[Eeglablist] W3 Professorship in Experimental and Occupational Psychology and/or Neuroscience

[Edmund Wascher]

With more than 7,000 employees in research, teaching and administration 
and a student body of 29,000, TU Dortmund University shapes prospects 
for the future. The university's unique profile of cooperation between 
engineering and science and social and cultural studies drives technical 
innovation as well as progress in knowledge and methodology, benefiting 
the individual student and society as a whole.

The Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors 
(/IfADo /--Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund) is 
an institute of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz- Gemeinschaft, WGL). 
Its mission is basic and applied research to foster human health, 
safety, and capabilities at work. Its interdisciplinary organization is 
fitted to this purpose, with toxicology, immunology, ergonomics and 
psychology as major academic disciplines.

The /IfADo/, together with TU Dortmund University, invites applications 
for a

W3 Professorship in Experimental and Occupational Psychology and/or 
Neuroscience

to begin on the 1^st of April 2014.


Our institute aims at strengthening the understanding of processes and 
mechanisms of human goal directed behavior in the working environment. A 
strong research program addressing biological and/or psychological 
determinants and effects of human behavior or human movement in the 
occupational context, possibly complemented with modeling approaches 
(e.g. animal models, computational models), would be particularly 
welcome. We are looking for scientists with an outstanding and 
internationally recognized track record of research in disciplines such 
as Cognitive or Behavioral Neurosciences, Human Movement Sciences, 
Psychology, or related areas. Successful experience in external grant 
funding is required. Candidates should have a concept and the 
capabilities to apply basic research to challenges of modern working 
environments and should be interested in interdisciplinary research 
integrating our major academic disciplines immunology, toxicology/cell 
sciences, and ergonomics. Experience in translational research is highly 
appreciated. The professorship is associated with the position of a 
scientific director at the institute. The successful candidate will 
receive excellent research conditions in an interdisciplinary environment.

Whereas the research is based at /IfADo/, contributions to teaching 
students at the TU Dortmund are expected.

Preconditions for employment are specified in §36 HG of the state of 
NRW. Applicants are expected to have an excellent scientific record, 
which has been obtained as a junior professor, within the context of a 
/Habilitation/, or through another scientific position.

/IfADo/and TU Dortmund University arestriving to increase the percentage 
of women in science and therefore encourages women to apply.

Disabled candidates with essentially equal qualifications will be given 
preference.

/IfADo/and TU Dortmund University support the compatibility of family 
and work and promotes gender equality in science. TU Dortmund University 
is a family-friendly university and has been awarded the certificate 
/audit familiengerechte Hochschule/.

Applications with the usual documents (including CV, list of 
publications, summary of current and past grant funding, list of 
teaching activities and evaluations and a research concept) should be 
sent no later than Sept. 15th, 2013, to

Prof. Carsten Watzl,

Leibniz Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund (/IfADo/),

Ardeystrasse 67,

D-44139 Dortmund, Germany.

Phone: +49 231/1084-233,

Fax: +49 231/1084-400,

E-Mail: watzl at ifado.de,

www.ifado.de

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*Additional information: *

The professorship will be well funded and equipped and is associated 
with the position of a scientific director at our institute. The 
institute is prepared to allocate a significant amount of space (at 
least 400 m^2 ) and personnel for the professorship. Currently, a total 
of 10 positions are associated with the professorship, of which 3 
scientist-positions and 1 position for technical personnel can be 
staffed upon appointment. Additionally, the new professor will have 
access to an excellent infrastructure, which is shared by the other 
working groups at the institute (Ergonomics, headed by Prof. Edmund 
Wascher; Toxicology, headed by Prof. Jan Hengstler; Immunology, headed 
by Prof. Carsten Watzl): Besides different highly established EEG-Labs, 
the evolving "Human-Machine Interaction Lab" provides the opportunity to 
simulate various working environments and to investigate participants by 
numerous measures such as EEG, EMG, NIRS or motion tracking. For all 
these measurements the institute also possesses mobile equipment. 
Additionally, the basics for virtual reality and driving simulators of 
different complexity are available. Other resources include confocal and 
multi-photon laser scanning microscopes, LC-MS, multi-laser FACS 
analyzer and sorter, fluorescence time-lapse video microscopy, calcium 
imaging, cell culture facilities, including biosafety levels S1 and S2, 
and a small animal facility for mice and rats.

Important for a successful application are excellent research activities 
in the fields of experimental Psychology or Neuroscience, that are 
dealing with the biological and/or psychological basis of human 
behavior. While excellent research and an outstanding publication record 
are the most important criteria, the candidate should provide a concept 
how such basic research could be translated and applied to the mission 
of our institute (occupational research). Ideally, such a concept would 
highlight possible connections to other disciplines present at our 
institute such as ergonomics, toxicology/cell biology and/or immunology. 
Applicants who are mostly focused on basic research should not be 
discouraged by these specifications. It is our experience with previous 
appointments that with the help of the generous institutional support 
basic researchers can successfully establish additional applied research 
projects. If you are uncertain about the possible application of your 
line of research to the occupational context or if you have any 
questions about the focus of our institute, please do not hesitate to 
contact me.

------------------------------------------------------------- Prof.Dr. 
Edmund Wascher Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human 
Factors Ardeystr. 67 D-44139 Dortmund Germany 
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