The Department of Experimental Psychology at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is looking to fill the position of a Research Assistant. Regular working hours will be (currently 39.8 hours per week) with a limited contract of 3 years. This position should be filled by 01.10.2014. Salary: Pay grade 65% of 13 TV-L.

The lab studies the behavioral and neural mechanisms of processing of unconscious visual stimuli and masked priming and uses psychophysical (RT, Eye-Movements), physiological (EEG, fMRI, tDCS), and phenomenological approaches to better understand these mechanisms.

Your Duties
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to perform basic research and will work on a project funded by the DFG on the effects of various masking procedures on the processing of visual stimuli. She/he will be intimately involved in all aspects of data collection, analyses, and the publication of results. The project includes the development of effective masking procedures and fMRI studies.

Your profile
• You hold a highly qualified M.S. in Psychology.
• Some programming experience (e.g., Matlab, Presentation);
• Experience with statistical software like R.
• Experience with psychophysiological methods is a plus.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Must have a demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in English,
• Knowledge of and interest in the visual system, visual cognition, neuroanatomy, and statistics.

This post is designed to serve in fostering young researchers and scientists and give the successful applicant the opportunity to pursue a post-doctoral degree.

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 favoured.
Please send your application with the usual documents (also in electronic form) by within three weeks after publication of this advertisement to Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Institute for Psychology, Department of Experimental Psychology, Gossler-Str. 14, 37073 Göttingen, e-mail: [log in to unmask].

If you have any questions, please contact Uwe Mattler (e-mail: [log in to unmask]).

We request that you send us copies of your application documents, as no returns will be made. We will destroy the documents after a holding period of five months. Application documents will only be returned to you if you provide a self-addressed adequately stamped envelope.