Applications are invited for two Post-doctoral Research Assistants to work with Professor Manos Tsakiris on the project “The plasticity of the self”, funded by a European Research Council Starting Investigator Grant. The project will investigate the neural correlates of social cognition and self-awareness, especially but not exclusively, when social cognition processes and self-representations change as a result of multisensory experiences.
Applicants should have a PhD in psychology or neuroscience (or are expected to complete a PhD in these disciplines by September/October 2014), a strong background in behavioural and neuroimaging methods, and strong abilities in programming and data analysis. Experience with TMS, tDCS and expertise in social cognition and/or developmental psychology research are highly desirable.
The Psychology Department, located in Egham, close to Central London, has an excellent research profile (rated 5 in the last RAE) and benefits from state-of-the-art research facilities (e.g. MRI, TMS, EEG, cognitive behavioural testing suites).
This is a full time and available from 1st September 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter for a fixed term period of 17 months. This post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Manos Tsakiris at
[email protected] and more information about the research at the LAB can be found here:
http://www.pc.rhul.ac.uk/sites/lab/Please complete an application form and submit the following:
i. a full curriculum vitae with a list of publications and contact details of two academic referees;
ii. a 1-page statement of past and current research activities and areas of interest; and
iii. a 1-page research statement that outlines some experimental ideas on the neural basis of social cognition that is relevant to the LAB’s research.
Please submit all requested information in ONE file as surname.pdf
Interview Date: May/June 2014
