Plos Computational Biology, 2026 for more information about these methods. The goal of the project is to be able to track differences in strategy use between novices and experts on a task and map their learning trajectory.
What are you going to do?
You will be responsible for coordinating and carrying out this project, in collaboration with the two PIs (Jelmer Borst and Leendert van Maanen). We envision that you will: (1) develop a standard HMP analysis protocol and use that to analyze and label existing data, (2) develop EEG-to-sequence classification that allows for the decoding of the continuous EEG signal into a sequence of cognitive event labels, and (3) apply this to data of expertise development. The intended duration of the project is 2 years, although the initial contract will be for 1 year, with a potential 1-year extension.
Requirements
The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:
- interest in human cognition
- experience with neural data, especially EEG or MEG
- experience with machine learning models for classification or decoding of neural data
- programming skills, especially Python
Conditions of employment
Fixed-term contract: The University of Groningen offers, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities;
- a full-time position (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)
- a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
- 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance.
What can you expect from us?
232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
Employer
University of Groningen
At the University of Groningen (UG), researchers from all fields of academia and technology are working on academic challenges and societal questions. Lecturers prepare their students for meaningful careers within or outside the academic world. Interdisciplinary research and teaching, sharing of knowledge, collaboration with businesses, government institutions, and societal organizations are aspects that are of the utmost importance to this European top university. The UG aims to be an open academic community with an inclusive and safe working climate that invites you to add your value.
Department
Faculty of Science and Engineering
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) provides teaching and research across a wide range of disciplines, from physics and biology to artificial intelligence, mechanical engineering, and pharmacy. In close collaboration with partners from industry, healthcare, and society, we contribute to the urgent challenges of our time, such as energy, sustainability, digitization, and medical technology. Our community is open and informal, with more than 7,000 students, 1,000 PhD students, and 1,400 staff members from all over the world. If you would like to learn more about the Faculty of Science and Engineering, visit rug.nl/fse.
This position is part of a long-term collaboration between Prof. dr. Jelmer Borst at the University of Groningen and Dr. Leendert van Maanen at Utrecht University. You will be officially appointed at the University of Groningen, where you will work in the Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computing Science and Artificial Intelligence. You will be based in the research group of Jelmer Borst, which is focused on computational cognitive neuroscience. Secondly, you will work with the group of Leendert van Maanen at Utrecht University, who investigates how people use different cognitive strategies to perform cognitive tasks. Both groups consist of several PhD students, partly working on connected topics.
Additional information
Do you have any questions or need more information?
Questions about the content of the job?
Jelmer Borst (Associate Professor): J.P.Borst@rug.nl
Questions about your application process?
Jelmer Borst (Associate Professor): J.P.Borst@rug.nl
