Work With Me
At the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, we are always looking for new members to join our team.
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If you are interested in joining the Spoken Language group, feel free to email me at: e.kapnoula@bcbl.eu to introduce yourself and tell me a bit about your research interests (attaching a CV would also be helpful).
Prospective Master's and PhD students
The BCBL offers two training programs in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country:
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Master's program in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language.
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Doctoral program in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language.
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Follow the corresponding links to find more information about each program and the application procedures.
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Examples of funding opportunities:
Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships (awarded by the "laCaixa" foundation - call opens yearly with deadline in January)
Formación de Profesorado Universitario (awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Education - call opens yearly with deadline in January)
Fundación Banco Sabadell- Becas Ayudas a la Investigación para Predoctorales
Becas de Excelencia Rafael del Pino (awarded by the foundation Rafael del Pino - call opens yearly with deadline in February)
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Incoming PhD students can develop their PhD project within one of the following lines:
*Optimizing word learning: How and when to mix orthography, phonology, and semantics
*Word learning in mutlilingual environments: To mix or not to mix languages?
*How individual differences in speech perception shape L2 learning
*How automatic is speech perception? The role of working memory in spoken word recognition
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I am also happy to discuss other ideas the student may have (as long as they fall within the broader scope of the group).
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Prospective Postdoctoral Researchers
Examples of funding opportunities:
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (awarded by the European Commission - you need to have completed your PhD before the application deadline, usually around mid-September)
Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowships (awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science - you need to have completed your PhD before the application deadline, usually around late-January) - see 2024 invitation for sponsoring JdC applications here
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Visiting students and interns
The BCBL offers various opportunities for students and graduates who would like to do an internship and gain hands-on research experience at the center. If you are interested in joining the Spoken Language group as an intern, feel free to email me at: e.kapnoula@bcbl.eu
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Potential collaborators
If you are interested in a potential collaboration, feel to free to email me at: e.kapnoula@bcbl.eu.