PhD in Visual Cognitive Computational Neuroscience

Supervisor: Dr. Kamila Maria Jozwik, Jozwik lab/nLocation: Cambridge/nStart date: October 2026/nPhD fees status: Home fees only/nDuration: 4 years/nThe Jozwik lab studies visuo-semantic cognition combining cognitive science, neuroscience, and computational modelling. The lab's research has focused on probing specific visual dimensions in the context of face, animacy, and object representations. We collect and analyse human behavioural and brain imaging (fMRI and M/EEG) data, analyse macaque electrophysiology data and perform cross-species comparisons. We use machine learning techniques for neural data analysis and computational modelling with interest in NeuroAI, including vision deep learning models, multimodal vision and language models, and Large Language Models. The funded research programme (Royal Society) aims to: Characterise behaviourally-relevant visual and semantic dimensions using large-scale brain imaging datasets and computational models; Define and model dimensions related to the perception of animacy using videos (behaviour, fMRI, and MEG); Determine to what extent brain representations change when humans are immersed in the environment (VR/AR and/or mobile EEG).