PhD in Neuroimaging, Genetics & Cross-Species Evolution

Vrije Universiteit; Amsterdam; À distance; EUR 36 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

ABP pension

Holiday entitlement

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

Commuting expenses

Personalized benefits package

Résumé du poste

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate in Neuroimaging, Genetics and Cross-species comparison to join the Connectome Lab at CNCR. The project combines large-scale human neuroimaging with comparative datasets to study brain evolution and variation, using structural MRI, diffusion MRI and resting-state fMRI.

You will work on pipelines, computational analyses and data integration, with emphasis on neurodiversity, evolution and open science.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in neuroscience, neuroimaging, genetics, biomedical engineering, physics, computer science, AI, mathematics, psychology, biology or related quantitative discipline.
• Hands-on experience with computational analysis is important.
• Experience with several of the following is ideal: FreeSurfer (cortical reconstruction), GWAS genetics, DWI/tractography, resting-state fMRI, FSL.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, R, Bash or comparable languages; ability to work with computational pipelines.
• Interest in neurodiversity and evolution and in open, reproducible science.

Responsabilités

• Analyse large-scale structural MRI, diffusion MRI and resting-state fMRI datasets.
• Develop and apply pipelines for cortical reconstruction, tractography, functional connectivity and connectome analysis.
• Investigate individual variation and neurodiversity in brain structure and connectivity.
• Integrate genetics with neuroimaging.
• Perform comparative analyses of human and non-human brain organization in the context of brain evolution.
• Integrate findings across different imaging datasets and modalities.
• Develop and apply computational and statistical approaches for analysing brain networks.
• Contribute to reproducible and open neuroimaging workflows.
• Collaborate with researchers within the Connectome Lab, CNCR and international networks.
• Present findings at national and international meetings and write scientific manuscripts.
• Contribute to teaching activities where appropriate.

Connaissances

Genetics (GWAS)

Python

MATLAB

R

Bash

AI / LLM

Neuroimaging analysis

Network neuroscience

High-performance computing

Version control / reproducible work

Scientific programming

Data mining with LLMs

Cross-species neuroimaging

Formation

MSc degree in neuroscience or related quantitative field

Outils

FreeSurfer

FSL

Description du poste

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate in Neuroimaging, Genetics and Cross-species comparison to join the Connectome Lab at CNCR. The project combines large-scale human neuroimaging with comparative datasets to study brain evolution and variation, using structural MRI, diffusion MRI and resting-state fMRI.

You will work on pipelines, computational analyses and data integration, with emphasis on neurodiversity, evolution and open science.