mardi 25 août 2009

Neuropsychologist / Cognitive Neuroscientist in Magdeburg

At the Institute of Medical Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg (Director: Prof. Dr. Bernhard A. Sabel) a position of Doctoral Student: Neuropsychologist / Cognitive Neuroscientist is available.

The candidate will carry out research in the fields of:

- Neuroplasticity in normal Aging or age-associated disorders (such as stroke) using fMRI
- Developement of new approaches for the treatment of patients with cognitive or vision impairments (including training and electrical stimulation using TMS or non-invasive current stimulation).

The position is available from the 20.08.2009. Salary is according to German scale for research staff personnel (TVL-13/2).

We are an interdisciplinary team (psychologist, biologists, medical scientists) and work in an exiting neuroscience environment with many collaboration opportunities on campus. We offer a pleasant and productive working environment and support our employees to achieve scientific progress in an internationally competitive environment; only minor teaching duties of medical students. Prior experience in scientific publishing is essential.

Your qualifications are:
- Degree in Psychology or related fields (e.g. Neuroscience, Behav. Biology, Medicine).
- Experience in carrying out competitive research and publish in international journals
- Team spirit and the burning desire to be successful

Please send applications (application letter, CV, representative reprints of published work) via email to nicolle.ferchland [ à ] med.ovgu.de

Prof. Dr. Bernhard A. Sabel.
Institute of Medical Psychology
Medical Faculty
Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg
Leipziger Str. 44
39120 Magdeburg/Germany