Junior Lecturer / PhD Candidate in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at the Donders Centre for Cognition

• Employment: 1.0 FTE
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Required background: Research University Degree
• Application deadline: 9 January 2022

The School of Psychology and the Donders Centre for Cognition (DCC) at Radboud University are looking for a Junior Lecturer/PhD Candidate for Neuropsychology. As a Junior Lecturer/PhD candidate you will have both research (60%) and teaching (40%) duties for a 6-year period.

Your teaching will involve various activities in the Bachelor's degree programme in Psychology and the specialisation in Healthcare Psychology of the Master's degree programme in Psychology, with a focus on neuropsychology. Most likely, it will involve 1) tutoring workgroups in the first year of the Bachelor's programme in Psychology, 2) supervision of third-year students in their Bachelor's degree research project, which should align with the research within the PhD part of the position, 3) supervision of Master's students' theses within the Master's specialisation in Healthcare Psychology, and 4) lecturing various courses. Whilst holding this position, you will be given the opportunity to obtain your University Teaching Qualification. You will be supervised and will gain a diverse range of teaching experience over the course of the project.

You will enrol in the PhD programme at the DCC and become a member of the Donders Institute Graduate School. The topic of your research will be in the domain of neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology. Because of the strong link between research and teaching in this Junior Lecturer/PhD Candidate position, the central topic of the research project will have to be of interest to our students as you will supervise many students during their Bachelor's and/or Master's thesis projects on the same topic. Specifically, the focus in this position will be on one of the following topics (depending on your specific interests):

• Reinforcement learning mechanisms in pain placebo effects.
• Learning capacity in individuals with alcohol-related cognitive impairments.
• Neurocognitive stimulation in cognitive aging and/or clinical populations.

Profile

• You hold a Master's degree in Neuropsychology, Behavioural Science or an equivalent discipline.
• Candidates who have experience with patient groups (e.g. a BAPD/vLOGO certification) are also welcome to apply.
• You have a strong motivation and experience in teaching and research.
• Your academic achievement must be outstanding, as demonstrated by your grade transcripts and CV.
• You have very good writing skills, as evidenced by a writing sample, such as a chapter from your Master's thesis or a forthcoming or published article or presented conference paper.
• You are able to efficiently supervise neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology research that appeals to students.
• You have good teaching skills in English. Moreover, we will expect you to master the Dutch language or show a willingness to learn this language within two years.
• You are a pro-active, enthusiastic team member who is highly motivated to build strong links between education and research.
• You possess excellent project management skills, show flexibility and have a proactive attitude.

We are

Strategically located in Europe, Radboud University is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. A place with a personal touch, where top-flight education and research take place on a beautiful green campus, in modern buildings with state-of-art facilities. You will be embedded in the School of Psychology and the Donders Centre for Cognition (DCC), both part of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The School of Psychology offers excellent educational programmes for approximately 1,800 students, including a Bachelor's programme with a yearly inflow of 500 new students. The Master's degree programme in Psychology has three specialisations that prepare students for an academic or professional career: Work, Organisation and Health; Behaviour Change; and Health Care Psychology. The School of Psychology offers two Research Master's programmes: Cognitive Neuroscience (in collaboration with the Donders Institute for Cognition, Brain and Behaviour) and Behavioural Science (in collaboration with the Behavioural Science Institute). We approach education as team science and aim to provide future lecturers with a strong basis in both teaching and research. This special Junior Lecturer/PhD Candidate position is part of this policy.

You will be appointed at the department of Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology (part of the School of Psychology and the DCC). Its research strongly focuses on the neurocognitive mechanisms of learning and memory, language, understanding and promoting healthy cognitive aging, rare genetic disorders, antisocial behaviour in psychopathy, pain, and epilepsy. The research methods employed combine behavioural studies in healthy individuals and patients with brain disorders with neuroimaging (structural/functional MRI) and neurophysiology (EEG).

Your research will be embedded within the DCC. DCC is one of the four centres of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, and offers excellent research facilities, such as EEG, TMS and motion tracking labs, robotic manipulanda, motion platforms, excellent access to fMRI and other neuroimaging facilities, an in-house technical workshop and close connections with clinical departments.

We offer

• Employment for 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €2,836 and a maximum of €3,807 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 10, grade 0-7). The starting salary will be scale 10, grade 0 (€2,836) or scale 10, grade 1 (€2,968), based on qualifications and relevant experience.
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a temporary employment for 6 years.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 29 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

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Practical information and applications

• A motivation letter.
• Your CV including academic qualifications (grades), relevant knowledge, relevant research and teaching experience, and two suitable academic references (e.g. from your Master's thesis supervisor or internship supervisor).
• A writing sample, for example, a chapter from your Master's thesis or a forthcoming paper, preferably in English.

The first round of interviews will take place on 27 January. The second round of interviews will take place on 10 February. The interview process may include an assessment of your English teaching skills. You would preferably begin employment on 1 April.

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