Scientific Research Assistant (PhD Student)

Offer Description

Association Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience is organizing a competition to fill one position of Scientific Research Assistant (ACS), intended for a PhD student, within the project “Mental health in a fast-paced society: A multilevel approach, from genes and molecules to brain networks and psychosocial systems”, PN-IV-P6-6.1-CoEx-2024-0139.

Where to apply

E-mail: gabriel.prefac@tins.ro

Requirements

Research Field: All

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a field that enables computational analysis of large datasets (e.g., bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, computer science, computer engineering, electronics, biostatistics, mathematics, physics, biomedical engineering, or related fields).
• At the date of application, the candidate must be enrolled in a doctoral (PhD) study programme.
• Basic programming skills (Matlab, Python).
• Ability to work with large datasets.
• Knowledge of basic statistics.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• At least 4 months of experience in research activities carried out within at least one project in the field of brain research or associated brain pathologies.
• Knowledge of English.
• Meeting the conditions set out in Law no. 183/2024 on the Statute of Research and Development Personnel regarding support staff in research and development activities.

Specific Requirements

• Neural data analysis.
• Signal processing.
• Optimization and support for signal acquisition in laboratory experiments.
• Documenting, reporting and presenting results to the research team.
• Collaborating with members of the experimental team to analyze the acquired data and process it using computational methods.

Languages: ENGLISH

Level: Good

Internal Application form(s) needed: ScientificResearchAssistent_PhD_Student_TINS_2026_EN.pdf (English, 158.78 KB - PDF)

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience
• Country: Romania
• State/Province: Cluj
• City: Cluj-Napoca

Contact

• State/Province: Cluj
• City: Cluj-Napoca
• Website: https://tins.ro/
• Street: Pta. Timotei Cipariu 9/20
• Postal Code: 400191
• E-Mail: gabriel.prefac@tins.ro