Mentoring Programme
If you would like to apply for a fellowship at the Institute of Neurosciences, please, get in contact with any of our researchers and ask them if they are willing to give you support. Below we list researchers in relation to the fellowship you would like to ask for.
Steps to Apply for a Fellowship at the Institute of Neurosciences
1. Identify and Contact a Mentor
Reach out to any of our researchers and inquire if they are willing to support your fellowship application. Below, you will find a list of researchers related to the specific fellowship you are interested in.
2. Confidentiality Commitment
All mentors have signed a Confidentiality Agreement, committing to keep the content of documents, comments, and exchanges confidential, as well as the identities of the candidate and supervisor.
3. Obtain Agreement
Once a researcher agrees to mentor you, send them the confidential agreement signed by you and your supervisor. Please cc: cristina.pulido@ub.edu on this email.
4. Submission Timeline
Generally, mentors require the “proposal” to be submitted two weeks in advance for proper support. However, it is advisable to contact your mentor to discuss and arrange the specific details of the process.
PhD Candidates
Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships offer a highly competitive salary and complementary opportunities for training in transferable skills throughresidential sessions, outreach activities, incentive upon completion of the thesis and other features that make these fellowships among the most attractive and comprehensive in Europe.
For researchers who wish to carry out their doctoral project at a Spanish research centre accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence María de Maeztu (Such as us, UBneuro).
Ignacio Roura
RETAINING
Structural and functional brain patterns associated with different cognitive phenotypes in REM behavior disorder. ignacio.roura@ub.edu
Stella Nicolau
RETAINING
Neural correlates of social reward in Borderline Personality Disorder. stella_nicolaou@ub.edu
Marcos Galán
RETAINING
Study of molecular alterations in schizophrenia using translational models at Hippocampal function in health and disease. marcosgalan@ub.edu
Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships offer a highly competitive salary and complementary opportunities for training in transferable skills throughresidential sessions, outreach activities, incentive upon completion of the thesis and other features that make these fellowships among the most attractive and comprehensive in Europe.
For researchers who want to carry out their doctoral project in any field of research at any university or research centre in Spain or Portugal.
Rachel Morse
INCOMING
Factors influencing risk and resilience in aging and dementia prevention. rmorse@ub.edu
Bianca Franzoia
INCOMING
Impact of speech rhythm on the acquisition of grammar. bianca.franzoia@ub.edu
Postdoctoral
The objective is to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors.
Melike Kucukerden
Monitoring and modulation of brain circuits in neurodegenerative disorders. kucukerden@ub.edu
Marta Matamala
Movement sonification and multisensory integration. marta.matamala@ub.edu
Olga Laporta-Hoyos
Neuropsychology of neurodevelopmental disorders olgalaporta@ub.edu
Laura Cervera-Carles
laura.cervera@ub.edu
Ana Zappa
Brain correlates of socially interactive second language learning. anazappa@gmail.com
Dina Popovic
popovic.dina@ub.edu
The Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships programme is aimed at recruiting excellent researchers of any nationality who wish to continue their research career in Spain or Portugal in the areas of health and life sciences, technology, physics, engineering and mathematics. This programme aims to promote high quality, innovative research in Spain and Portugal and to support the best scientific talents who are offered an attractive and competitive environment in which to carry out excellent research.
Beatriz de Diego-Lázaro
Language learning/teaching strategies. bdediego@ub.edu
Jordi Abante
An Artificial intelligence approach for neurodegenerative diseases. jordi.abante@ub.edu