Maastricht University MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025

Are you a passionate postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience, cognitive science, AI modeling, or brain monitoring? A golden opportunity is slipping away FAST — the prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 at the Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs) Research Institute, Maastricht University.

Why You Shouldn’t Miss This Fellowship

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships at Maastricht University offer a once-in-a-lifetime chance to:

• Develop your independent research project with guidance from world-class supervisors.
• Gain international experience and strengthen your interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral research profile.
• Boost your career prospects in academia, industry, and public sectors.
• Receive generous financial support including a living allowance, mobility allowance, family allowance (if applicable), and research costs.

Who Is Eligible?

To apply for this highly competitive fellowship, you must:

• Hold a PhD degree at the time of the EU MSCA call deadline (September 10, 2025).
• Not have resided or carried out main activity in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 36 months before the call deadline.
• Be willing to relocate to Maastricht, the Netherlands for the duration of the fellowship.
• Be interested in submitting a 2-page proposal for one of the available cutting-edge research topics below.

Exciting Project Areas Open for Hosting

1. Neuroimaging & Neuromodulation
   (Prof. David Linden) – Deep brain stimulation, fMRI neurofeedback, emotion/motivation networks.

2. Cognitive Neuroscience & Decision-Making
   (Dr. Dennis Hernaus) – Motivation, schizophrenia, reinforcement learning, high-field fMRI.

3. Cerebrovascular Diseases
   (Dr. Sebastien Foulquier) – Small vessel disease, glio-vascular unit, in vivo imaging.

4. Neurocritical Care Monitoring
   (Dr. Marcel Aries) – Real-time brain monitoring, AI for perfusion tracking in ICU patients.

5. Computational Modeling of Vision Loss & Restoration
   (Dr. Birke Benedikter & Dr. Mario Senden) – Neuroplasticity, optic neuropathies, AI-based modeling.

6. Ophthalmology & Tear Fluid Biomarkers
   (Dr. Marlies Gijs) – Hormonal influences on ocular health, proteomics, systemic disease diagnostics.

Apply: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-application.

The last date to submit your Expression of Interest for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship hosted by the Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs) Research Institute at Maastricht University is May 10, 2025.

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