Post-Doc Researcher Germany University of Bonn

The Division of Medical Psychology at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Bonn invites applications for a position as

Post-Doc Researcher

The research consortium NEUROSCAN (NeuroScienceAndNorms: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Norms in Neuroimaging) is a trinational project funded for three years by the BMBF (Germany, PI: Henrik Walter) and the respective national funding agencies (PI Canada: Timothy Caulfield) and (PI Finland: Tuija Takala).

For a German Subproject (The Standardized Mind: Implications of Neuroimaging on a Theory of Human Reflective Action ) we seek to appoint a Post-Doc Researcher for three years. You will be working primarily on neurophilosophical and neuroethical questions which
might also include empirical work using fMRI. For information on our research visit our homepage http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/psychiatrie/mp/. Within NeuroScan we cooperate closely with the second German subproject located at the Institute of Science and Ethics (PI:
Tade Spranger).

You will have a PhD in Cognitive Science or Philosophy or a related discipline, or an equivalent level of relevant research experience. Ideally, you will have a background in both cognitive neuroscience/neuroimaging and philosophy. Experience with or strong interest in
MRI research is required. You will work primarily in Germany but are expected to work for some months in Canada and Finland with the project partners.

The successful candidate will be expected to start September 1st or later and the post is available for a fixed-term period until 31st August, 2011. Salary will be TVöD-E13.

The University of Bonn wishes to increase the proportion of woman in research and strongly encourages qualified female candidates to apply.

Priority will be given to physically disabled persons with equivalent qualifications.

Please send application including CV, publication list and three references to Prof. Dr. Dr. Henrik Walter as one PDF-file to henrik.walter@ukb.uni-bonn.de.

For an informal discussion about this post, potential applicants are invited to contact Henrik Walter, Professor of Medical Psychology, tel: +49-228-287-19124, e-mail: henrik.walter@ukb.uni-bonn.de