5022 and will be working with the international team responsible for developing and managing the research project BIO-PREPA, funded by ERA-NET NEURON, “Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research”. This project investigates biomarkers and behavioral probes for preclinical perinatal asphyxia, with a focus on rhythm and sequencing. We integrate behavioral tasks, EEG, eye-tracking, and motion capture to understand the role of rhythm processing and synchronization in infant development and perinatal asphyxia outcomes. The goal is to characterize preclinical cases, identify biomarkers, assess development and optimize diagnostic criteria to improve its early detection. The project consortium involves four academic partners with complementary expertise in early neurodevelopment, neural data processing, cognitive neurosciences of music, computational modeling and molecular biology.
The position will be with Barbara Tillmann in Dijon (LEAD-UMR5022), and in tight collaboration with Sahar Moghimi in Amiens (INSERM U1105) as well as Birgitta Toth (HUN-REN Natural Sciences Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Budapest) as well as other post-docs of the project and the other consortium members.

The post-doc will be working on the testing program aiming to evaluate perceptual and cognitive abilities of the infants at birth and after 12 to 18 months. They will contribute to the development and testing of the paradigms as well as the realization of related experiments, followed by their analyses and the dissemination of the data at conferences and with journal article publications. They will work in tight collaboration with researchers, post-docs and students from the other consortium member teams.

The position will be with Barbara Tillmann in Dijon (LEAD-UMR5022, http://leadserv.u-bourgogne.fr/en ), and in collaboration with Sahar Moghimi in Amiens (INSERM U1105, https://gramfc.u-picardie.fr/ ) and Birgitta Toth (HUN-REN Natural Sciences Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Budapest) as well as other post-docs of the project and the other consortium members.

Research Field Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Research Field Psychological sciences » Psychology Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

Required: PhD in developmental psychology, cognitive or computational neurosciences, neuropsychology or related fields; research experience in developmental science, strong motivation for team work; statistical and programming skills; prior experience with EEG and/or movement analyses
Preferable: knowledge in the field of neurosciences of music and/or auditory perception, French fluency.