Fwd: PhD- and Postdoctoral positions at Max Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany

The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, Department of Social Neuroscience (Prof. Dr Tania Singer) invites applications for * several PhD, Postdoctoral, and Senior Researcher Positions * (see http://www.cbs.mpg.de/depts/singer/vacant for more details) *a) Postdoctoral Position on Social Neuroscience and Autism (Ref # 2014-1)* within the Research Group “Psychopathology of the Social Brain” (Dr. Philipp Kanske) The successful candidate will be involved in a BMBF-funded project on modulatory effects of oxytocin treatment on higher-order social cognition as measured with fMRI in autism spectrum disorder. This project is part of the ASD-Net consortium (http://www.asd-net.de) that will start in February 2014. Experience in MRI is an important prerequisite. *b) PhD or Postdoctoral Position at the Interface of Neuroeconomics, Social Neuroscience, and Motivation Psychology (Ref # 2014-2)* within the Department of Social Neuroscience (Prof. Dr Tania Singer) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany (Prof. Dr Dennis J. Snower) and funded by Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) (http://ineteconomics.org) The group combines empirical research methods from psychology and neurosciences, focusing on motivation, social cognition and emotion, with behavioral economics methods. Moreover, computational models are applied with the goal to provide a broader understanding of how motivation influences human economic decision making (www.caring-economics.org) <http://www.caring-economics.org%29>. The general goal is to provide empirical evidence for the formulation of new economic models based on human biology and psychology. Experience in MRI is advantageous. *c) PhD, Postdoctoral, or Senior Researcher Position in Social Neuroscience and Emotion Regulation (Ref # 2014-3)* within the Department of Social Neuroscience (Prof. Dr Tania Singer) The successful candidate will be primarily involved in the analyses of behavioral and neuroimaging data of emotion reactivity and regulation paradigms from a large-scale and unique longitudinal study, the ReSource Project (www.resource-project.org <http://www.resource-project.org>) that investigates the effects of affective and cognitive mental training on neural plasticity, stress- and health-related markers, subjective well-being, social and cognitive functioning and behavior. Experience in MRI is an important prerequisite. *General Job requirements* The successful candidates have a degree in Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience and for the postdoc positions they have finished their PhD and may already have held a postdoctoral position. All candidates should show evidence of high scholarly promise in the form of publications and other academic achievements. Detailed requirements for the respective positions can be found here: *http://www.cbs.mpg.de/depts/singer/vacant. * The Max Planck Institute (http://www.cbs.mpg.de) offers an international research environment, with English being the language spoken in the laboratory. It offers an excellent infrastructure (e.g., three human 3T and one 7T MRI, rt-fMRI, TMS/tDCS, MEG, behavioral laboratory, stress laboratory, etc.). The department also has additional behavioral laboratory space in Berlin, which is located just an hour by train to the north of Leipzig. For further details, see http://www.cbs.mpg.de/dept/singer or contact Prof. Dr. Tania Singer (singer(a)cbs.mpg.de). Applications (including a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests, and contact information of 3 referees) should be sent as a single PDF file, with your name as the file name, to Tania Singer (singer(a)cbs.mpg.de) and Sandra Zurborg (zurborg(a)cbs.mpg.de). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the MPI in Leipzig, Germany. The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages woman and handicapped individuals to apply. -- Philipp Kanske PhD Research Group Leader Department of Social Neuroscience Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Stephanstr. 1a 04103 Leipzig, Germany phone +49 341 9940-2693 <callto:+49%20341%209940-2693> fax +49 341 9940-2356 <callto:+49%20341%209940-2356> kanske(a)cbs.mpg.de http://www.cbs.mpg.de/staff/kanske-291