Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

To complete the team, the Faculty of science social and political is looking for a Postdoctoral position in the Statistics in Psychology.

Job information

Expected start date in position : 01.09.2024

Contract length : 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate : ...%

Workplace : Lausanne-Dorigny

Your responsibilities

In your activities, you will have to :

• At least 50% of the workload will be dedicated to research : personal research project and scientific dissemination (articles, presentations at conferences).


• A maximum of 50% of the workload will be devoted to supporting teaching and research task related to the team's teaching and research activities (supervising students' master theses, assisting in grading exams, co-teaching and organizing seminars, collaborating on team research projects, participating in administrative and organizational tasks).

Your qualifications

In order to complete our team, we are looking for someone with the following skills : 

• A PhD in cognitive psychology or equivalent


• Excellent command of spoken and written English


• Basic knowledge of French (A2 level required and willingness to achieve B2 level within two years of engagement)


• Good knowledge of statistics applied to experimental data


• Programming skills (Python, R or Matlab)


• Experience (attested by publications) in research activities in cognitive psychology/psycholinguistics/methodology


• Interest in research in cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics or experimental methods

What the position offers you

We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment. Opportunities for professional training, a lot of activities and other benefits to discover.

Contact for further information

Ms Audrey Bürki

Associate Professor

Audrey.buerki@gmail.com

Your application

Deadline : 20 June 2024

Please submit the following documents in a single PDF document, a letter of motivation, a CV with copies of university degrees, copies of the most important publications (maximum 5), a one-page statement outlining research interests / research plan for the next two years and contact information for three references.

Only applications submitted through this website will be considered.

Thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

UNIL is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.
www.unil.ch/egalite

UNIL supports early career researchers.
www.unil.ch/graduatecampus