Job ID: 98575

Post-doctoral researcher

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 1 March 2022

Employment Start Date: 1 January 2023

Contract Length: 3 years

City: Amsterdam

Country: Netherlands

Institution: Netherlands institute for Neuroscience

Department: Vision and cognition

Description:

A postdoc position is available in the Vision & Cognition group at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam.

Project description and methods

Electrical stimulation of the visual cortex elicits a “phosphene”, an artificial percept of light. By stimulating multiple electrodes at the same time, it is possible to evoke pattern vision.

Qualifications:

We will consider highly motivated, self-driven candidates with a degree in neuroscience, (neuro)psychology, biomedical sciences, natural sciences, material science, mathematics, physics, etc. A high level of written and spoken English and good programming skills are required.

Appointment

The position is for a period of three years. Pending on evaluation this may be extended.

Salary

Depending on education and relevant work experience, the gross monthly salary based on fulltime employment (1 fte, 38 hours a week) varies between €2.846, – and € 4.490,- gross per month (salary scale 10), in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU/KNAW), excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. There are excellent fringe benefits.

Starting date

Jan-March 2023

Location

Amsterdam Zuid-Oost, the Netherlands

Information

For additional information, please contact Samantha Wolff, s.wolff@nin.knaw.nl