PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Neuropsychology in Spain

The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is recruiting a PhD researcher to join Nicola Molinaro’s Brain Rhythms and Cognition group in Donostia–San Sebastián, Spain. The PRO-LISTEN project examines how the adult brain adapts to learning and understanding an additional language. The research focuses on Spanish and Basque and uses naturalistic speech, longitudinal magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings and computational modelling to investigate language-related brain dynamics ove...

Salvador Soto-Faraco’s Multisensory Research Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra is seeking prospective early-career postdoctoral candidates for a 3-year Juan de la Cierva 2026 fellowship in Cognitive Neuroscience . The opportunity is suited to researchers working across neuroimaging , computational modeling , and signal processing . The project environment is interdisciplinary, combining cognitive neuroscience research with computational and engineering-oriented methods in a multisensory research...

The Padilla-Parra Laboratory at Instituto Biofisika is offering a postdoctoral research opportunity at the intersection of artificial intelligence, protein engineering, and advanced neuroimaging. The project focuses on designing next-generation red and far-red fluorescent proteins for deep-tissue imaging, with a particular emphasis on the mammalian brain. The successful researcher will work on computationally designing novel fluorescent protein variants using modern protein language models and r...

Funded PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Language is available through the Brain Rhythms and Cognition Group at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastián, Spain. The PRO-LISTEN project investigates the brain mechanisms underlying speech comprehension, multilingualism, and listening in challenging conditions. The position is a four-year, full-time doctoral opportunity funded by Spain’s Ministry of Science and includes research training. The successful candidate wi...

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain, invites applications to its CRG International PhD Programme 2027. The call offers PhD research opportunities across internationally recognised laboratories working in genomics, molecular and cell biology, computational biology, RNA biology, epigenetics, cancer, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, microbiology and bioengineering. Projects include single-cell genomics and lineage tracing, genome regulation, chromatin and 3D genomics, RNA...

The Endocrine Pathophysiology Group at the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), in collaboration with CIBEROBN, is inviting applications for predoctoral and postdoctoral contracts in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Successful candidates will join research in endocrinology, nutrition, and metabolism. Research topics include new therapeutic targets for obesity and diabetes; animal models, cell cultures, and metabolic phenotyping; molecular mechanisms of the brain-g...

A PhD opportunity is available in the OCCARE Research Group at EUIT-UAB in Barcelona, Spain, focusing on stroke rehabilitation , neuroplasticity , and innovative health technologies . The selected candidate will be supported in applying for a competitive national FPU PhD scholarship. The research is suited to motivated candidates interested in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, rehabilitation technologies, and related interdisciplinary fields. Applicants should review the OCCARE FPU 2026 info...

Postdoctoral opportunity in neurobiology of dementias at the Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. The Neurobiology of Dementias Research Group is a multidisciplinary team embedded in the Memory Unit of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. The advertised postdoctoral stay is aimed at candidates interested in applying for the Juan de la Cierva 2026 fellowship or similar postdoctoral funding calls, with a research focus on translational studies in Alzhei...

IQS – Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona is offering a postdoctoral position in protein design and synthetic biology for brain delivery within the ChemSynBio team at the Department of Bioengineering. The position is aimed at a motivated researcher with a strong background in life sciences and an interest in translational biomedical research at the interface of synthetic biology, chemical biology, and protein engineering. The research program focuses on two closely connected challenges in brain...