Sensorimotor neurodevelopment research engineer (M/F)
Engineer @French National Centre for Scientific Research posted 20 hours agoJob Description
General information
Job title: Sensorimotor neurodevelopment study engineer M/F
Reference: UMR5229-JAMBON-014
Number of positions: 1
Work location: BRON
Publication date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Type of contract: IT fixed-term contract
Contract duration: 10 months
Expected hiring date: September 1, 2025
Workload: Full
Remuneration: between €2,491 and €3,712 gross monthly depending on experience
Desired level of education: BAC+3/4
Desired experience: 1 to 4 years
BAP: A – Life, earth and environmental sciences
Typical job: Engineer in biological experimentation and instrumentation
Missions
The research engineer (M/F) under the direction of Dr. James BONAIUTO, will be responsible for the administrative management of the MoBeta project as well as a scientific role. This will involve monitoring the proper conduct of the scientific study in accordance with the protocol. More specifically, she/he will be responsible for monitoring the participants included in the research as well as analyzing part of the data collected (questionnaires and behavioral data).
Activities
– Organization, planning, and coordination of participants’ visits to the laboratory and Cermep, including participant compensation
– Assistance in managing the grant for the European Research Council (ERC).
– Writing and preparing scientific and ethical reports for the ERC in conjunction with the CNRS unit responsible for ERC-funded projects
– Management of the ethical aspects of the study (contact and monitoring visits with the study sponsor, submission of possible ethical amendments or changes, verification, control, and correction of good procedures according to the protocol in place and the law)
– Recording of EEG and MRI scans with adults and infants, ensuring data quality
– Operational management of the MRI
– Administration of scientific questionnaires to parents, on the motor and cognitive development of their child
– Development and optimization of experimental protocols to understand the relationship between mother and child and the development of motor skills with an analytical perspective, both scientifically and administratively speaking.
– Analysis of data from questionnaires and behavioral tasks to understand the link between maternal mental health and attention in infants.
– Synthesis of results and writing of scientific reports
– Participation in scientific conferences
– Supervision of student interns (bachelor’s and master’s degrees)
SKILLS
■ Knowledge / skills
– Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory
– General knowledge of the practical steps necessary for the success of a study
– Good command of IT tools (Office Pack, eCRF) and programming skills using organizational tools (e.g. Slack, Trello)
– Knowledge of statistics
– R and Python language
– Knowledge and mastery of Good Clinical Practices
■ Know-how
– Have a minimum of 2 years of experience in neurodevelopmental studies including human subjects, especially children or infants is mandatory.
– Be familiar with medical imaging techniques
– Ability to interpret and exploit scientific information
■ Soft skills
– Very good interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
– Good adaptability
– Rigor, autonomy, organization
– Speed, Responsiveness
– Have the ability to analyze and synthesize
– Respect for confidentiality
Work context
The Marc Jeannerod Institute of Cognitive Sciences (ISC-MJ) – UMR 5229 is based in Lyon. This institute is a joint research unit of the CNRS and the University of Lyon that studies the brain mechanisms of cognition and its dysfunctions. Its research teams address a wide range of topics, including perception, motor plasticity, attentional processes, decision-making, motivation, and social cognition. The laboratory’s multidisciplinary expertise includes physiology and psychology, as well as mathematics, economics, and medical disciplines such as neurology and psychiatry. Reporting to the Unit Director, the Research Engineer will manage the entire research project as well as their own research on the relationship between structural and functional brain development and behavior.
