DESCRIPTION :
We are looking for a Research Manager for our emergent Team "Ecological Cognition and Computation" led by Dr Nils Kolling, which is strongly associated with the Team "Neurobiology of Executive functions", both part of Inserm, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
The primary aim of our team is understanding of how the human brain implements reward-guided decision making, learning and plans into the future. For this, we focus particularly on the role of the frontal lobes in generating choices and making predictions based on rewards and other features of the environment. However, we are also interested in more network-based perspectives and want to understand how cortical and subcortical interactions and dynamics implement task performance and behavioural or neural state shifts. Thus, we use a variety of methods, across species as well as across spatial and temporal scales. We also test our ideas using causal manipulations such as pharmacological interventions, brain lesions and more recently transcranial ultrasound stimulation.
Some of our current interests include trying to find out how we predict future reward trends in changing environments to make better choices. We are also interested in how people manage to continuously pursue their goals and motivate their behaviour over extended time periods, sometimes to the point of failing to abandon them when necessary. In addition, our lab is working on other types of ecological cognitions such as credit assignment, emotion-decision interactions and social cognition.
Our team is heavily interdisciplinary drawing inspiration from economics, psychology, biology, computer science, engineering and beyond. We also use a diverse set of neuroscience methods to understand the underlying processes more deeply. In other words, we measure not only what regions are active (using fMRI) and the large-scale neural dynamics (using MEG and EEG), but also how populations of single neurons are involved (using electrophysical recordings) as well as the causal contributions of specific brain regions within larger networks (e.g. using Transcranial ultrasound stimulation). This is combined with generative cognitive models, purpose built to solve ecologically relevant challenges humans have evolved to overcome. Using large scale behavioural data we further link individual differences in the cognitive processes underlying our tasks to clinical dimensions and other real life individual differences., The research manager position is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in working at the intersection between original research and research support/management. For anyone without a PhD, it offers a way to experience research first hand, acquiring essential research as well as general organizational skills. Furthermore, the obtained experience can prove very valuable in doing a successful PhD afterwards as well as getting PhD student funding. In addition to being a potential stepping stone for a PhD position, it can also serve as a transition into a more support or hybrid role for somebody interested in transitioning out of pure research (either pre- or post-PhD). Depending on previous research experience the roles and responsibilities will differ. In that case, future potential career prospects would include becoming a permanent research staff engineer or senior research manager in a research institute, for a governmental
department or industry. Day-to-day activities include the management of data acquisition, research ethics and the team as a whole (e.g. organizing research retreats and travel). Some of those activities require an excellent knowledge of French as they need to communicate with ethics panels and administrative staff that do not necessarily speak English. The team itself is highly international and English is the working language. We aspire towards an inclusive and friendly team culture and the research manager is highly encouraged to participate in all team social activities as well as scientific team meetings as an integral part of the team.
The position starting salary is at least 2409,72 euro per month (higher salary possible depending on relevant years of experience and qualifications).
List of activities:
* Interactions with the ERC (e.g. keeping worksheets for ERC reports).
* Drafting and maintaining ethics
* Organizing data acquisition
* Maintaining infrastructure
* Organizing team events (e.g. journal clubs and scientific retreats)
* Building a new Transcranial ultrasound stimulation setup (in coordination with postdocs)
* Other administrative duties (e.g. purchase of equipment)
* Participating in scientific exchange
Code d'emploi : Assistant de Recherche (h/f)
Domaine professionnel actuel : Scientifiques
Niveau de formation : Bac+5
Temps partiel / Temps plein : Plein temps
Type de contrat : Contrat à durée déterminée (CDD)
Compétences : Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Traitement de Texte, Gouvernance d'Entreprise de Technologies de l'Information, Python (Langage de Programmation), Technologies Informatiques, Anglais, Français, Prise de Décision, Convivialité, Enthousiasme, Sens de l'Organisation, Recherche, Biologie, Travaux Cliniques, Processus Cognitifs, Collecte de Données, Économie, Fonctions Executives, Psychologie, Gestion des Infrastructures, Médecine, Neurosciences, Pharmacologie, Expériences de Recherche, Stimulation Magnétique Transcranienne, Documentation Scientifique, Ultrason, Langue de Travail, Gestion Administrative, Bardage, Développement Professionnel
Courriel :
nils.kolling@gmail.com
Téléphone :
0472138800
Type d'annonceur : Employeur direct
