Postdoctoral researcher in statistical learning and predictive processing (intracranial EEG)

[Caspar M. Schwiedrzik]

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to study statistical
learning and predictive processing using intracranial EEG.

The project investigates how the brain learns regularities in the
environment and uses them to generate predictions about future events,
with a particular focus on hippocampal–cortical predictive processing.
It uniquely combines human intracranial recordings with causal
perturbation using intracortical microstimulation, allowing direct
investigation of these mechanisms in the human brain. The successful
candidate will design and implement experiments using intracranial EEG
recordings and intracortical microstimulation in collaboration with
clinical partners and analyze these data using advanced
electrophysiological and statistical approaches.

The lab seeks to understand the cortical basis and computational
principles of perception and experience-dependent plasticity in the
brain. To this end, we use a multimodal approach including fMRI-guided
electrophysiological recordings in rodents and non-human primates, and
fMRI and intracranial EEG (iEEG) in humans. See
https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.11.30.691163,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51543-y, and
https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.17.694881 for recent examples of our
work. The postdoc will play a key role in our research efforts in this
area. The lab is located at Ruhr University Bochum
(https://www.rub.de) and the German Primate Center in Göttingen
(http://www.dpz.eu). At both locations, the lab is embedded in
interdisciplinary research centers with international faculty and
students pursuing cutting-edge research in cognitive and computational
neuroscience. The main site for this part of the project will be
Bochum. The project will be conducted in close collaboration with the
lab of Lucia Melloni at Ruhr University Bochum. Intracranial EEG data
will be acquired in collaboration with clinical partners in Bochum as
well as at other collaborating clinical sites. Several relevant
datasets already exist and will be available for analysis. Ruhr
University Bochum provides a vibrant and stimulating neuroscience
community with strong expertise in both computational and experimental
neuroscience. Through THINK – Center for Theoretical and Integrative
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (THINK) at Ruhr University Bochum
(https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/think/index.html.en), the postdoc will
have access to dedicated computing infrastructure, including
high-performance computing clusters, as well as to a state-of-the-art
imaging center providing facilities for 3T MRI, EEG, virtual reality,
and behavioral experimentation.

Please find the official job ad and further information here:
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/591390b8c5b83d217866229ff2fd94be0304b7f40