Fwd: PhD Job offer in Visual Neuroscience, University of Regensburg (Germany)

To: SPM(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Dear colleagues, please find below a job offer for a PhD position at the University of Regensburg, Germany. You might send it to interested students if you like. Best regards, Gregor **** The University of Regensburg (Germany), Institute for Psychology, Workgroup Experimental Psychology offers a 65 % position for a three-year PhD project starting in October 2014 (Chair: Prof. Dr. Mark Greenlee; Principal Investigator: PD Dr. G. Volberg). The salary will be according to German TV-L E 13 (65 % position) payment plan. The DFG-funded research project is on the neural basis of grapheme-color synesthesia, a perceptual phenomenon where achromatic letters or numbers produce a simultaneous sensation of color. Methods include electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Eligible job applicants must hold a masters degree (or comparable) in psychology or neighboring disciplines. They should have an academic background in visual neuroscience, especially in the acquisition and analysis of EEG and/or fMRI data. Programming experience in MatLab is advantageous. Job holders will need to recruit and test synesthetic participants from the local student population. Good skills in German are therefore necessary. We can offer an active research environment, an interesting topic for your PhD thesis, a friendly team and a UNESCO-heritage city located on the Danube River. We are looking forward to receiving your application! The University of Regensburg supports the reconcilability between family and career (see http://www.uni-regensburg.de/chancengleichheit). Physically challenged applicants will be preferred in cases of equivalent qualification. If applicable, please convey extend and type of disability in your résumé. Please note that the university does not refund costs ensuing from job interviews. Please send your application by June 1st, 2014 to PD Dr. Volberg, gregor.volberg(a)ur.de <mailto:gregor.volberg@ur.de>. The application should hold pertinent information about your academic career. Please send in the application in an electronic form (pdf) and use the subject matter „Application Synesthesia“ in the e-mail. The contact person is PD Dr. Gregor Volberg (office hours, Wednesday 10-12, Tel. +49 941 943 3862; http://www.uni-regensburg.de/psychologie-paedagogik-sport/psychologie-green…). -- PD Dr. rer. nat. Gregor Volberg gregor.volberg(a)ur.deUniversity <mailto:gregor.volberg@ur.deUniversity> of Regensburg Institute for Experimental Psychology 93040 Regensburg, Germany Tel: +49 941 943 3862 Fax: +49 941 943 3233http://www.psychologie.uni-regensburg.de/Greenlee/team/volberg/volberg.html