Postdoctoral researcher position in a new ERC grant investigating language function in psychosi[...]

Department of Translation and Language Sciences

Organisation / Company Universitat pompeu fabra Department Department of Translation and Language Sciences Research Field Language sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 18 Jul 2025 - 23 : 59 (Europe / Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The position is that of the main senior postdoctoral researcher position in our new ERC-POC (proof-of-concept) grant SENSOR (“Making sense of reference”, 2025-2027, funded by the European Research Council, 2025-2027). Our aim is to illuminate the processing of two dimensions of meaning (lexical-conceptual meaning and reference as mediated by grammar) in neurotypicals and individuals with schizophrenia. The overarching goal is to enhance our understanding of the role of language in schizophrenia and the mechanistic basis of language dysfunction in this disorder, in the context of a larger ERC synergy grant dedicated to study language processing in psychosis longitudinally with fMRI.

The POC grant is a collaboration with Prof. Peter Uhlhaas (Charité, Berlin) and Prof. Joachim Gross (Münster University). The successful candidate will be hired / employed at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (Grammar & Cognition lab), but play a leading role in our collaboration with Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, where data collection will take place. Please direct any prior inquiries to the PI at .

Tasks : The postdoc will :

• Develop an experimental paradigm for naturalistic story comprehension with OPM-MEG.
• Coordinate the data collection process.
• Analyse linguistic and OPM-MEG data.
• Creatively develop the project further through theoretical concepts, methodological tools, and analytical pipelines.
• Coordinate closely between teams of the project. Help to establish and co-lead an interdisciplinary team of other researchers in the work package.
• Be lead author on high-level publications.

Requirements :

Years of Research Experience 4 - 10 Additional Information

Additional comments

This page is for informative purposes only. The official call (particularly, the legal requirements for candidates) and all information related to the selection process (admission, short list, final result) is published in theDepartment’s website .

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