<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear friends and colleagues,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A Research Assistant position will soon open in the HUB project at the <a href="mailto:https://www.uc.pt/" style="color:blue">University of Coimbra</a>, for 12 months
(full-time), funded through the CogBooster ERA Chair (Horizon Europe). The
project investigates how the brain reorganizes in congenital blindness,
focusing on crossmodal cortical and subcortical plasticity, using behavioral
testing and fMRI with blind and sighted participants.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The position involves:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">liaising with blind and sighted
research participants — explaining the project, arranging their visits,
and supporting them throughout testing</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">supporting the acquisition of
behavioral and fMRI data</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">contributing to data analysis and
scientific writing</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">helping with project outreach and
dissemination (conferences, communications, bibliography)</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The work will be carried out at the <a href="mailto:https://www.uc.pt/fpce/" style="color:blue">Faculty of Psychology and Educational
Sciences</a>, <a href="mailto:https://www.uc.pt/en/" style="color:blue">University of Coimbra</a>,
for 12 months (full-time), with full access to imaging and behavioral
facilities associated with the <a href="mailto:https://proactionlab.fpce.uc.pt/" style="color:blue">Proaction
Lab</a>, and <a href="mailto:https://www.uc.pt/cineicc/" style="color:blue">CINEICC</a> and
collaborating groups. The position is available immediately, and the exact
start date can be adjusted to the selected candidate’s availability.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Required:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Master's degree in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical
Engineering, or a related area</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fluent in Portuguese — this is
essential, since the role involves explaining the study and running
sessions with Portuguese-speaking participants</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Good with people — comfortable
putting participants at ease and explaining the project clearly, whether
on the phone or in person.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Desirable (not required):</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interest or experience in
quantitative/analytical work (data analysis, programming, statistics)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prior experience working with
people with visual impairments or other special populations</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interest in eventually pursuing a
PhD</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The official call will open in mid-to-late September 2026 with
applications through the university's usual process. If you (or someone you
know) might be a good fit, feel free to reach out beforehand with a CV and a
short note — happy to answer questions informally before the formal application:
<a href="mailto:battal.ceren@gmail.com">battal.ceren@gmail.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Ceren</font></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="monospace">Ceren Battal, Ph.D.</font><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="monospace" color="#000000">FCT Junior Investigator </font><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="monospace" color="#000000">Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences </font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="monospace" color="#000000">University of Coimbra</font></div><font face="monospace" color="#000000">Institute of Psychology (IPSY) & Institute of Neuroscience (IoNS)<br>University of Louvain (UcLouvain)</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>