PhD in Cognitive Psychology/Neuroscience

As a member of our research team you will take the initiative in investigating how our visual attention is affected by interruptions. As part of a collective endeavour, you will explore novel ideas, conduct research which delivers solid new scientific knowledge, and report on the findings to your colleagues, at conferences, and in publications. In the end you compile your work in a PhD thesis. A project description is available on request from Prof Chris Olivers, c.n.l.olivers@vu.nl.

Your duties

• map out existing literature and generate new ideas
• co-design and implement new experiments
• collect, analyze, and curate data
• report on the findings in local meetings and inter(national) conferences
• write several scientific articles and a PhD thesis
• assist in (minor) teaching activities within the department
• contribute to the team spirit and help others achieve their goals

Requirements:

• You successfully completed a research master degree or equivalent in cognition, AI, neuroscience or comparable scientific area. If you have not quite finished yet you may still apply.
• You have demonstrable experience with quantitative research methods in one of these areas
• You can program in Python, Matlab, or equivalent.
• You have excellent verbal and written English language skills
• You are a team player with adequate communicative abilities

As a university, we strive for equal opportunities for all, recognising that diversity takes many forms. We believe that diversity in all its complexity is invaluable for the quality of our teaching, research and service. We are always looking for talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences. This also means that we are committed to creating an inclusive community so that we can use diversity as an asset.

We realise that each individual brings a unique set of skills, expertise and mindset. Therefore we are happy to invite anyone who recognises themselves in the profile to apply, even if you do not meet all the requirements.

Salary Benefits:

A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:

• a salary of minimum € 2.872,00 (PhD) and maximum € 3.670,00 (PhD) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile PhD candidate. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
• a position for 1 FTE. The initial contract will be for 1 year, with possibility to extend to max. 4 years contigent on positive evaluation.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

• A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• contribution to commuting expenses
• optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
• discounts on sport and exercise facilities

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