We are recruiting a full-time postdoctoral researcher for the NCN-funded project “The Fit Brain: A Novel Approach to Understanding and Maximizing the Mental Benefits of Exercise” at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
The project examines how physical exercise influences brain activity, cognitive performance, and emotional functioning. It combines EEG and other psychophysiological measures with cognitive and emotional tasks, exercise testing, and training interventions.
We are looking for a researcher with a background in areas such as EEG, psychophysiology, cognitive or affective neuroscience, exercise neuroscience, biomedical signal processing, or related quantitative methods. Experience in EEG analysis, advanced statistical methods, and programming in MATLAB, Python, or R would be particularly relevant.
The position is expected to start in March 2027 and may last approximately 3.5 years.
Application deadline: 29 November 2026
Full details, eligibility requirements, required documents, and application procedure:
Questions about the position may be sent to:
tomasz.ligeza@uj.edu.pl
Please feel free to share this opportunity with any researchers who may be interested.
Tomasz S. Ligeza
Institute of Psychology
Jagiellonian University