Post Doc in the Area of Cognitive Neuroscience
We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the field of cognitive neuroscience. The
position is part of the research project "Stress effects on Memory Accuracy versus
Generalisation (StressAcGen). This project is funded by an Open Research Area grant from the
German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
(NWO). It is a collaboration between the Ruhr University Bochum (PI Wolf) and the Donders
Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (PIs Roozendaal, Henckens, and Hermans) in
Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Stressful and emotionally arousing experiences activate hormonal and brain systems that create
strong memories. It remains unclear, however, how this strengthening affects the quality of
such memories. The StressAcGen project is an interdisciplinary and translational effort that will
conduct human behavioral, pharmacological and neuroimaging studies in combination with
mechanistic studies in rodents.
The task of the postdoctoral researcher is to perform pharmacological functional - MRI studies
within the general framework of this project. These studies will involve sophisticated univariate
and multivariate analyses of functional neuroimaging data, and wi ll require targeted
pharmacological manipulations of stress hormone systems. The postdoctoral fellow will be
jointly supervised by Oliver Wolf and Erno Hermans. He or she would work predominantly at
the Donders Institute in Nijmegen .
Profile : The ideal ca ndidate will have:
• A PhD in cognitive neuroscience or an adjacent field (psychological, biological,
biomedical, or computer sciences).
• A strong academic track record including publications in leading (inter)disciplinary
journals.
• A strong interest for basic research in cognitive and affective neurosciences.
• Experience in functional MRI design, acquisition, and analysis.
• Advanced computational and/or programming skills (Matlab, Python, or other
languages).
• Experience and interest in training and supervis ing junior scientists.
• The capacity to participate in an interdisciplinary, international, and translational
research environment.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate and communicate
• A proactive and goal - directed attitude, go od organizational skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
Candidates who only partially meet this profile are nonetheless strongly encouraged to apply.
Research environment
The Ruhr Universit y Bochum is one of the leading research universities in G er many. The
interdisciplinary Research Department Neuroscience offers an excellent environment for
cutting edge research. It consists of neuroscientists from biology and biotechnology, c hemistry
and biochemistry, medicine, psychology and neuroinformatics. It currently hosts two
collaborative research centers. More information can be found online : http://www.rd.ruhr - uni -
bochum.de/neuro/index.html.en
The project involves a close collaboration with the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition
and Behaviour in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The Donders Institute offers a broad range of
cognitive neuroimaging modalities in fully research - dedicated laboratories with excellent
technical support and state - of - the - art computational facilities. It furthermore provides a
unique and stimulating learning environment for young researchers, including a high - profile
graduate school and in - house methodological expert courses. More information can be found
online: https://www.ru.nl/donders/
Application
We request applicants to send a motivation letter explaining their interest and qualifications
regarding the position, their prior research/work experience, a CV, and contact information of
two professional references. The deadline for application is December 15 , 2018. Please send
all the material as a single pdf file to oliver.t.wolf@rub.de .
Travel expenses for interviews cannot be refunded.
At Ruhr Universit y Bochum, we wish to promote careers of women in areas in whi ch they have
been underrepresented, and we would therefore like to encourage female candidates to send us
their applications. Applications by suitable candidates with severe disabilities and other
applicants with equal legal status are likewise most welcom e.
Salary
According to the regularities of the German public service TVL E 13 (39,83 hours / week )
Contact
Prof. Dr. Oliver Wolf Dr. Erno Hermans
Cognitive Psychology Donders Instit ute / Radboud umc
Universitätsstraße 150 Kapittelweg 29
44801 Bochum 6525 EN Nijmegen
Germany the Netherlands
Tel. +49 234 3222670 Tel. +31 24 3614237
E - Mail: oliver.t.wolf@rub.de E - Mail: erno.hermans@donders.ru.nl