Post-doc Researcher in Meditation and Predictive Brain
5 dagen geleden
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The successful candidate will be working on a project investigating the effects of meditation on predictive brain processing.
The project aims to determine the plasticity of the predictive mind using meditation. It starts from the notion that our brain is fundamentally an organ of prediction, continuously predicting or constructing a view of the world based on past experiences and statistical regularities in the environment in service of (future) action. It builds on the proposal (Laukkonen & Slagter, 2021) that certain meditation practices can reduce predictive processing through physical and mental in-action: by bringing the practitioner in the present moment, unaffected by what just happened or may happen in the future.
The postdoc would uniquely contribute and drive research on this topic. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a world-renowned team of researchers and contribute to the development of new methodologies and theories in the field of cognitive neuroscience.
Responsibilities- Design and implement new experiments and collect data
- Analyze and curate existing data
- Report on findings in local meetings and international conferences
- Write several scientific articles
- Assist in minor teaching activities within the department
- Contribute to the team spirit and help others achieve their goals
- PhD in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience or a related field
- Clear affinity with the topic of the postdoc project
- Demonstrable experience in designing and interpreting cognitive experiments and with quantitative research methods, such as EEG or fMRI
- Excellent programming skills in Python, Matlab, or equivalent
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills
- Team player with good communicative abilities
The ERC project is led by Prof Heleen Slagter and is part of the Cognitive Psychology group at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The group is world-leading in its work on perception, attention, working memory, consciousness and learning in the visual domain. Other scientific staff members include Prof Jan Theeuwes, Prof Chris Olivers, Dr Mieke Donk, Dr Freek van Ede, Dr Sander Los, Dr Tomas Knapen, Dr Joshua Snell, Dr Johannes Fahrenfort, and Dr Mattias Nau. The research group has expertise in psychophysics, eye tracking, VR, EEG, and fMRI, and has extensive corresponding lab facilities.
The group values quality research, personal development, and social cohesion within an international atmosphere. We currently advise about 20 PhD students from all over the world. We have a bi-weekly lab meeting, a weekly colloquium followed by drinks, as well as regular social events. The Lingua Franca is English.
About the FacultyThe Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at VU Amsterdam is a leading institution in the field of behaviour and health. Our teaching and research programmes are devoted to current developments in society. From healthy aging to e-health, and from training top athletes to social media as a teaching tool. We combine three academic disciplines: psychology, movement sciences and education. A multidisciplinary approach allows us to arrive at a better understanding of human behaviour and movement.
Our aims are to help people live healthier lives, learn better and function better. We offer a challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:
- A salary of minimum € 3.345,00 (Scale 10) and maximum € 5.278,00 (Scale 10) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Researcher 4. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
- A position for 1 FTE. Your employment contract will last 18 months.
We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:
- A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
- Contribution to commuting expenses
- Optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
- Discounts on collective insurances (healthcare- and car insurance)
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