<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The </span><a href="https://www.uc.pt/fpce" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> of the </span><a href="https://www.uc.pt/en" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University of Coimbra</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Portugal (FPCE-UC) seeks </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rising and enthusiastic researchers in Cognitive Science
and Cognitive Neuroscience for a joint application to a doctoral fellowship
funded by the </span><a href="https://www.fct.pt/" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Foundation for Science and Technology,
Portugal</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> to work with
Alfonso Caramazza and Jorge Almeida.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">These positions are part of a transformative
ERA Chair grant </span><a href="https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101087584" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CogBooster</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> from the European Union to FPCE-UC led
by </span><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hvvrK8cAAAAJ&hl=en" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Alfonso Caramazza</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. The goal of CogBooster is to
implement a strong and international line of research in Basic Cognitive
Science and Cognitive Neuroscience to contribute to the ongoing renewal of the
Psychological Sciences in Portugal over the next decade.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Positions:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As part of this expansion and renewal, we
are searching for doctoral students with expertise related to the following
areas:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Lexical processing,
visual object recognition, reading, or action recognition.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Visual object recognition, in particular on how object
knowledge is organized and represented neurally and cognitively, using fMRI
(potentially with ultra-high field MRI), and population receptive field analysis/connective
field modeling (or other more computational methods) to work on topics related
to the following preprint: </span><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.29.568856v1" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.29.568856v1</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The selected applicants will work directly with Alfonso
Caramazza and Jorge Almeida. They will be based in Coimbra.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Qualifications:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applicants </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">should have a Master’s degree in Cognitive Science,
Psychology or related field</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. They should also have their Master’s and BA diploma
recognized in Portugal at the time of application (diploma recognition could be
requested </span><a href="https://www.dges.gov.pt/recon/formulario" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">here</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">). The start date is September 2024.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The successful applicant should have a record
of research for their career level, and meet, or show promise of meeting, the
following qualifications:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 1cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research potential and experience
within the areas mentioned;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 1cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proficiency in English, both written
and spoken (speaking Portuguese is not necessary);</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 1cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Good written and spoken communication
skills; </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Joint Application and funding:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications will first be evaluated by Alfonso Caramazza
and Jorge Almeida. The selected applicants will joint apply with Alfonso
Caramazza and Jorge Almeida to a doctoral fellowship from FCT, Portugal. This
includes co-writing a project. We have been extremely successful in the past in
getting these FCT doctoral fellowships.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The salary is competitive for Portuguese standards – 1250
euro per month net value. The fellowship will also include tuition, and will be
for 4 years. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">About FPCE-UC and Coimbra:</span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The University of Coimbra is a 700-year-old
University and is a UNESCO world Heritage site. Coimbra is one of the liveliest
university cities in the world, and it is a beautiful city with easy access to
beaches and mountains. The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences has
been consistently ranked as the best, or one of the best Psychology Departments
in Portugal. In the last decade it has become the leading department in
Portugal on Psychological research, holding, for instance the only ERC grants in
Psychology in Portugal. FPCE-UC has a major laboratory for Cognitive Science
and Cognitive Neuroscience research – the <a href="https://proactionlab.fpce.uc.pt/" style="color:blue">Proaction Lab</a><span class="gmail-il">. </span>We
have access locally to two 3T MRI scanners, and access to one 7T MRI remotely,
to tDCS, to a 256 channel EEG, and to a fully set behavioral <span class="gmail-il">lab</span>. </p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Application Instructions:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All candidates should submit the
following documents in English: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a motivation letter
describing their interest in the position, and their track record; (3) at least
two letters of reference submitted before the application deadline. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Full consideration will be given to
applications received by March 18, 2024 (but please contact us ASAP).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you are interested in jointly applying
for a doctoral fellowship with us, or know of any suitable applicants in your
network of colleagues and former students who may be suitable for any of the
positions, please direct them to the advertisement. <br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Equal Employment Opportunity statement:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The University of Coimbra is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a Gender Equality Plan in
place. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global
community at the University. We particularly encourage applications from women,
and from other under-represented groups in the University of Coimbra’s
workforce and in the cognitive and brain sciences. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Further
information:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you want to know more about the
positions you can informally contact Alfonso Caramazza (<a href="mailto:caram@wjh.harvard.edu">caram@wjh.harvard.edu</a>)
and Jorge Almeida (<a href="mailto:jorgecbalmeida@gmail.com">jorgecbalmeida@gmail.com</a>).</span></p></div>