The Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt, Germany, investigates the cognitive, affective, neuronal, and sociocultural foundations of aesthetic experience.

The Institute is currently seeking a Studentische Hilfskraft m/w/d (student assistant) for 10 hours a week in the Research Group “Neural and Environmental Rhythms” (PI: Molly J. Henry) to work on research projects related to the behavioral and neural foundations of stimulus–brain synchrony and auditory perception.

The student assistant will support a project using psychophysics, electroencephalography (EEG), and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to investigate the neural basis of stimulus‘–brain synchrony and auditory perception.

We are seeking a highly self-motivated individual who is willing to learn taking responsibility for research project execution and to familiarize with advanced experimental techniques.

Your responsibilities:

• Recruiting participants (contacting potential participants, distribution of flyers, etc.)
• Preparing experiments (instruct participants, prepare documents, etc.)
• Conducting experiments/collecting data
• Translating experiment material from English to German

Our Requirements:

• Bachelor or MSc student (neuroscience, psychology, engineering or related fields)
• Good command of German and fluent English (project communication language!)
• Good communication and organization skills
• Proficiency with office programs (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Interest in neuroscience, language, and music, and eagerness to learn
• Experience with EEG or behavioral studies and knowledge of MATLAB is a plus

The contract will be for 6 months (one Semester), with the possibility of extension, and is supposed to start as soon as possible.

The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.

Please submit your application including CV and a short letter describing your background, experience, and motivation, preferably in PDF format, by February 5, 2020 with the reference SH01_2020 to

job@ae.mpg.de
Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik
Personalstelle, Grüneburgweg 14, 60322 Frankfurt