Postdoc in Neuroimaging, Neurodiversity & Brain Evolution

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

Commuting allowance

Job summary

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam seeks a postdoctoral researcher to study neuroimaging, neurodiversity and brain evolution using large MRI datasets and cross-species data. You will develop and apply computational methods to quantify brain variation across individuals and species, contributing to open workflows and reproducible science.

You will join the Connectome Lab at CNCR, collaborating with researchers in neuroimaging, AI and genetics, mentoring MSc/PhD students and publishing findings at

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience, neuroimaging, computational neuroscience, biomedical engineering, physics, CS, AI, mathematics or related field.
• Extensive hands-on experience with neuroimaging analysis is essential.
• Experience with structural MRI and cortical reconstruction (FreeSurfer).
• Experience with diffusion MRI, tractography and structural connectivity.
• Experience with resting-state fMRI and functional connectivity analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, R, Bash; ability to develop reproducible pipelines.
• Experience with AI/LLM, HPC, open-source tools and version control is valued.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale structural, diffusion, and resting-state MRI datasets.
• Develop and apply pipelines for cortical reconstruction and connectome analysis.
• Investigate brain variation, neurodiversity, and evolution across individuals and species.
• Apply LLM and ML methods to large datasets.
• Collaborate across CNCR and international networks; contribute to publications.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

R

Bash

AI/LLM

English proficiency

Independent researcher

Education

PhD in neuroscience or related field

Tools

FreeSurfer

FSL

High-performance computing

Git

Job description

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam seeks a postdoctoral researcher to study neuroimaging, neurodiversity and brain evolution using large MRI datasets and cross-species data. You will develop and apply computational methods to quantify brain variation across individuals and species, contributing to open workflows and reproducible science.

You will join the Connectome Lab at CNCR, collaborating with researchers in neuroimaging, AI and genetics, mentoring MSc/PhD students and publishing findings at