RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS GROUP 2026 (D.S)

at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain) is looking for a Research Assistant to join its team.

1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION
- Researcher profile: Research Assistant
- Number of vacancies: 1
- Research group: Consciousness
- Project: Decoded Neurofeeback
- Funding source: The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness: project PID2023-149267NB-I00.
- Research field:Cognitive Neuroscience
- Type of contract/Duration of Contract: Temporary, 21 months.
- Job Status: Full-time

Information about the project:

While existing theories link consciousness to specific neural signatures, the possibility of directly shaping conscious experience through targeted brain activity patterns remains underexplored. This project addresses this gap by using decoded neurofeedback (DecNef)



and brain imaging technologies to investigate how conscious states can be identified, decoded, and modulated across perceptual and emotional domains. We will combine real-time neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI/fNIRS/EEG), machine learning, and subjective reports to map neural representations associated with different forms of conscious experience. By training participants to bias brain activity toward specific representational states, the project will test whether experimentally altering neural patterns can produce measurable changes in conscious perception, emotion, and subjective awareness.

Job description: We seek a highly motivated candidate with a background in Psychology/Computer Science/Engineering/Cognitive Neuroscience, with interests in human brain imaging and neurofeedback technologies. The RA will be involved in all steps of the research: experimental design, data collection, development of analysis pipelines.

PI and research group: The candidate will join t

📌 Research Assistant (Donostia / San Sebastián)
🏢 Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
📍 Donostia / San Sebastián