School VI Medicine and Health Sciences comprises the fields of human medicine, medical physics and acoustics, neurosciences, psychology and health services research. Together with the four regional hospitals, School VI forms the University Medicine Oldenburg. Furthermore, there is close cooperation with the University Medicine of the University of Groningen.

In the Department of Psychology there is a vacancy for the next possible date for a

Postdoc (m/f/d)

in the area of open science methods and metascience in cognitive neuroscience

(E13 TV-L, working hours 100%)

for a period of three years. The position is suitable for part time work.

The postdoc will join a vibrant interdisciplinary research community at the School VI Medicine and Health Sciences and its Neuroimaging Unit dedicated to Open Science in the field of cognitive neuroscience and will have the opportunity to collaborate with metascience experts involved in the DFG Priority Programme "META-REP 2.0" (SPP 2317).

Tasks include:

• Creating a pipeline for automatically updating a knowledge space of data analysis decisions in graph theory-based connectivity analyses of fMRI data.
• Advancing machine learning-based solutions to facilitate multiverse analysis in network neuroscience.
• Incorporating advanced methods into a Python-based toolbox.

Recruitment requirements:

• Completed scientific university studies (Diploma (Uni)/ Master) and a PhD in the field of neurocognitive psychology, neuroscience, data science, mathematics, physics or a related discipline;
• Very good knowledge and experience with machine learning approaches and multivariate statistics, network-based modelling is of advantage;
• Experience with at least one neuroimaging technique ((f)MRI, EEG, fNIRS), preferably fMRI;
• Excellent programming skills (Python and others);
• Very good spoken and written English language skills;
• Commitment to open and reproducible science;
• Experience with text mining and large language models is of advantage.

We offer:

• Wide range of possible collaborations within the Department of Psychology, Neurology and Psychiatry;
• Access to state of the art neuroimaging facilities;
• Payment in accordance with collective bargaining law (special annual payment, company pension scheme, asset-related benefits) incl. 30 days annual leave;
• Support and guidance during your induction phase;
• A family-friendly environment with flexible working hours (flexitime) and the possibility of pro-rata mobile work;
• Benefits from the university's health promotion programme;
• An extensive free further education programme as well as our own scientific promotion of young academics (https://uol.de/en/school6/early-career )

The University of Oldenburg aims to increase the proportion of women in the academic field. Therefore, women are strongly encouraged to apply. According to § 21 para. 3 NHG, female applicants should be given preferential consideration if their qualifications are equivalent.

Applicants with disabilities are given preference in the event of equal suitability.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Andrea Hildebrandt (andrea.hildebrandt@uol.de, +49-441-798-4629) or Dr. Carsten Gießing (carsten.giessing@uol.de, 49-441-798-3866).

Please send your application documents (description of your motivation, curriculum vitae, references) preferably by e-mail as one coherent PDF document by 31 January 2025 to University of Oldenburg, Department of Psychology, Prof. Dr. Andrea Hildebrandt, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany; andrea.hildebrandt@uol.de.

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