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Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Further information regarding the Department of psychology can be found at our homepage www.psy.umu.se
We now seek to appoint a full-time post-doctoral research fellow situated at the Department of psychology. The employment is financed for a fixed-term of two years by research funding: The position may include teaching with a maximum of 20 %.
Project Description
The work will encompass a project that investigates the effects of a cognitive learning strategy, denoted as retrieval practice with focus on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The work can include empirical data collections and/or work with available data sets of behavioral and fMRI data. The project “Learning to engage the brain” is part of a larger interdisciplinary initiative, funded by the Swedish Research Council. The post-doc research fellow will be situated at the Department of psychology but will work closely with colleagues at Umeå center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI: http://www.ufbi.umu.se/) where the fMRI work and analyses will be conducted.
Competence
- Doctoral exam awarded no more than three years before the deadline of the application ( if not special reasons exists such as parental leave, military duty, sick leave, etc.)
- No previous employment as a post-doctoral research fellow for more than one year within the same or related subject area at the same university/authority
Qualifications
- Documented knowledge and proven experience of research in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience
- The position requires the ability to use English as a working language
- Documented knowledge of and experience in analyses of fMRI data
Personal suitability as well as good ability to work with others are also a requitement for
For more information, contact associate professor Bert Jonsson, bert.jonsson@umu.se, phone +46907867612 or by mobile phone +46706777612 or Head of department Mikael Henningsson, mikael.henningsson@umu.se, phone+46907865798.
The application must include a verified CV, summary of scientific activity and a brief . Please attach Pdf-files with selected publications.
The applicant must specify the desired date of starting the employment but no later than July 1, 2019.
| Type of employment | Temporary position |
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| Contract type | Full time |
| First day of employment | Enligt överenskommelse, not later than July 1 |
| Salary | Månadslön |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100% |
| City | Umeå |
| County | Västerbottens län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | AN 2.2.1-1653-20 |
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| Published | 30.Nov.2020 |
| Last application date | 01.Jan.2021 11:59 PM CET |