PhD and Post-doc Position Available in Fribourg, Switzerland

One PhD and one post-doc position are available in the Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, headed by Dr. Petra Vetter at the Dept. of Psychology of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. The positions are funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation to study the influence of audition on vision and eye movements in the absence of visual awareness. The projects will bridge research in multisensory/audiovisual perception, eye movements and consciousness using psychophysics, eye tracking, fMRI and possibly EEG. Information on past and current research in the lab can be found on the lab.

Website: https://www.unifr.ch/psycho/en/research/vcnl/

PhD position (fully funded for 3 years, with a possible extension to 4 years):

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Masters degree in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience or related field
• Experience in psychological experimentation
• Basic programming skills and/or high motivation to become proficient in MATLAB and R
• Strong analytical and statistical skills
• Ability to work independently
• Good scientific writing and communication skills (in English)

Desired:

• Basic experience with cognitive neuroscience methods, e.g. psychophysics, eye tracking, fMRI, EEG or similar.

Post-doc position (2 years, possibly with an extension, depending on experience):

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience or related field, e.g. Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Engineering or similar.
• Programming proficiency, preferably in MATLAB, R, or Python.
• Excellent analytical and statistical skills
• Experience in designing, conducting and analyzing fMRI experiments
• Experience in designing, conducting and analyzing behavioral and/or EEG experiments
• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills, documented by peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to supervise junior students

Desired:

• Experience in advanced fMRI analysis methods, e.g. retinotopic mapping, multi-variate pattern analysis, representational similarity analysis, or machine learning approaches.

The positions do not require teaching, but there is the opportunity to gain teaching and supervision experience if desired. The University of Fribourg is a bilingual university (French & German). Basic French or German language skills are an advantage but not a requirement. Switzerland is multilingual and multicultural, offers a high standard of living and great opportunities for outdoor activities. Fribourg is a vibrant student city located between Bern and Lausanne, both lie within commuting distance. Salaries are in accordance with the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation and the University of Fribourg. Start dates are flexible, for the PhD position the ideal start date would be autumn 2021.

Informal enquiries and applications including CV, motivation letter and contact details of at least 2 referees should be sent to petra.vetter at unifr.ch.

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Petra Vetter, PhD
Assistant Professor & SNSF PRIMA Grantee
Visual & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
Dept. of Psychology, University of Fribourg
Rue P.-A.-de-Faucigny 2, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Tel: +41 26 300 7646
petra.vetter at unifr.ch
https://www.unifr.ch/psycho/en/research/vcnl/