The
Georg-August-University Göttingen, the German Primate Center and the
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience are looking to fill four
positions of
Postdoctoral fellows
The postdoctoral fellows will be associated with the Cognitive Ethology Laboratory (Julia Fischer, www.dpz.eu/de/abteilung/kognitive-ethologie), the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (Stefan Treue, www.dpz.eu/cnl), including the Sensorimotor Group (Alexander Gail, www.dpz.eu/smg) and the Decision and Awareness Group (Igor Kagan, www.dpz.eu/dag), at the University of Göttingen and the German Primate Center, or the Theoretical Neurophysics Group (Fred Wolf, https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/58058.html) at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience.
All
positions are at pay grade 13 TV-L, full-time (currently 39, 80 hours
per week) for an initial duration of 2 years and are available
immediately.
Your project
We
are recruiting postdoctoral fellows for an interdisciplinary research
project studying social interactions and decision-making in human and
non-human primates. For this purpose, a novel experimental platform is
to be developed for behavioral (and with the later option of
electrophysiological / stimulation) studies of sensorimotor
decision-making in cooperative and competitive social interaction
settings, across humans and different non-human primate species. We are
searching for two postdoctoral fellows with an experimental or
engineering background to develop this innovative experimental platform
by integrating several technological (e.g., eye-tracking, hand motion
tracking, real-time behavior-contingent visual stimuli, etc.) and
methodological approaches (e.g., from neurosciences, behavioral biology
and psychology) into a single experimental tool. Two postdoctoral
fellows with a mathematical or theoretical background are expected to
develop a mathematical framework and the computational tools for the
analysis of large-scale multimodal data streams to be generated through
the platform and from other sources.
Your profile
We
are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and creative researchers
with strong experimental and/or analytical skills. Good command of
written and spoken English is a must, German is a plus. The ability to
work in an interdisciplinary team and the capacity to supervise students
and technical personnel is expected.
Successful
candidates for the development of the experimental platform should have
a PhD in cognitive science, psychology, behavioral biology,
neuroscience or related fields. Demonstrable experience with designing,
conducting and analyzing behavioral experiments in humans and/or
non-human primates is essential; programming skills and an understanding
of hardware and software integration in real-time experimental systems
is beneficial; a prior experience in studying social interactions is of
additional value.
Successful candidates for the development of computational tools should have a PhD in computational neuroscience, physics, mathematics, informatics, statistics, or related fields. Advanced knowledge of stochastic dynamics, systems and signal theory, as well as excellent computational skills are required. Extensive experience with the analysis of complex data streams is a plus. Ideal candidates will be driven by a genuine interest in theoretical approaches to complex biological systems.
Successful candidates for the development of computational tools should have a PhD in computational neuroscience, physics, mathematics, informatics, statistics, or related fields. Advanced knowledge of stochastic dynamics, systems and signal theory, as well as excellent computational skills are required. Extensive experience with the analysis of complex data streams is a plus. Ideal candidates will be driven by a genuine interest in theoretical approaches to complex biological systems.
The project is embedded in the recently established Leibniz ScienceCampus “Primate Cognition” (www.primate-cognition.eu/en)
that encompasses a wide range of Göttingen researchers from multiple
disciplines interested in understanding primate cognitive functions. Due
to a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of the project,
and the recent upsurge of interest in the social aspects of
decision-making and goal-directed actions both locally and in the
international scientific community, it promises to be very visible.
While the fellow positions are available for two years, the goals and
the underlying framework of the project are a central part of the
long-term commitment of the “Primate Cognition” scientific community and
are expected to be continued.
The
University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places
particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women.
Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are
underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent
aptitude will be favored. The positions are generally suitable for
part-time employment.
Please
send your application with the usual documents submitted as a single
PDF file via email to the ScienceCampus coordinator, Dr. Christian
Schloegl (cschloegl@dpz.eu),
with the subject “Application social decision-making”. Application
deadline is January 31st, 2016. Three months after completion of the
application process, submitted application material will be deleted.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Christian Schloegl (cschloegl@dpz.eu; phone: +49-551-3851-480).