The University of Minho (in the North of Portugal) has re-opened the search for a researcher in the field of animal learning and cognition. This is a 5-year position with a good salary (equivalent to that of an Assistant Professor and currently at about 40K Euros per year, i.e., about 60K USD), exclusively devoted to research (unless you want to teach a little bit), good funding opportunities from the local NSF, nice, peaceful, and safe city (2000 years old, lots of Roman vestiges), great food and wine!
The successful candidate will join the Psychology Research Center, which is associated with the Department of Psychology at the University of Minho. The Center has about 32 investigators from the various areas of Psychology (Experimental, Clinical, Social, etc.). A few years ago, the Center received the best classification in the country ("Excellent") given by an international evaluation committee.
The successful candidate will share a lab with me, doing research with pigeons and people. The lab is currently equipped with traditional operant chambers, new chambers with touch sensitive screens, plenty of computers and software. The animal facility houses about 50 birds. Equally important, the candidate will have access to an excellent pool of Masters and PhD students (the Department offers Undergraduate/Masters and Phd Programs). Some of the topics we investigate are: a) timing in pigeons and humans (empirical research + math modelling); b) number discrimination in pigeons and children (also empirical research + math modelling); c) and, just starting, concept learning in pigeons and d) consciouness/intentionality in humans using
Benjamin Libet's clock task. The candidate can collaborate in these lines of research or initiate new ones. Oh yes, we also hold lab meetings every Wednesday afternoon!
The job description and application details are found here:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8966
Although the description mentions "at least 3 years of post-PhD training", we will consider seriously OUTSTANDING applicants holding a PhD but with less post-PhD experience.
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at
armandom@iep.uminho.pt or the Research Center at cipsi@iep.uminho.pt
PS. There are 3 other positions open (last year we filled 2). They are
Human memory:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8968
Neuroscience:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8967
Psychological Assessment:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8969
The successful candidate will join the Psychology Research Center, which is associated with the Department of Psychology at the University of Minho. The Center has about 32 investigators from the various areas of Psychology (Experimental, Clinical, Social, etc.). A few years ago, the Center received the best classification in the country ("Excellent") given by an international evaluation committee.
The successful candidate will share a lab with me, doing research with pigeons and people. The lab is currently equipped with traditional operant chambers, new chambers with touch sensitive screens, plenty of computers and software. The animal facility houses about 50 birds. Equally important, the candidate will have access to an excellent pool of Masters and PhD students (the Department offers Undergraduate/Masters and Phd Programs). Some of the topics we investigate are: a) timing in pigeons and humans (empirical research + math modelling); b) number discrimination in pigeons and children (also empirical research + math modelling); c) and, just starting, concept learning in pigeons and d) consciouness/intentionality in humans using
Benjamin Libet's clock task. The candidate can collaborate in these lines of research or initiate new ones. Oh yes, we also hold lab meetings every Wednesday afternoon!
The job description and application details are found here:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8966
Although the description mentions "at least 3 years of post-PhD training", we will consider seriously OUTSTANDING applicants holding a PhD but with less post-PhD experience.
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at
armandom@iep.uminho.pt or the Research Center at cipsi@iep.uminho.pt
PS. There are 3 other positions open (last year we filled 2). They are
Human memory:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8968
Neuroscience:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8967
Psychological Assessment:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=8969