Postdoctoral Researcher (m,f,d) for 4 years, TV-L E13

The Department of Predictive Cognition is a newly established research unit within the Faculty of Psychology. After the completion of the new THINK research building on the former Opel site Mark 51°7, the team will move there https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/think/index.html.en.

The research focuses on combining neuroimaging and behavioural measurements with computational models to understand how the human brain learns and uses prior expectations during speech and face perception. More information can be found here: https://www.predcog.psy.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pred/index.html.en

Your tasks:

• Participation in the execution and organization of research projects
• Independent execution of experimental research work in the aforementioned subject area, from programming experimental setups, data acquisition, and data analysis, to the dissemination of the results 
• Presentation of research results at national and international conferences
• Publication of research results in scientific journals
• Application of Open Science Practices
• Contribution to university education in psychology (e.g., teaching a seminar, co-supervision of exercises and student work)

Your profile:

• A PhD in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, or a related discipline
• Strong experience in programming (e.g., Python, MATLAB)
• Keen interest in experimental approaches to study predictive processing, learning, and communication
• Experience and/or strong interest in using neuroimaging methods, such as 3T and 7T MRI, and/ or eye tracking
• Strong organizational skills
• A high level of spoken and written English
• Highly self-motivated and eager to learn
• Ability to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team

Our offerings:

• Challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
• Support from and collaboration with competent colleagues
• Team-oriented collaboration in a committed, international and appreciative team
• A job at one of Germany's largest universities in the University Alliance Ruhr
• A modern, well-equipped workplace with research-dedicated 3T MR scanner, eye-tracking, and EEG laboratories, excellent infrastructure for behavioural testing, as well as access to a 7T MR scanner

Contact details for your application:

Please get in toucH with Prof. Dr. Helen Blank, Phone: Helen.Blank@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Travel expenses for interviews cannot be refunded.

For information on the collection of personal data in the application process see: https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/information-collection-personal-data-a....

We are looking forward to receiving your application with the specification ANR: 4388 until 07/04/2025, send by e-mail to the following address: Helen.Blank@ruhr-uni-bochum.de