Dear colleagues,
Please find below the offer for a PhD student position in
Psycho-/Neurolinguistics in my laboratory, to begin in October 2014
(or possibly later). Please feel free to forward this announcement
to those on your team who you believe might be interested in the
position.
Best regards,
Dietmar
The newly established research group "Neurobiology of language"
in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Salzburg
(Austria) conducts research on online language processing, also in
interaction with other cognitive sub-systems.
In the context of a project on neurocognitive correlates of language
acquisition/L1-L2/Bilingualism we invite applications for the
following position:
- 1 PhD position
- B1 Uni-KV §26 (75%)
- € 1.961,85 gross (14x annually)
- The position is for 4 years
We are searching for candidates with a background in Linguistics
and/or Psychology with a focus on Psycho- and/or Neurolinguistics.
Previous experience in experimental research and/or in collecting
and analyzing EEG and/or eye-tracking data is desirable but not
mandatory. The candidate will be expected to undertake a PhD degree
within the context of the project, and design, implement, and
analyze experiments (EEG/eye tracking/fNIRS) on the project topic
with native speakers. S/he will also be expected to write up the
results for publication. Contribution to administration and teaching
(max. 2 hours per term week) may be required.
Applicants are expected to have the following skills:
- Master's degree in Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience,
Psychology, Linguistics, or a related discipline
- Excellent command of both English and German; additional
knowledge of Russian is a plus. Native knowledge of one of the
three languages is desired
- Demonstrated ability and high motivation to conduct
high-quality research publishable in quality international
peer-reviewed journals
- Familiarity with experimental research designs
- Good knowledge of statistics or commitment to acquire it
- Dynamic and motivated
- Capacity to work both independently and as part of a team
- Solid programming skills (i.e., MATLAB® and/or R) are a plus
- Familiarity with the concept and analysis of oscillatory brain
activity is a plus
The successful candidate will participate in the activities of the
newly established Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCNS),
and can apply for the international PhD program “Imaging the Mind“ as
an associated student (second funding period expected to begin
October 2015).
The CCNS promotes a rich research environment and provides access to
the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including
3 Tesla MRI, compatible EEG, TMS/navigation, high-density, depth and
conventional EEG, tDCS, fNIRS, eye tracking, somatic physiology
systems, several well-equipped behavioral labs and an MEG which will
be operational in 2016. The CCNS equipment is exclusively dedicated
to research, which provides a unique opportunity for
graduate students to have generous access to such equipment for
learning these modern techniques and using them in their research.
We welcome applications from handicapped people. We particularly
welcome applications from women. Given equal suitability,
qualifications and professional achievement women will be given
preference, unless particular circumstances pertaining to a male
applicant predominate.
Applicants should submit relevant documents (a detailed curriculum
vitae, a photo, a copy of their Master's certificate, names of two
referees, a letter of motivation detailing the candidate's
particular scientific experience, knowledge, competencies and
interests).
The deadline for application submission is September 9th,
2014
Please send your application documents as a single pdf file via
E-Mail with the subject heading “GZ A 0104/1-2014” to: dietmar.roehm@sbg.ac.at.
For questions please contact:
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Roehm
Department of Linguistics & Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Salzburg
Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 1
A-5020 Salzburg
Website: http://www.uni-salzburg.at/spr/roehm
(p) +43-662-8044-4271
(e) dietmar.roehm@sbg.ac.at