Postdoctoral Research Fellow

7 days ago

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India CBN Lab, Dept. of HSS, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Full time
_________

Please APPLY
ONLY if:
You have PhD degree or you have submitted your PhD thesis. and your age is not more than 32 Years

AND
Your area of research is Cognitive Psychology/Neuroscience OR Computational Neuroscience OR closely related topic.

AND


You have experience in conducting experiments using any one method : Behavioural or EEG or fMRI or fNIRS or TMS or Eye Tracker or experience in meta analysis of neuroimaging data.

- ________

Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience (CBN) Lab
The lab engages a variety of neuroimaging and clinical instruments, including multimodal MRI (e.g. BOLD activation, resting connectivity etc.), and concurrent EEG, TMS, eye-tracker to study the cognitive (e.g.

attention, central executive processes, response inhibition, working memory, reward, decision making, learning) and affective processes (e.g., value-learning, reward and punishment processing, emotional face processing), and how their (dys)function(s) may be a factor in the consequences of and predisposition to human drug addiction as well as their ability to predict treatment response.

The focus of the CBN lab is to investigate the role of emotion and motivational influences in different cognitive functions.

We also work with individuals with clinical conditions like ADHD, Autism, depression, drug-abuse.

The broad mission of CBN lab is reflected in a wide variety of research areas in cognitive neuroscience, including attention, emotion, motivation, memory, time perception, cognitive load, learning, decision making, cognitive disorders, child development, and translational research.

Our key research methods are
behavioural,
fMRI (including high-field MRI at 3T for structure-function mapping),
eye-tracker,
EEG,
EMG,
TMS,
psychophysiology measures (GSR, heart rate, respiration etc.).

Pursuing an integrative neuroscience approach, the CBN lab maintains several international and national research collaborations with renowned scientists in the field across various universities (e.g., University College London, Birmingham University, UK; University of Geneva, University of Zurich, Switzerland; University of California San Diego, USA; University of New South Wales, Monash University, Australia; University of Guelph, Canada; Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, India).

The positions are available now, but the starting date is flexible. Positions are funded for 2 years, with the possibility of extension of 1 year (based on performance). Salary depends on experience and is based on regulations of the IITB.

Employer:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), India

Location:
Mumbai, India

Department:
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Discipline:
Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Life Sciences, Psychology

Position type:
Full time (2 year +1 Year)

Job type:
Postdoc Fellowship

Application deadline:
Open until filled

How to apply:

2) Cover letter

3) CV (with the names and contact information for 2-3 referees)

4) Proposal

5) Top 2-3 publications (full papers)

6) Copy of degree certificates(bachelors, masters, if available P.hD.)

Other positions:

Postdoc positions are always open (based on current rolling advertisement of IITB).

Ph.
D. position call opens two times in a year (April, October) for IITB and Monash Academy at IITB.

Contact:

Rashmi Gupta, PhD

Cognitive Neuroscientist & Assistant Professor

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Powai-400076, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Responsibilities and Duties


A postdoctoral position in a cognitive science lab involves conducting research on a wide range of topics related to the study of human cognition, including perception, attention, memory, language, decision-making, and social cognition.

The specific duties and responsibilities of the postdoctoral position may vary depending on the focus of the lab and the research project, but generally include the following:

Conducting research:

This involves designing and carrying out experiments using a variety of methods such as behavioral testing, computational modeling, and neuroimaging techniques.


Data analysis:

The postdoc will be responsible for analyzing the data collected in the lab, using statistical software such as MATLAB, R, or Python, as well as more advanced data analysis techniques such as machine learning.


Manuscript preparation:
The postdoc will write research articles based on their findings, which will be published in peer-reviewed journals.

Presentations:
The postdoc will be expected to present their research at conferences and other professional meetings.

Supervision of students:

The postdoc may be responsible for supervising and training graduate students, research assistants, and other members of the lab.


Grant writing:
The postdoc may be involved in writing grant proposals to secure funding

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