Postdoc in experimental psychiatry

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Your duties

You will work in an international research environment and mainly with the following duties:

Lead an experimental study on humans investigating the effects of temporal interference stimulation directed at the amygdala on affective processing. Work closely with other members of the research group as well as supervise students and research assistants.

As a postdoc, you will primarily conduct research. Teaching may also be included in the duties, however, at most one-fifth of the working time.

Your qualifications

To be eligible for employment as a postdoc, you must have completed a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree assessed to correspond to a doctoral degree. Your degree must be completed no later than the time the employment decision is made.

It is meritorious if your degree was completed no more than three years before the last application date for this employment. If there are special reasons, those who completed their doctoral degree earlier may be considered, for example, due to different types of statutory leave.

We are looking for you who have the following experience and knowledge:

Documented and extensive competence in planning and leading experimental studies on humans within affective and social neuroscience Experience with neuromodulation techniques, especially temporal interference Experience with psychophysiological measurement methods, especially eye-tracking Documented competence in statistical modeling of behavioral data and psychophysiological data from studies on humans Knowledge and experience in affective neuroscience, with a particular focus on the human amygdala Knowledge and experience in the field of substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder Very good competence in statistical software, preferably R Very good ability to express yourself scientifically in writing Experience in supervising students Good knowledge of English, both oral and written

As a person, you are proactive and have well-developed communication skills. You are responsible, committed, and have the ability to work independently. You also have good collaborative skills and enjoy working in teams. Great importance will be placed on personal qualities and suitability.

Your workplace

You will work at https://liu.se/forskning/csan

CSAN integrates knowledge and methods from different areas of neuroscience, both basic and clinical. CSAN unites research groups within adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, neurobiology, clinical neurophysiology, and neuroeconomics.

About the employment

The employment is a fixed-term employment for two years with the possibility of extension for a total employment period of at most three years. The employment as a postdoc is full-time.

Start date 261001.

Salary and benefits

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Application

You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your application must be provided to Linköpings universitet no later than 260915. Applications received after the last application date will not be considered.

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