with flexible start date between October 2023 and December 2023

The successful applicant will study working memory in young adults and/or children, as well as assist Prof. Evie Vergauwe in tasks related to teaching, lab management, and research.

We offer:

• Work in a friendly, open, and supportive international research team
• Mentoring and support for pursuing a research career
• Excellent lab infrastructure
• Training in Open Science and Reproducible Research techniques and procedures
• Opportunity to collaborate with other labs (Switzerland and abroad)
• Opportunity to participate in large-scale international collaborations (e.g., Registered Replication Reports)
• Teaching and supervision opportunities
• Salary according to local regulations

Desired profile for position at doctoral (PhD) level:

• Master’s degree in Psychology or a related discipline
• Experience with experimental psychology research in humans (young adults and/or children)
• Background in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and/or cognitive developmental psychology
• Very good research methods knowledge and skills
• Interest in pursuing an academic career
• Very good command of English (written and oral)
• Fluency in French will be considered an advantage. A basic level of French is needed, as well as the willingness to reach the desired level in a few months after starting to position (to interact with students, participants, and administration)
• Willingness to travel (for conferences and/or international collaborations)
• Team spirit, and strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Interest in teaching and supervision of students
• Programming skills (e.g., Matlab, R, Python) will be considered an advantage

Desired profile for position at Postdoctoral level:

• PhD in psychology or a related discipline (applicants with PhD defense planned in 2023 can also apply)
• Extensive experience with experimental psychology research in humans (young adults and/or children)
• Background in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and/or cognitive developmental psychology
• Excellent research methods knowledge and skills
• Solid programming skills (e.g., MATLAB, R, Python)
• Interest in pursuing an academic career
• Demonstrated scientific expertise, with publications in referred journals
• Very good command of English (written and oral)
• Fluency in French will be considered an advantage. A basic level of French is needed, as well as the willingness to reach the desired level in a few months after starting to position (to interact with students, participants, and administration)
• Willingness to travel (for conferences and/or international collaborations)
• Team spirit, and strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Interest in teaching and supervision of students
• Experience in supervising research assistants and/or master students is desirable
• Teaching experience will be considered an advantage
• Experience with open science and reproducible research will be considered an advantage

Offices and Lab location:

Our lab and offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland (Uni-mail, 40 Boulevard Pont d'Arve). One needs to be willing to move to Switzerland for the time of the contract.

Application

Please send your application in English or French, as a single PDF (including your CV, a copy of your highest academic diploma, a cover letter describing your research interests, previous experience, career goals, and motivation to apply for this position, and the contact information of two references) per email to: Lorraine.Dubuis(at)unige.ch. Please specify whether you are applying for the position at the doctoral or postdoctoral level, and mention “DIP position VERGAUWE” in the subject line of the email.

Deadline: March 15, 2023, but applications will continue to be considered until the position is filled.

Information/Questions

Applications need to be addressed to Lorraine.Dubuis(at)unige.ch

Questions can be addressed to Evie.Vergauwe(at)unige.ch

 

***Applications from women and underrepresented groups are highly encouraged***