Research engineer in cognitive neuroscience

En français : Ingénieure d'études en neurosciences cognitives

This job in plain words

The job is based at the Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (CRNL), in the PAM team. The person hired will analyse magnetoencephalography (MEG) data for a study on how people perceive native and foreign languages, as part of the ANR TEMPSTATS project.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Open only to contract agents. Civil servants cannot apply for this job.

Category: Category A (executive)
Diploma: Master's degree (Master 2) in neuroscience, psychology or cognitive science
Contract: Contract agents only. Fixed-term contract (CDD) of 1 year.

The profile they want:

Expertise in neuroscience or cognitive psychology, master's level
Knowledge of the neurobiology of language
Command of English, French and German (B2-C2)
Programming in Python and R
Analysis of electrophysiological data

What you would do

Carry out part of the ANR TEMPSTATS project
Analyse MEG and MRI data, from preprocessing to analysis
Program machine learning analyses on the MEG data
Write a scientific article on the study results
Communicate the results through different media

How to apply

Apply by email, as stated in the official offer on Choisir le Service Public.

Good to know:

The job may become vacant from 1 October 2026.
The job is in category A (management level).
The job is located in Lyon, in Inserm unit U1028.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.