09/08/2001

JOB-ANNOUNCEMENT
VACANCY ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - GHENT UNIVERSITY

Starting October 1, 2001, a full-time post of either assistant or associate professor is available in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. This position involves teaching, scientific research and scientific services in the domain of experimental psychology at the department of experimental psychology.

Required qualifications:
- Ph.D. in psychology
- publications relevant for the domain in international scientific peer-reviewed journals
- active participation in international scientific meetings relevant for the domain
Recommended:
- experience in teaching and supervision of students
- experience in supervision of research
- research experience with respect to cognitive neuropsychology

Job content: teaching, research and scientific services to the community

Language of teaching of Ghent University is Dutch. Candidates who do not master Dutch are allowed, but will normally be appointed for a trial period of two to three years at the end of which they have to prove to master the language sufficiently.

More information about this position is available from the chair of the Department of Experimental Psychology, André Vandierendonck (Andre.Vandierendonck@rug.ac.be).
 

21/02/2001

JOB-ANNOUNCEMENT
MARIE CURIE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS@UNILEVER

I am writing to let you know that Unilever Research is currently seeking experimental/social psychologists for 2 2-year Marie Curie Industrial Host Postdoctoral Fellowships. Fellows will be situated at the Colworth Research Laboratory, primarily dedicated to research relevant to our Food Division, and located in Bedfordshire, U.K. Fellows will join the Consumer Science Department, and belong to a team that investigates the determinants of consumer behaviour. We are particularly interested in people with a background in decision making, preference development, implicit learning, social cognition, habit formation, or choice/purchase behaviour. However, we encourage all persons who can provide evidence of ability to develop and execute research, intellectual curiosity, and scientific excellence in the area of psychological research to apply. In addition, statistical expertise and/or programming skills will be a definite asset. Applicants will most likely work on one of two projects. The first is intended to enhance our understanding of the dynamics of liking, and behavioural change, and their effects on consumer preferences and habits. The second is intended to enhance our understanding of how new technologies will affect consumer preferences and behaviour in the future, especially with regard to new technology for the home, and interfacing with information systems. 
The Marie Curie scheme is sponsored by the EU under the Quality of Life Programme, and is intended to promote interactions among EU scientists. Candidates must be from an EU country (or an associate country: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Isreal, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland--under review). U.K residents are not eligible to work at a U.K. site.

Applicants must be fluent in English, and eligible to apply according to the EU criteria, which includes an age restriction (35 years or less).
See http://www.cordis.lu/improving/fellowships/mcf_indhost_doct. htm
for the criteria and more information about the Marie Curie Fellowship scheme.
For more information on Unilever Research please see
http://research.unilever.worldonline.nl/

Applications will be considered until the 2 positions are filled.
To apply, please send cover letter summarising your background and career interests, CV, reprints, and 3 letters of recommendation to: Paula J. Durlach, Unilever Research Colworth Laboratory, Sharnbrook, Bedford, U.K. MK44 1LQ.
phone: +44-(0)1234-222903
fax: +44-(0)1234-222775

14/02/2001

JOB-ANNOUNCEMENT

PROFESSORSHIP EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
                                   GHENT UNIVERSITY
Starting October 1, 2001, a full-time professorship is vacant in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. This position involves teaching, scientific research and scientific services in the domain of experimental psychology at the department of experimental psychology.
Required qualifications:
- Ph.D. in psychology
- publications relevant for the domain in international scientific peer-reviewed journals
- experience in supervision of research and in the acquisition of research funding
- active participation in international scientific meetings relevant for
the domain
- broad experience in teaching and supervision of students
- experience in scientific services in the research community in an
international context

Job content:
- teaching on introductory level in general psychology and on specialised level in experimental psychology
- supervision of research in the domain of experimental psychology and attract the funding necessary for this research
- conduct experimental research in cognitive psychology
- supervision of students on master's level in the framework of practice, intership and thesis
- supervise and stimulate predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers
- offer scientific services that contribute to the visibility of the
research conducted in the department

More information about this position is available from the chair of the Department of Experimental Psychology, André Vandierendonck (Andre.Vandierendonck@rug.ac.be).
 

16/01/2001

JOB-ANNOUNCEMENT
Postdoctoral fellow in the Departement of Psychology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

A five-year position is available for a psychophysiologist or
experimental psychologist at the centre of the psychology of learning and behaviour therapy. Applicants should have a Ph.D. and strong background in experimental designs and statistical methods. Candidates with experience in the field of human pavlovian conditioning and/or experience in psychophysiology or experimental emotion research are
especially desired. The project concerns the return of conditioned responses after extinction.  Theoretical as well as clinically relevant questions about renewal and reinstatement will be addressed with a special interest in finding methods for the prevention of the return of conditioned responses. For this purpose two human conditioning paradigms (fear conditioning and odor-CO2 conditioning) will be used with psychophysiological (skin conductance and startle eyeblink modulation/respiratory indices) verbal, as well as non-verbal (e.g. affective priming) indices of learning. Closing date for applications is March 31. Please send letter of interest, CV and names and numbers of references via e-mail to the address below. Further enquiries about the fellowship may be directed to Prof. Paul Eelen, Tiensestraat 102, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Fax: ++ 32 16 32 59 24. Paul.Eelen@psy.kuleuven.ac.be
 

05/12/2000

JOB-ANNOUNCEMENT
THE MAX  PLANCK  INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL  RESEARCH, MUNICH, GERMANY
invites applications for the following positions in the newly established Junior Research Group "Cognitive Robotics":

- 1 postdoctoral researcher
 (5-year appointment, salary appr. DEM 71k p.a.)
- 2 doctoral students
 (3-year appointment, salary appr. DEM 71k or DEM 35k p.a.)

The group will study novel, behavior-based approaches to visual perpection, specifically approaches to functional categorization based on anticipation of the sensory consequences of actions. Artificial neural network techniques will be used for learning sensorimotor associations during the interaction with the environment. Models will be implemented on mobile robots and robot arms and tested in the real world.

Candidates should have a background in cognitive science, computational vision, neural network theory, and robotics, as well as strong technical and computer skills.

Earliest starting date for all positions is January 1, 2001. Applications are accepted until the positions are filled.

The Max Planck Institute is an equal-opportunity employer and especially encourages women to apply.

Please send full CV, complete academic records, statement of interests, and the names and email addresses of two academic referees to:

Administration
Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research
Amalienstr. 33, D-80799 Munich, Germany
web site: http://www.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Ralf Moeller, email: moeller@mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de
 

15/11/2000

ENCOL
The European Network on Cognitive Learning Research is online!

Last updated 20. August 2001 by Armin Stock