Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroimaging & Psychology

Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPsi); Portugal; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reimbursement of Voluntary Social InS

Personal Accident Insurance

Job summary

Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPsi) in Braga, Portugal, invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD) as part of the ROOTing project. The role targets doctors in psychology, neuroscience, biomedical/bioengineering with strong data analysis and neuroimaging skills.

Eligibility includes a doctoral degree, research experience, and proficiency in Portuguese and English. The fellowship lasts up to 8 months with possible renewal, starting December 2026, and provides

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering or related fields.
• Knowledge of research methodology and statistical analysis.
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English suitable for interacting with participants, consulting the literature and scientific writing.

Responsibilities

• Review the relevant literature and collaborate in the preparation, adaptation and implementation of experimental protocols and tasks.
• Collaborate in the recruitment, screening and assessment of participants, in accordance with the project protocol.
• Collaborate in conducting pilot and task familiarization sessions, preparing the corresponding reports, and refining and standardizing experimental procedures and participant preparation procedures.
• Participate in the collection of behavioral, psychophysiological and magnetic resonance imaging data, under scientific supervision and in coordination with the project team.
• Organize, pseudonymize and document the data and maintain records tracking participants, sessions and the progress of data collection, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements.
• Perform quality control of the collected data, including the identification of motion artifacts, assessment of psychophysiological signal integrity and recording of relevant events during the sessions.
• Process and statistically analyze behavioral, psychophysiological and neuroimaging data, including the documentation of scripts and reproducible analysis procedures.
• Integrate and interpret the results from the different assessment modalities in relation to the project’s scientific objectives.
• Collaborate in the preparation of scientific reports, presentations and manuscripts, and in other activities to disseminate the results.

Skills

Research methodology

Statistical analysis

Portuguese language

English language

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering or related fields

Tools

PsychoPy

Python

R

MATLAB

FSL

Job description

Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPsi) in Braga, Portugal, invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD) as part of the ROOTing project. The role targets doctors in psychology, neuroscience, biomedical/bioengineering with strong data analysis and neuroimaging skills.

Eligibility includes a doctoral degree, research experience, and proficiency in Portuguese and English. The fellowship lasts up to 8 months with possible renewal, starting December 2026, and provides