Are you someone with great technical skills in data science, programming, and statistics? Are you passionate about how cognition works? Are you motivated to learn and contribute to great science? If so, this position is for you! 

The Laboratory of Computations of Cognition & Control (C³) at the International Center for Primate Brain Research (ICPBR) of the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligent Technology (CEBSIT) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is seeking to hire TWO highly motivated Research Assistants (RA), with strong background in data science and analytics.

In this role, you will support the technical development and data analytics pipeline of a brand-new lab with the mission to discover the building blocks of cognition and their biomarkers from rich multimodal behavioral and neural data! You will also have the unique opportunity to be exposed to the international research atmosphere of the ICPBR and of the Lab at Songjiang District of Shanghai.

This full-time position is ideal for recent college graduates or soon-to-be graduates, willing to make a 3-year commitment to advance their research profile. This position can serve as a great stepping stone to graduate school and industry jobs in neurotech and data science. The ideal candidate is someone who feels excitement for the lab’s mission and is curious and self-driven. He/She will have experience in handling complex data and can help analyze and interpret rich multimodal datasets. He/She is also an excellent communicator and will work effectively in a team to build a state-of-the-art experimental suite. And most importantly, the ideal candidate will thrive in this position and make the best of his/her abilities!

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and interpreting multi-dimensional neural activity at various spatial scales, from EEG down to single neurons
• Analyzing motor behavior (sampled by eye-tracker, cameras, touch screen) and other physiological markers of cognitive state (such as pupil diameter, heart rate, blink rate)
• Collaborate with vendors and engineers to develop and assemble computer and back-end systems to support behavioral and high-density electrophysiological recordings at high temporal resolution
• Programing experimental tasks with closed-loop control
• Applying creative techniques in data visualization to illustrate complex data
• Presenting results and findings in regular lab meetings, departmental meetings, and conferences

Minimum Qualifications:

• Loves to work with data! And loves to solve problems!
• Excellent programming skills in MATLAB and Python
• A working knowledge of Machine Learning and Data Science tools (e.g., dimensionality reduction, Clustering, Linear Regression, Bayesian Statistics) is highly valued!
• Experience with structuring, cleaning, and extracting insights from complex datasets
• Has a basic knowledge of analyzing and interpreting time-series data
• Proficiency in English (written and oral)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Already has, or will have obtained by the end of the 2025 academic year, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Neuroscience / Psychology, or a related field with a strong computational background
• Experience with Psychophysics Toolbox or similar psychology platforms is an asset!
• Expertise with Git and collaborative code reviews for effective version control and sharing
• Experience implementing different Machine Learning algorithms and comparing performance
• Experience working with Large Language Models to enhance operations

Salary and Benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will receive full consideration and will be evaluated only based on their scientific abilities. We offer a competitive salary, health insurance and welfare benefits. 

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae (in both English and Chinese), Transcript, and Cover Letter (in both English and Chinese). This position needs to be filled immediately so applications will be considered on a rolling basis – with highest advantage to early applications. Please submit your application no later than June 15th 2025. To get more information and/or to apply, please contact Dr. Sajad (amir.sajad@icpbr.ac.cn). 

The title of the application e-mail should follow the format of ‘Name + Cognitive Neuroscience Research Assistant’ All application materials will be kept confidential. We will notify eligible candidates via email regarding interview arrangements. Salary, benefits, and other terms will be in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Brain Intelligence Excellence Center (Institute of Neuroscience).