[visionlist] PhD position available at Goettingen University, Germany: Indivdiudal differences in in the mechanisms of conscious perception

[Dr. Thorsten Albrecht]

We seek a PhD student / doctoral student to work on a 2-year project in 
the Department of Experimental Psychology, Georg-August-University 
Göttingen, Germany. Salary is according to 50% German pay grade 13 TV-L 
(approx. 1,500-1,600 Euro per month).

Our research group investigates the neuronal mechanisms of conscious and 
unconscious information processing in human subjects. For instance, in 
our recent work we have shown qualitative individual differences in the 
time course of metacontrast masking (e.g. Albrecht & Mattler, 2012, 
www.journalofvision.org/content/12/5/5 
<http://www.journalofvision.org/content/12/5/5>). These results suggest 
that the neuronal processes and mechanisms, which eventually form a 
conscious percept of visual stimuli, may differ between different 
observers. In this project we aim at assessing these different 
mechanisms in greater detail on a behavioral and neuronal level by means 
of objective discrimination data, subjective phenomenology as well as 
psychophysiology (EEG, fMRI).

We expect the successful candidate to have:

-Background in Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, 
Neurosciences, Biology or Physics

-Very good knowledge of experimental psychology (visual perception, 
attention) and/or cognitive neurosciences

-Very good methodological skills in designing experiments and data 
analysis (general linear model, factor analysis, signal detection theory)

-Interest in conscious/unconscious visual perception and/or visual masking

-Interest in methods of Cognitive Neurosciences (EEG, fMRI)

-Knowledge in or interest in learning of programming languages for 
psychological experiments (MATLAB, Presentation)

-Ability to work in a team, commitment, active collaboration and 
discussion within our research group.

/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./

/Informal inquiries as well as official applications (including 
motivation, /CV, a list of grades and contact details of at least two 
references/) should be addressed to Dr. Thorsten Albrecht 
(/Thorsten.Albrecht at biologie.uni-goettingen.de 
<mailto:Thorsten.Albrecht at biologie.uni-goettingen.de>/). The position is 
open immediately but applications will be considered until a suitable 
candidate is found./

-- 
Dr. Thorsten Albrecht, Dipl.-Psych.

Georg-Elias-Müller Institute for Psychology
- Experimental Psychology -
University Göttingen
Goßlerstr. 14
37073 Göttingen

Phone ++49 551 393615

Email: Thorsten.Albrecht at biologie.uni-goettingen.de

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