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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm; font-size: 14px;">15 EU-funded PhD positions in Computational Visual Neuroscience</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">IndiBrain </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70);">(<i><span style="border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Characterizing Individual Differences
in Brain Plasticity and Dynamics to help ensure Effective and Sustainable Health Care and Rehabilitation</span></i>), is a new European Marie-Curie doctoral training network. Fifteen doctoral candidates will explore how individual differences shape brain plasticity
and behaviour. IndiBrain brings together universities and industry partners across Europe to train the next generation of leaders in computational neuroscience. Through cutting-edge neuroimaging, computational modelling, and neurotechnology, our network will
drive breakthroughs in understanding the human brain and pave the way for personalized diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation in neurological and ocular disorders. The PhD projects are hosted in labs across Europe. a complete overview of the participating
researchers, their research interests and the PhD project topics can be found at
<a href="http://www.indibrain.eu/">www.indibrain.eu</a> </span></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm; font-size: 14px;">The deadline for sending in your application is the 27th of February 2026. Please note the eligibility criteria described below and on the website.</span></b></p>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruBc20wxLjE&t=7s" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Check out this movie to get an idea of what it means to do your PhD in a <span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 59, 70);">training program</span> like this
one.</a></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Institutional Locations and PIs</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">University Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands (Cornelissen, Renken)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Carvalho, Almeida)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands (Haak)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dumoulin)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">NordicNeuroLab, Bergen , Norway (Sherwood)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">University of York, York, United Kingdom (Baseler, Morland)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (Binda)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Fondiazone Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy (Tinelli)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">University College London, London, United Kingdom (Dekker)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany (Hoffmann)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Program</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">IndiBrain advances a new era of personalised computational neuroscience, focused on understanding how and why brains differ from one another.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">Although all human brains share a similar structure, every individual shows unique neural patterns, developmental trajectories, and responses to disease or treatment. Understanding these individual
differences is essential for transforming neuroscience — from group-averaged knowledge to brain-specific prediction, diagnosis, and rehabilitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">IndiBrain brings together expertise in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Advanced neuroimaging (including ultra-high-field and ultrafast MRI)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Computational and network neuroscience<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Machine learning and biologically inspired AI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Vision science and predictive coding<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); vertical-align: baseline;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14px;">Clinical neuroscience and neurotechnology<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">Vision serves as our core model system, allowing us to link detailed neural mechanisms to perception, behaviour, and disease.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">With this in mind, IndiBrain focusses on three key research topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">1) Build next-generation computational models of the human brain. We develop tools and models that capture individual brain structure and function — including methods for modelling brain dynamics,
neural circuit interactions, and excitation–inhibition balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">2) Understand individual variability in brain networksWe investigate how individual differences shape perception, cognition, and recovery in both healthy individuals and people with visual
or neurological conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">3) Translate neuroscience into personalised brain healthBy developing biomarkers and mechanistic models, we aim to improve early diagnosis, treatment monitoring, and rehabilitation strategies
for visual and neurological disorders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Training</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">We offer 15 (3-year) full-time PhD positions. As a PhD student, you will follow a multidisciplinary PhD training consisting of a number of high-level training courses and workshops. As you
will be able to experience working in industrial, health care and academic environments, you will have the opportunity to develop both your academic as well as your entrepreneurial skills. For more detailed information, see: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">IndiBrain is supported by a MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE grant from the European Union which requires transnational mobility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">Therefore, to be eligible for a PhD position, you cannot have resided or carried out your main activity in the country of the recruiting institution for more than 12 months during the previous
36 months at the time of appointment. Furthermore, we can only recruit researchers who are not already in the possession of a doctoral degree at the date of appointment. Please keep this in mind when applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Please keep in mind that you need a Master Degree to start a PhD. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">Benefits<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">By joining IndiBrain, doctoral candidates become part of a cutting-edge European Doctoral Network dedicated to understanding individual differences in brain structure and function — and translating
these insights into innovative diagnostics, neurotechnologies, and personalized rehabilitation strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(49, 59, 70); font-size: 14px;">IndiBrain brings together world-leading expertise in computational neuroscience, advanced neuroimaging, clinical neurology, psychological science, and neurotechnology, connecting universities,
hospitals, industry partners, and patient-centred organizations across Europe. Through this collaborative, interdisciplinary network, our researchers will work at the frontier of personalized neuroscience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70); border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm;">The deadline for sending in your application is the 27th of February 2026.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(49, 59, 70);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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