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)

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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.