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Postdoc Opportunities in Neurocognition in Germany
Postdoc Positions in neurocognition in germany
4 positions foundnewest posted
Universities with open postdoc positions in neurocognition in Germany include German Institute of Human Nutrition, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and Forschungszentrum Jülich.
German Institute of Human Nutrition
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Germany
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The German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany, invites applications for a Postdoc (m/f/d) in the Junior Research Group of Gut-Brain Interactions. DIfE is a Leibniz Association institute focused on experimental and clinical research in nutrition and health, with the broader goal of understanding the molecular basis of nutrition-dependent diseases and developing prevention and treatment strategies. The position starts on 1 May 2027 and is centered on the neural dynam...
Physiology
Psychology
Signal Processing
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Posted Yesterday
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Germany
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1 month ago
Postdoctoral Researcher in NLP and Human Behavioral Evaluation for Long-Range Language Understanding
Postdoctoral Researcher opening in Natural Language Processing , human behavioral evaluation , and long-range language understanding at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) in Saarbrücken, Germany . The position is part of the newly funded ERC Starting Grant project BrainAlign , led by Dr. Mariya Toneva and the Bridging AI and Neuroscience (BrAIN) group . The project aims to develop language models whose internal processing is aligned with the human brain, combining machine le...
Computer Science
Psychology
Cognitive Science
+6 more
1 month ago
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Germany
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1 month ago
Postdoctoral Researcher in NeuroAI at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbrücken, Germany . The Bridging AI and Neuroscience (BrAIN) group, led by Mariya Toneva , is recruiting for the newly funded ERC Starting Grant project BrainAlign . The project sits at the intersection of machine learning , natural language processing , computational neuroscience , neuroimaging , and cognitive neuroscience . Research focus: developing methods to integrate heterogeneous fMRI datasets and tr...
Computer Science
Cognitive Science
Deep Learning
+7 more
1 month ago
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany
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1 month ago
Postdoctoral Researcher in Multi-Modal Models of Human Brain Development, Function and Cognition at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine - Brain and Behaviour, INM-7), Jülich, Germany. The Multiscale Neurodevelopment team is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study the maturation of cortical architecture, connectivity, and functional dynamics across early life. The project combines computational neuroscience , neuroimaging , machine learning , and cognitive neurosc...
Computer Science
Psychology
Biology
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1 month ago
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Living costs in Germany
Estimated costs in Germany.
MonthlyYearly | Germany |
|---|---|
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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Universität Hamburg
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Research Interests
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany
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Germany
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