Job Information
Organisation/Company: BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE
Research Field: Neurosciences
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Application Deadline: 6 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Country: Spain
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2026
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
One full-time postdoctoral researcher with a background in computational neuroscience, machine learning, or a related field will be hired for a three-year period. The researcher will work under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator and will play a leading role in developing and implementing machine learning models for the decoding of bilingual speech and neural data.
Primary responsibilities will include developing and optimizing multimodal analysis pipelines integrating MEG and fMRI data, extracting and aligning linguistic features from transformer-based language models, and leading cross-language decoding analyses and model evaluation. The researcher will also contribute to data preprocessing, quality control, and documentation, and collaborate with other members of the project to integrate shared decoding frameworks and explainability tools.
The postdoctoral researcher is expected to take an active role in the conceptual development of the project, contribute to scientific publications, and present results at international conferences. Opportunities for supervision of junior researchers and involvement in grant-related activities may also be available.
The position offers advanced training in neuroimaging analysis, multilingual AI modeling, and multimodal data integration, within a highly interdisciplinary research environment. The contract is full time and includes an end-of-contract payout in accordance with institutional and funding regulations.
Postdoctoral researchers at the BCBL can acquire mentoring skills by co-supervising Master's and PhD students. Additionally, there is the opportunity to gain teaching experience on the BCBL's Master's program in the cognitive neuroscience of language.
Where to apply
Website: https://calls.bcbl.eu
Requirements
Research Field: Neurosciences
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Have a PhD in computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, or a related field
- Have demonstrated expertise in developing and applying machine learning or statistical models
- Be able to independently carry out research within defined project objectives
- Have experience working with complex datasets and implementing analysis pipelines
- Be capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas
- Have the ability to contribute to research design and methodological development
- Be able to communicate research results effectively to colleagues and broader audiences
- Have experience in scientific writing and dissemination (e.g., publications, conferences)
- Be able to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary research environments
- Have good programming skills (e.g., Python) and experience with scientific computing tools
Specific Requirements
- Experience with MEG, EEG, or fMRI data analysis
- Familiarity with transformer-based language models or multimodal learning approaches
- Experience with open science practices and reproducible research workflows
- Ability to supervise students or junior researchers
Languages: English
Level: Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
Salary: 30,000€-32,000€/year gross
Entitlements and other benefits: https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/what-is-like-to-work-bcbl
Training opportunities and Career development plan
Researchers at any stage of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, are given an opportunity for professional development and for improving their employability through access to a Personal Career Development Plan which includes
- Training through individually personalized research projects under senior supervision
- Exchanging knowledge with the scientific community and the general public
- Network-wide training in theory and methods
- Complementary training courses
- Involvement in proposal writing, task coordination
- Development of skills for the organization of training and scientific events
BCBL seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, sociocultural background, nationality or impairments. We are proud to have in place both an LGTBIQ+ Plan and a Gender Equality Plan to actively promote inclusion and equal opportunities. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us.
Selection process
To submit your application, please follow this link, applying for “PostDoc position in Artificial Intelligence”, and attach the following documentation by June 10th, 2026:
- A curriculum vitae
- A statement outlining research interests and motivation to apply for the position
- Two letters of recommendation (submitted by the referees no later than the application deadline)
Learn more about the BCBL’s OTM-R policy
Additional comments
Application process timetable:
- Deadline for application: June 10th 2026
- Evaluation by committee: June 20th 2026
- Interviews: July 5th -15th 2026
- Final decision: July 20th 2026
- Feedback to all applicants: July 25th 2026
- Work contract start date: Early Autumn 2026
Contact details for enquiries:
For technical problems please contact: hr@bcbl.eu
For inquiries or questions related to the content of the position and/or information about the research group please contact: n.molinaro@bcbl.eu
Website for additional job details: https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers/job-offer-postdoctoral-researcher-artificial-intelligence-brain-rhythms-0
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language
Country: Spain
State/Province: Gipuzkoa
City: Donostia-San Sebastian
Postal Code: 20009
Street: Paseo Mikeletegi 69
Contact
State/Province: Guipuzcoa
City: Donostia
Website: https://www.bcbl.eu
Street: Paseo Mikeletegi 69
Postal Code: 20009
E-Mail: hr@bcbl.eu
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