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 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | University of Birmingham | | Job Location: | United Kingdom | | Job Type: | Postdoctoral | | Contact Person: | Kimberly Quinn | | Date Posted: | October 8th, 2006 | | Closing Date: | October 16th, 2006 | | Web Site: | http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/ | | | | |  |  | |
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Research Fellow
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The successful applicant will work directly with Dr. Kimberly Quinn on a project investigating moderators of social categorization and person construal. The primary activities will be to conduct experiments using reaction-time paradigms and functional MRI, to analyse data, and to write presentations and journal articles. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in experimental psychology; a Ph.D. in social psychology, cognitive psychology or cognitive neuroscience, and experience with or interest in fMRI, are desirable.
Maximum starting salary £24,161 a year, in the range of £24,161 to £31,525 a year (potential progression on performance once in post to £33,465 a year). This position is available for a period of 34 months.
The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham boasts a thriving intellectual environment with an active Social Psychology program:
http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/research_03/social.htm
as well as a newly created Social Neuroscience group:
http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/research_03/social_cog_neuroscience.htm
The successful applicant will have opportunities to develop collaborations with members of either of these groups, as well as with members of other research groups within the School:
http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/
The closing date for applications is 16 October 2006, for a start as early as 1 December 2006 (or 1 January 2007). Application details are available at:
http://www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs/
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr K Quinn (email: K.Quinn@bham.ac.uk).
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