Postdoctoral Researcher (m,f,x) - Consciousness and Memory - Bochum
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Faculty of Psychology:
Predictive Brain
In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week = 100%) at the earliest possible date, we are looking for 1
Postdoctoral Researcher (m,f,x) - Consciousness and Memory
The position is based in the Predictive Brain Department, a newly established unit within the Faculty of Psychology. Our mission is to accelerate understanding of how perception, consciousness, and memory emerge from neural circuits, and how predictive processes shape experience and behavior in real-world contexts. The department brings together an international and multicultural team of researchers (m,f,x) from psychology, medicine, computer science, physics, mathematics and biology. It is part of the Research Center One Health within the Research Alliance Ruhr, with strong national and international collaborations supported by third-party funding.
We invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher (m,f,x)to join our interdisciplinary and international team. The successful candidate (m,f,x) will conduct cutting-edge research at the interface of consciousness and memory, through a third-party funded collaboration with leading partners at the University Health Network (UHN), Canada. The successful candidate (m,f,x) will have extensive experience in cognitive neuroscience research and excellent analytical and programming skills. We offer a stimulating and friendly research environment in a leading cognitive neuroscience institution, with ample opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange.
Your tasks:
- Conduct independent and collaborative research within the project
- Analyze and integrate multimodal human neuroscience data
- Develop and apply computational models of memory and consciousness
- Design and carry out behavioral experiments, including online studies
- Publish results in high-impact international journals
- Contribute to open science by sharing tools, code, and data
- Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with international project partners
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Your profile:
- PhD in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, or related fields
- Strong publication record in the neuroscience of memory and/or consciousness
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary setting
- Very good command of English; good command of German as necessary for institutional and collaborative contexts
- International collaboration experience is an advantage
- Demonstrated expertise in intracranial EEG (iEEG) and/or fMRI
- Strong skills in computational modeling and advanced data analysis
- Commitment to open science, including code and data sharing
- Research focus on memory or consciousness (advantage for candidates with expertise in both)
- Experience with behavioral paradigms, ideally including online studies
- Track record of publications in internationally recognized journals in the relevant field
We offer:
- Flexible working hours with consideration for study times
- Challenging and varied tasks with a high level of independence
- Employment at one of the largest universities in Germany within the University Alliance Ruhr
- Collaboration in a committed and appreciative team
- Support in combining family life and work (including childcare arrangements/holiday offers/
- Possibility of extension pending favorable review and funding
Further information:
The position is salaried and based on the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E13 TV-L.
Further information can be found at https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/ (in German).
The place of work is Ruhr University Bochum.
If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.
Please submit a cover letter, CV (with publication list), and contact details of two referees as a single PDF. A qualified application is expected.
RUB sees itself as a university with an international presence. The campus languages are German and English. Competence in at least one of the two languages and the willingness to learn the other are a prerequisite. RUB provides corresponding free courses for employees.
German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZFA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF). https://www.daf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/sbgk/index.html.en
The Staff Council has the right to participate in all selection interviews. At the request of a candidate (m/f/x), it will ensure its participation in the entire procedure. Please contact wpr@rub.de.
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany’s leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is Ruhr-Universität Bochum’s declared aim.
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum stands for diversity and equal opportunities. For this reason, we favour a working environment composed of heterogeneous teams, and seek to promote the careers of individuals who are underrepresented in our respective professional areas. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum expressly requests job applications from women. In areas in which they are underrepresented they will be given preference in the case of equivalent qualifications with male candidates. Applications from individuals with disabilities are most welcome.
Contact persons for further information:
Lucia Melloni Buljevic Tel.: +49 234 32 15582
Marta Rüdiger Tel.: +49 234 32 12693
Travel costs, accommodation costs and loss of earnings or other application costs for job interviews can unfortunately not be reimbursed.
We look forward to receiving your application via our online application portal by 2025-10-20. Please make sure to mention the reference number ANR 5048.
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