We are seeking displaced researchers from Ukraine to apply for funding under SFI’s supplemental scheme (full info here). The positions can be for 3-12 months at pre- or post-doctoral level. 

Per the regulations: “The individuals supported by this supplemental scheme need to be located in the Republic of Ireland and to provide a copy of their permission letter from the Department of Justice in Ireland confirming Temporary Protection has been granted under the EU Directive.”

We are seeking someone with a background in one or more of the following: cognitive neuroscience, EEG, computational modeling, machine learning/data science, ADHD, child psychology.  

More information on the project: This project will use precision medicine to improve treatment of childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Methylphenidate is the first-line pharmacological treatment but there is wide individual variation in outcomes: 30% of children will have no clinically meaningful response. There is currently no validated objective, quantitative method for predicting who will ultimately respond. We propose to use neurally informed computational models derived from behaviour and electroencephalography to decompose medication effects on distinct neural mechanisms. Tasks will be gamified to maintain engagement. Interrogating this immense amount of data will be solved by using computational model parameters as inputs into machine learning algorithms. The goal will be to identify neurocognitive processes predicting who will respond clinically to methylphenidate.