[Eeglablist] Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience, UiT, Tromsø, Norway

[Csifcsák Gábor]

A position asPostdoctoral Fellow is available at the Department of Psychology with theresearch group of cognitive neuroscience.The appointment is for a period of 3years. Application deadline: April 30, 2020
About the project

The postdoc will workin the project “Influencing mind-wandering/attentional control withnon-invasive brain stimulation", which has the goal to study thebehavioural and neural effects of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols(repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, rTMS, and transcranial directcurrent stimulation, tDCS) to reduce the frequency of mind-wandering episodesand improve cognitive performance in humans. We plan to delineate the neural characteristicsof spontaneous attentional lapses, and target brain networks underlying poorexecutive control using our novel experimental setup in healthy individuals andadults with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The candidate will berequired to contribute to study preparation, participant recruitment, datacollection and analysis (behavioural measures from clinical/neuropsychologicaltests and cognitive tasks, structural and functional MRI, delivering brainstimulation with tDCS and rTMS) and preparation of manuscripts. Because theproject encompasses both experimental and clinical aspects, candidates from awide variety of different backgrounds can be relevant for the position. Thisincludes, but is not limited to, experimental psychologists, clinicalpsychologists or cognitive neuroscientists.

Required qualifications

To be awarded theposition of Postdoctoral Research Fellow, a Norwegian doctorate degree isrequired, or a corresponding international doctorate degree which is recognizedas being equal to the Norwegian doctorate degree.

If you’re at the final stages ofyour PhD, you are also qualified to apply. Qualification as PhD is requiredbefore commencement in the position. You should have dissertated before thepreferred start-up date of the position. If you are in the process ofcompleting your PhD, you must document that you have submitted your PhD thesisby the application deadline and attach a statement from your supervisorconcerning termination of your PhD studies.

We seek candidates who have a strongacademic record and enthusiasm in conducting research involving psychiatricpatients, neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation.

Experience withstructural/functional MRI data and/or with non-invasive brain stimulationtechniques such as any form of transcranial electrical stimulation(tDCS/tACS/tRNS) or transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS/TBS) will count in favorof the candidate. Previous clinical/experimental work involving patients withpsychiatric/neurological conditions is an advantage. Good skills in programming(Matlab, Python or R) and statistical analysis are also desirable.

Applicants must be fluent in Englishin both spoken and written form, whereas good skills in Norwegian is favorable.If the applicant is not fluent in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language atthe time of application, (s)he must be willing to learn Norwegian within twoyears of employment.

During the assessment, importanceshall be attached to personal suitability, motivation for the position and potentialfor research. Good communication skills, resourcefulness, flexibility andwillingness to collaborate with members of the research team are required forthis position.

At UiT we put emphasis on thequality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where thework is published, in accordance with the principles of The San FranciscoDeclaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

How to apply

Applications should besubmitted via Jobbnorge:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/183633/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-cognitive-neuroscience

The application mustinclude:

·        Coverletter including a short description of interests and reasons for applying forthe position

·        CVcontaining a complete overview of education, experience, professional work andcontact details of 3 reference persons

·        Diplomasand transcripts from Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degrees

·        List ofacademic works

·        Up to 10academic works. The doctoral thesis is here counted as one work

·        Descriptionof the attached works, and a short description of other works to show breadthof output

·        Documentationof the level of language proficiency in English and in Norwegian

·        Documentationhas to be in English or a Scandinavian language

 

For further information about the position, please contact:

Gábor Csifcsák
email: gabor.csifcsak at uit.no