Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application:

PhD position in Psychology

at the Department of Psychology. Starting date as soon as possible.

The doctoral position is at the Babylab (www.babylab.se) at the Department of Psychology (www.psyk.uu.se). The research group consists of twenty researchers and doctoral students who investigate motor, cognitive, and social development in infants and pre-schoolers. The Uppsala Babylab has a strong international focus and has recently been evaluated as world-leading (KOF-07 och KOF-11).

Project description: This project will investigate how infants and adults interpret their social environment. The doctoral student will investigate the mechanisms which make it possible for humans to predict the goals of others’ actions. The investigation methods will include eye-tracking and possibly functional neuroimaging with EEG and NIRS.

The doctoral student will primarily engage in research. Other work at the Department such as teaching and administration can optionally be included in the employment (m20%). The regulations for doctoral students can be found in Högskoleförordningen 5 kap §§ 1-7.ax

Qualifications: The applicant must have a basic university degree with psychology as a major subject. For more information: http://www.psyk.uu.se/research/phd_education/application

Further valued skills: Experience with infant research and experience with the methods used in the Babylab are valued. It is also an advantage, but not a requirement, that the applicant can program computers (Matlab).

The application should contain:
1. Application form see: http://www.uppdok.uadm.uu.se/blanketter/BLfo-enginstr.pdf  (This form shall be attached digitally in the application form down below)
2. CV including certified copies of merits
3. A list of completed courses
4. The undergraduate thesis
5. A research plan (see below)
Research plan: The research plan should concern research that the applicant may wish to pursue as his or her dissertation project. However, at this stage, having written about a particular project does not imply a necessary commitment for the future.
Selection: The selection will be based on an assessment of the applicant’s aptitude for successful completion of graduate studies, made by the professors at the department. The bases for this judgment are the previously written research thesis, interviews (if deemed necessary), and finally, the plan for a research project.

Admission: The case is prepared and decided by the Department.

Financing: These positions are financed through a combination of grants and department resources. The successful applicant will be supported the first year with a doctoral grant and the remaining three years by an employment as a Ph.D student.
The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching staff and menare especially invited to apply for this position.

Those interested are encouraged to contact Pär Nyström, telephone +46 (0)18-471 2139 e-mail: par.nystrom@psyk.uu .se or Gustaf Gredebäck, telephone +46 (0)18 471 2111 e-mail: gustaf.gredeback@psyk.uu.se for more information. Union representatives are Anders Grundström, Saco, telephone +46 (0)18-471 5380, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, telephone +46(0)18-471 1996, Stefan Grundström, Seko, telephone +46 (0)18-471 3315.                                          

You are welcome to submit your application no later than March 5, 2012, UFV-PA 2012/214. Use the link below to access the application form.

PhD student position in Psychology