📅 Apply by: May 31st, 2025
📍 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
🧪 Part-Time Position: 18 hours/week (9-month contract)
🔍 Are You Ready to Bridge Neuroscience and Cognition?
Are you a researcher with a passion for image processing, cognitive neuroscience, and high-resolution brain mapping? Do you want to collaborate with world-class scientists in a cutting-edge interdisciplinary environment? If so, the Integrative Model-based Cognitive Neuroscience (IMCN) Research Group at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) wants to hear from you.
This unique role combines postmortem human brain microscopy, ultra-high field MRI, and advanced statistical modeling—contributing directly to the next frontier of human brain mapping.
🧬 What Will You Do?
As a key contributor to this research trajectory, you will:
- Perform microscopy processing on whole human-brain specimens
- Digitize brain slices and apply advanced image processing techniques
- Integrate and compare data from ultra-high field MRI
- Conduct statistical modeling to generate 3D reconstructions of the brain
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams at UvA and international research partners
- Support groundbreaking work at the intersection of neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, and cognitive modeling
Your work will contribute to a large-scale, innovative effort to map the human brain using both in-vivo and postmortem data—a pivotal step toward understanding the brain’s structure and function in unprecedented detail.
✅ Who Should Apply?
We are looking for a motivated and adaptable candidate with:
- A Master’s degree in neuroscience, engineering, biomedical sciences, or a related field
- A deep interest in image processing and computational modeling
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative abilities to work within a multidisciplinary research team
🎁 What We Offer
- A part-time (18 hours/week) research position for 9 months (with an initial 3-month contract and potential extension)
- A stimulating academic environment at one of Europe’s leading universities
- Access to cutting-edge technology and facilities, including ultra-high field MRI scanners and advanced microscopy tools
- Opportunities for professional development and skill-building
- A vibrant, international research community based in the heart of Amsterdam
- A collaborative, forward-thinking team that values creativity and scientific curiosity
🌍 About the IMCN Research Group
The Integrative Model-based Cognitive Neuroscience (IMCN) group is internationally recognized for pioneering work that links neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroimaging, and mathematical cognitive models. Our mission is to bridge the gap between brain biology and human cognition, creating meaningful models that reflect real brain processes.
Learn more about the IMCN group and the University of Amsterdam’s role in shaping the future of cognitive neuroscience:
👉 Working at UvA
📨 How to Apply
To apply, please send a single PDF document that includes:
- Your curriculum vitae (CV)
- A motivational letter describing your interest and fit for this position
📧 Email your application or questions to:
Prof. Birte Forstmann
b.u.forstmann@uva.nl
🕒 Deadline: May 31, 2025
Early applications are encouraged!
🚀 Join Us at the Frontier of Brain Science
If you’re excited about reconstructing the human brain in 3D, exploring how neuroimaging and cognition intersect, and contributing to a team that thrives on scientific innovation—this position is made for you. Help us decode the human mind, one image at a time.
📍 Apply now and shape the future of neuroscience with IMCN at UvA.
