Postdoc and researcher positions at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig
Giorgia Ponsi
Dear all,
here three open positions at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig:
1) Postdoc Position in Cognitive & Social Neuroscience, Motivation Psychology and Neuroeconomics
The position has been created within the framework of a new project funded by the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET; http://ineteconomics.org). The cooperation will consist of a small group of four researchers under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Tania Singer and Prof. Dr. Dennis J. Snower.
The research of this group aims to provide a broader understanding of how motivation influences economic decision making, with a view to exploring the opportunities for cooperation in addressing public goods problems. To this end, the group will combine empirical research methods from psychology and neurosciences (focusing on motivation, social cognition and emotion) with behavioral economics methods (based on game theoretical paradigms), computational models, as well as neuroscientific approaches (e.g., fMRI, TMS). This research is expected to provide evidence that can be used to generate models of economic decision making that are based on human biology and psychology. More information can be found here: www.caring-economics.org
The position at the MPI is part of an interdisciplinary department that investigates the foundations of human social behavior and, more specifically, the developmental, neural, and hormonal mechanisms underlying social cognition and social emotions.
The successful candidate has a solid education in behavioral economics (game-theoretical paradigms) and/or neuro-economic methods (MRI) combined with knowledge and strong interest in motivational psychology and/or social affective neurosciences (including pharmacological interventions such as oxytocin, cortisol, etc.). Knowledge of computational neuroscience would be advantageous. He/she also shows evidence of scholarly promise in the form of publications in high-impact journals and other achievements. The position is primarily devoted to research, with no teaching and minimal administrative duties.
The Max Planck Institute (http://www.cbs.mpg.de) offers an international research environment, with English being the language spoken in the laboratory. It offers an excellent infrastructure (e.g., three human 3T and one 7T MRI, rt-fMRI, TMS/tDCS, MEG, behavioral laboratory, etc.). The department also has additional behavioral laboratory space in Berlin, which is located just an hour by train to the north of Leipzig.
For further details, see http://www.cbs.mpg.de/dept/singer, http://www.uni-kiel.de/snower,http://ineteconomics.org, or contact Prof. Dr. Tania Singer (sin...@cbs.mpg.de).
Applications (including a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests, and contact information of 3 referees) should be sent as a single PDF file, with your name as the file name, to Tania Singer (sin...@cbs.mpg.de) and Sandra Zurborg (zur...@cbs.mpg.de). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the MPI in Leipzig, Germany.
The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages women and handicapped individuals to apply.
Contact Name Contact Email
Prof. Dr Tania Singer sin...@cbs.mpg.de
Sandra Zurborg, PhD zur...@cbs.mpg.de
Contact Address Contact Phone
Max Planck Institute for Human +49 341 9940-2561
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Stephanstrasse 1a Contact Website
04103 Leipzig http://www.cbs.mpg.de/singer Germany
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2) Research Group Leader (W2) position or Senior Postdoc within the Department of Social Neuroscience
The highly interdisciplinary Department of Social Neuroscience at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences was founded in 2010 for the purpose of understanding fundamental mechanisms of human social behavior and, more specifically, the developmental, neural, and hormonal mechanisms underlying social cognition, social emotions, and social decision making. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and facilities, the institute provides outstanding research opportunities for its scientists.
We seek talented, dynamic, independent, and motivated scientists early in their career to fill an independent W2-MPRGL position or senior postdoc position and have the ambition to work in the field of social and cognitive neurosciences (e.g., social cognition, emotions, neuroplasticity). Such a position is highly prestigious and comes with generous core funding, so that research initiatives can get started right away.
The successful candidate has 2-4 years' research experience as a postdoctoral fellow and has an extensive expertise in structural and functional MRI (preferably with SPM, Matlab) and behavioral analyses. He/she will be involved in all areas of the departmental research program as well as be part of a longitudinal study investigating the effects of affective and cognitive mental training on neural plasticity, health, subjective well-being, and behavior (see www.resource-project.org). Knowledge of other neuroscientific methods (e.g., multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA), rt-fMRI, DTI, TMS/tDCS) would be advantageous. Moreover, we expect the candidate to supervise doctoral students independently. He/she should have an outstanding scientific track record with clear evidence of leadership and other scholarly promises in the form of high-impact publications and other achievements. The position is primarily devoted to research, with no teaching, and minimal administrative duties.
