Phd Student

vor 2 Wochen


Fribourg, Schweiz Department of Psychology, Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood Vollzeit

Department of Psychology,_
- Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood_
**PhD student / doctoral researcher for a project at the intersection of (neuro-)cognitive development and language processing**

The PhD student will work closely with Dr. Sebastian Sauppe and Prof. Moritz Daum. Prof. Martin Meyer will also be part of the PhD committee.

**Your responsibilities**: You are expected to participate actively in project-related tasks in order to work towards a PhD degree in psychology or linguistics. This involves:

- scientific qualification (cumulative PhD thesis) through conducting and disseminating behavioral and neurophysiological studies on sentence planning in children (approx. 4-12 years old) and adults
- Design and preparation of experiments using eye tracking and EEG (possibly fNIRS), in collaboration with the senior researchers
- Participant recruitment
- Communication with the project team and external international collaborators
- Active participation in national and international scientific conferences
- Producing and submitting / publishing scholarly articles in international, peer-reviewed journals

The team and facilities at the research unit Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood provide learning opportinuties for all required aspects of the research. A strong interest in research on language processing, the cognitive/neuroscience of language, and child development is essential.

**What we offer**: We offer varied and interesting work in an inspiring and socially relevant environment. Diversity and inclusion are important to us.

**Place of work**: Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Universität Zürich-Nord, Binzmühlestrasse, Zürich, Switzerland
- cover letter (max. 2 pages: brief outline of academic background and outline of previous research experience, e.g., during Master's thesis research or other research-related work, motivation for joining this project as a PhD student)
- CV (listing relevant courses and grades, research experience if applicable)
- certificates
- one writing sample (e.g., Master's thesis)
- contact information for two referees.



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