A post-doctoral position is available in the School of
Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. The
position is part of a BBSRC funded research project on multisensory
decision making, which will be carried out in the lab of Dr
Thomas Otto. The research involves psychophysical experiments as
well as mathematical modelling. The position includes funding for
career development. The initial appointment is for one year, funding
is available for up to 3 years. Start date is 1st May 2016,
or as soon as possible thereafter.
Applicants should have strong interests in our research (www.lclab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk)
and solid experience with psychophysical experiments or mathematical
modelling. Strong candidates will have excellent communication
skills in English as well as experience of programming (e.g.,
MATLAB). A PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, or in a related field is
required. Candidates near to completion may also submit
applications, indicating the expected date of completion.
A more detailed job description can be found online under Further Particulars. Informal
enquiries are encouraged and can be made to Dr Thomas Otto, Email: to7@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 4 March 2016
We encourage applicants to apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx,
however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 462571
for an application pack.
Please quote ref: AR1745MR
Applications are particularly welcome from women who are
under-represented in Arts posts at the University. You can find out
more about Equality and Diversity at https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk.hr.edi/.
The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of
opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its
working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded
the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in
Research Award and the LGBT Charter; http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.
The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No
SC013532).
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Dr. Thomas Otto
University of St Andrews
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
St Mary’s Quad, South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9JP, Scotland
Phone: +44 (0)1334 462091
http://lclab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/