Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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In our research group, led by Professor Andreas Olsson, you will work together with an interdisciplinary research team aiming to understand learning and regulation of emotions in social situations. We offer an engaging and international research environment where you will have the opportunity to contribute to high quality research at international top level. The group currently consists of 14 people. For more info about our research, and recent publications, please see our web-site.

Your mission

The successful candidate will work on projects investigating emotion regulation processes underlying learning about individuals and social groups, drawing on moral and social psychology, as well as learning theory. The candidate will use behavioral, psychophysiological and fMRI methods, working closely with both the research group headed by professor Andreas Olsson, an expert on emotional learning and regulation in social situations, and Dr. Sabina Cehajic-Clancy, an expert on prosocial regulation of intergroup relations. The candidate will primarily be placed at KI with access to a fully equipped psychophysiology laboratory, and brain imaging centers at the KI and Stockholm University. The candidate will be involved in the design and implementation of experiments, analyses and dissemination of the results. The position will also involve career development mentorship, advising students, and project grant applications. We hope that the candidate will be able to start during spring/summer. 

Research groups

The candidate will work jointly with Dr. Sabina Cehajic-Clancy at Stockholm University and professor Andreas Olsson at Karolinska Institutet. Experimental research will be conducted in the Emotion Lab headed by prof. Andreas Olsson and with a research group consisting of 6 post-docs, 4 PhD students, a lab manager and several research assistants. The lab facilities include three interconnected testing rooms fully equipped for behavioral and psychophysiological measures. The group has access to brain imaging centers at the KI and Stockholm University. The Emotion Lab is part of a larger network of researchers with interest in cognitive and computational neuroscience and collaborates with several research groups in Europe and the United States. In addition, the candidate will have access to a prominent international research network working in the field of conflict resolution and intergroup reconciliation and unique study populations in post(conflict) environments brought by Dr. Sabina Cehajic-Clancy. For more info about our research, and recent publications, please see our web-sites: Emotion lab and Sabina Cehajic-Clancy.

Your profile

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in psychology, cognitive neuroscience or a related field with a strong interest in intergroup relations. The candidate should have a strong quantative background and experience in design, implementation and analysis of psychophysiological and fMRI experiments. Excellent statistical skills are required and knowledge in computational approaches is highly desired. We are especially interested in candidates with a strong interest and familiarity with theory and research in the field of intergroup relations. Experience with field experiments is an advantage. Excellent oral and written English language skills are required.

Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor is one who has obtained a doctorate or has equivalent scientific competence. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) date of employment. This must be substantiated by the applicant's main supervisor, director or equivalent.

What do we offer?

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

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Application

An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• A complete resumé, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)

Welcome to apply at the latest 6th of April 2021.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

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