Academic employee (m/f/d) for the research domain of Language and Emotion / Physical activity, exercise and well-being

For the Institute of Psychology and Education, Department of Applied Emotion and Motivation Psychology we are looking for an

Academic employee (m/f/d)

The position is assigned to the research domain of “Language and Emotion / Physical activity, exercise and well-being” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Cornelia Herbert. Methodologically, the focus is centered on the investigation of the neurophysiological, bio­behaviorial and psychophysiological correlates of human emotion, language, cognition and behavior in experimental paradigms. The research methods include but are not restricted to electro­physiolog­ical (EEG) and peripheral-physiological methods and functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The department is equipped with three labs, Brain-Lab, Sports-Physio-Lab and a Mobile-Sense Lab. In teaching, the job profile provides for participation in courses in the bachelor- and master programs in Psychology and the Master program in Cognitive Systems to the extent of 2 SWS and expects supervision of bachelor and master students. Your profile:

• excellent university degree (M.Sc. or equivalent) in Psychology or a related discipline (e. g. Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Neuroinformatics)
• strong interest and skills in Emotion Psychology and Cognitive Psychology
• interest and basic skills in technical aspects related to Computer Science, Engineering, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and data modelling/computing
• excellent knowledge of experimental methods as well as know­ledge and willingness to learn, use and apply cognitive and neuroscientific methods (e. g. electroencephalography (EEG), functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), peripheral physiology)
• experience and willingness to program (e. g. Presentation, PsychoPy, Matlab, Phyton, R)
• excellent English writing and communication skills
• motivation to work in an interdisciplinary and international team and willingness to apply and work on a doctoral degree (PhD)

Your responsibilities:

• organisation, planning and conductance of research and of experimental studies (including programming, data collection, data analysis) in the above research areas
• taking over laboratory experimental activities and thematic development of research methods
• presentation of the research results at scientific conferences and participation in the publication of the study results in scientific journals
• cooperation in an interdisciplinary and international team
• motivation for own scientific further qualification (conception, execution and evaluation of scientific studies) in the context of the doctorate
• commitment to teaching to the extent of 2 SWS
• support of bachelor- and master students

Seize the opportunity and join us in shaping the future of the University!