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Within the newly established Collaborative Research Center („Sonderforschungsbereich“ SFB 940) „Volition and Cognitive Control“ the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Mathematics und Natural Sciences seeks to appoint a

Ph.D. student (salary 65%) or post-doctoral fellow (salary 100%)

The position is initially limited to 3 years.

The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) “Volition and Cognitive Control” (http://tu-d dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/fakultaet_mathematik_und_naturwissenschaften/fachrichtung_psychologie/sfbo) comprises 20 sub-projects and is funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) for an initial period of four years with a budget of over 10 Mill. €. The overarching aim of the CRC is to combine expertise from experimental psychology, cognitive-affective neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychiatry to investigate cognitive and neural mechanisms of volitional control as well as volitional dysfunctions in selected mental disorders.

Tasks: The sub-project „Neurocognitive processes supporting flexible voluntary action“ examines the ability to adopt novel behaviors from symbolic instruction enabling behavior that it is directed towards desired (instructed) goals instead of being triggered by the currently most salient environmental cues or habitual action tendencies. The candidate is expected to participate in the design and implementation of behavioral and fMRI experiments, analyzing the data (both univariate as well as multivariate connectivity) as well as authoring scientific publications. Language for daily research communication will be English.

Profile: We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong interest in Cognitive Neuroscience with a Master or equivalent degree in Psychology or related fields. We expect the ability to work independently, excellent statistics knowledge, the willingness to learn programming languages (Matlab, etc.), and proficient English. Programming skills and previous experience with fMRI are an advantage. Candidates on the post-doctoral level should be familiar with neuroscientific research (own publications are an advantage) and should be skilled in programming.

For further information please contact one of the project leaders, Dr. Uta Wolfensteller (phone: +49-351-463-32582, email uta.wolfensteller@tu-dresden.de) or Dr. Hannes Ruge (phone: +49-351-463-33824, email: ruge@psychologie.tu-dresden.de). Applications from women are especially welcomed, same holds for persons with disabilities. Please provide your application, including CV, summary of previous research activities, and letters of recommendation (one for Ph.D., two for Post-Doc) until July, 31st 2012 via email (uta.wolfensteller@tu-dresden.de) or via mail to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Psychologie, Professur für Allgemeine Psychologie, Frau Dr. Wolfensteller, 01062 Dresden.