The Max Planck Institute in Leipzig (http://www.cbs.mpg.de) offers an international research environment, with English being the language spoken in the laboratory. It offers an excellent infrastructure (e.g., three human 3T and one 7T MRI, rt-fMRI, TMS/tDCS, MEG, behavioral laboratory, etc.). The department also has additional behavioral laboratory space in Berlin, which is located just an hour by train to the north of Leipzig (http://www.cbs.mpg.de/depts/singer/Haus%205).
For further details, see http://www.cbs.mpg.de/depts/singer/vacant or contact Tania Singer (sin...@cbs.mpg.de). Applications (including a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests, and contact information of 3 referees) should be sent as a single PDF file, with your name as the file name, to Tania Singer (sin...@cbs.mpg.de) and Sandra Zurborg (zur...@cbs.mpg.de). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the MPI in Leipzig, Germany.
The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages women and handicapped individuals to apply.
Contact Name Contact Email
Tania Singer sin...@cbs.mpg.de
Sandra Zurborg zur...@cbs.mpg.de
Contact Address Contact Phone
Max Planck Institute +49 341 9940-2561
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Stephanstrasse 1a Contact Website
04103 Leipzig http://www.cbs.mpg.de/singer
Germany
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3) Postdoctoral Position in Bio-Psychology.
The position is part of an interdisciplinary department investigating the foundations of human social behavior, and more specifically the neural, developmental, hormonal mechanism underlying social cognition, social decision making, and social emotions such as compassion and empathy and their plasticity.
The successful candidate will be primarily involved in the analyses of a huge battery of different bio-psychological data from a large-scale and unique longitudinal study, the ReSource Project (www.resource-project.org), investigating the effects of affective and cognitive mental training on neural plasticity, stress- and health-related markers, subjective well-being, social and cognitive functioning and behavior.
Job description
- Analyses of cross-sectional data (N= 200) as well as one-year longitudinal change data in biological markers (e.g., cortisol, alpha-amylase, oxytocin, immune parameters, telomere length in blood samples).
- Analyses of the effect of relevant gene polymorphisms on individual differences in behavioral, subjective as well as brain plasticity.
- Co-ordination and processing of experience-sampling data (by means of smart phones) regarding subjective and stress-related experiences in daily life and their relationship to learning-dependent changes in diverse biomarkers (e.g., cortisol, immune parameters etc.).
- Interdisciplinary collaboration within the group in the social neuroscience department with experts in social- and affective neurosciences (including DTI, resting state, cortical thickness and functional fMRI), behavioral psychology (including social cognition, game theory, cognitive functioning etc.) and bio-psychology (including TSST, diurnal cortisol profiles) as well as working with external international collaborators with expertises in immunology, oxytocin and epigenetics.
Job requirements
The successful candidate has finished their PhD and may already have held a postdoctoral position, and they show evidence of high scholarly promise in the form of publications and other academic achievements. He/she has expertise in endocrinology, immunology, (epi-)genetics, and the corresponding psychophysiological paradigms.
The Max Planck Institute (http://www.cbs.mpg.de) offers an international research environment, with English being the language spoken in the laboratory. It offers an excellent infrastructure (e.g., three human 3T and one 7T MRI, rt-fMRI, TMS/tDCS, MEG, behavioral laboratory, stress laboratory, etc.). The department also has additional behavioral laboratory space in Berlin, which is located just an hour by train to the north of Leipzig.
For further details, see http://www.cbs.mpg.de/dept/singer or contact Prof. Dr. Tania Singer (sin...@cbs.mpg.de).
Applications (including a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests, and contact information of 3 referees) should be sent as a single PDF file, with your name as the file name, to Tania Singer (sin...@cbs.mpg.de) and Sandra Zurborg (zur...@cbs.mpg.de). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the MPI in Leipzig, Germany.
The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages women and handicapped individuals to apply.
Contact Name Contact Email
Prof. Dr. Tania Singer sin...@cbs.mpg.de
Sandra Zurborg, PhD zur...@cbs.mpg.de
Contact Address Contact Phone
Max Planck Institute for Human +49 341 9940-2561
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Stephanstrasse 1a Contact Website
04103 Leipzig http://www.cbs.mpg.de/singer
Germany
Best,
Giorgia