Postdoctoral Research Associate

vor 1 Tag


Bochum, Deutschland Ruhr-Universität Bochum Vollzeit

The Chair of Developmental Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology is looking for a

Postdoctoral research associate (m,f,x) for 4 years, 39.83 hours per week, TVL E13

**extent**: full-time
**duration**: temporary
**beginning**: as soon as possible

**Your tasks**:

- Design, conduct, analyse, and write up studies on infant sleep for publication, with a focus on EEG studies
- Train and supervise other lab members, research assistants, undergraduate and postgraduate students in the use of sleep EEG
- Engage with national and international collaboration partners during the entire research process
- Present at internal and external symposia and scientific conferences
- Regularly contribute to outreach and science communication

**Your profile**:

- You are an enthusiastic sleep researcher with a keen interest in the role of sleep for development in the first years of life
- You are experienced in conducting, analysing, and writing up EEG sleep studies with infants, as evidenced by relevant peer-reviewed publications
- You have a PhD in psychology or a related discipline (e.g., developmental cognitive neuroscience)
- Ideally, you are fluent in German (alternatively, you commit to complete German language courses) and you speak and write English fluently
- You are a highly motivated team player who enjoys engaging with researchers from different backgrounds and disciplines
- You are interested in science communication and in engagement with members from the public
- You are capable of and motivated to train fellow lab members, research assistants, and students in the use of sleep EEG and data analysis

**Our offerings**:

- a stimulating research environment that includes laboratories equipped for using a variety of methods (eye tracking, thermal imaging, behavioral observations; stationary and mobile sleep EEG, actigraphy)
- opportunities for collaboration with national and international sleep researchers, including research stays at collaborating labs
- opportunities to engage in science communication
- challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
- cooperative work in a committed, international and supportive team

**Additional information**:
If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.
The position is offered as part of a project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZfA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF).

Prof. Dr. Sabine Seehagen, Phone: +49234 32 22672

Travel expenses for interviews cannot be refunded.



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