Postdoctoral Position — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Role overview
Department of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology Unit
Start of employment between 1 December 2026 and 1 February 2027, temporary
Research at the Zurich Cognitive Psychology Unit focuses on capacity limits of cognition, in particular working memory, long-term memory, and attention, which we investigate with experimental and individual-differences studies and computational modeling.
- Department of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology Unit
- Start of employment between 1 December 2026 and 1 February 2027, temporary
- Your responsibilities
- The successful applicant will work with the head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Prof.
- a PhD in psychology or a related discipline experience with experimental research excellent method knowledge and skills very good command of English
- interest in pursuing an academic career in cognitive psychology
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- The successful applicant will work with the head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Prof.
- Dr.
- Klaus Oberauer, and the Cognitive Psychology team.
- The post involves research and teaching (one course per semester).
Key requirements
- a PhD in psychology or a related discipline experience with experimental research excellent method knowledge and skills very good command of English
- interest in pursuing an academic career in cognitive psychology
- In addition, it would be desirable if you had:
- experience with publishing in international journals programming skills
- experience with mathematical / computational modeling What we offer
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html. Work-Life Balance
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH More Learning and Development
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich Food
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution Healthcare
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ Free seasonal flu vaccinations
What the company offers
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
Additional details
- a PhD in psychology or a related discipline experience with experimental research excellent method knowledge and skills very good command of English
- experience with publishing in international journals programming skills
- experience with mathematical / computational modeling
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH Learning and Development
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions Conditions of Employment Policies of the UZH
Notes and original content
- Your profile
- a PhD in psychology or a related discipline
- experience with experimental research
- excellent method knowledge and skills
- very good command of English
- experience with publishing in international journals
- programming skills
- What we offer
- Work-Life Balance
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
Questions about this listing
What salary does Universität Zürich offer for this role?
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Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Universität Zürich offer?
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