Postdoc position in neuroanatomical MRI of developmental dyslexia

Applications are invited for a postdoc position in the team of Franck Ramus, LSCP, Institut d’Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France.

The successful candidate will investigate neuroanatomical differences between dyslexic and control children, using high-quality 3T MRI images from diffusion and T1 sequences that have already been collected as part of an imaging and genetics project. The position is available immediately.

Candidates should have a PhD and extensive research experience in cognitive neuroscience. Expertise with the analysis of neuroanatomical images will be a strong asset. Net salary will be a minimum of 2000€/month and will depend on the experience of the candidate. Further details and informal enquiries may be directed to Franck Ramus.

Applicants should send a letter of application, clearly outlining the candidate's expertise and research interests, along with a CV, and names of 2-3 references to franck.ramus@ens.fr. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Master in Cognitive Science

Although I don't have statutory teaching duties, I do teach one course in the Master in Cognitive Science (EHESS/ENS/Paris 5).

Training opportunities

I supervise students in 4th (M1) and 5th year (M2) and in PhD, as well as postdoctoral fellows. Considering my current projects, the priority profile is a background in biology or medicine, or alternatively maths or computer science.

For Master (M2) projects, it is best to contact me as soon as March or April for the next Fall. M1 projects can be organised on shorter notice. Internships are available on the following topics (although I'm open to everything that meets my scientific interests):

  • Bibliographic study on cognitive advantages in developmental dyslexia.
  • Micro-social cognition: minimal cues to agency detection, attribution of intentions, beliefs, and their deficits in autism, schizophrenia... See Social Cognition project.
  • Neuroanatomy and genetics of developmental dyslexia and language disorders. See Genedys project.
  • The influence of early environmental factors on language development. See Eden epidemiological project.
  • Explorations of speech and auditory processing, auditory attention, etc., in developmental dyslexia. See the Phonological deficit project.
  • I also have emerging interests in the area of sexual cognition, but no concrete project so far. This topic would be appropriate for a bibliographic study.

I take PhD students only after an internship at the lab, either within a Master program or on a more ad-hoc basis. PhD projects are submitted to the Doctoral School as early as March for the next Fall.

Besides specific postdoctoral funding for certain projects, external funding can be applied for once a specific project has been defined with an applicant. Various sources include Fyssen Foundation (deadline: March 31st yearly), Neuropole, Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, European Commission, or CNRS. I'd be particularly interested in applicants with experience with anatomical and/or functional MRI.

In all cases, applicants should send me a CV and a letter by email.