Job Utrecht University, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Lecturer in Neuropsychology and/or Cognitive Psychology (1,0 fte)

The lecturer will be working in the Neuropsychology group (www.neuropsychologie.nl) of the Division of Experimental Psychology, which forms one of the four divisions within the Department of Psychology. The group is engaged in interdisciplinary research and teaching in brain-behaviour relationship with a focus on studies with neurological patients. The research programme is strong in spatial cognition, perception, sensorimotor control, attention and consciousness. In the last research evaluation exercise we were overall assessed as excellent (quality: 4, productivity: 5, relevance: 5, viability: 5).

We teach in two undergraduate courses (BSc Psychology and BSc Humanities [UCU]), two MSc courses (MSc Neuropsychology, and the two-year research MSc Neuroscience and Cognition (www.neuroscience-cognition.org), the Helmholtz PhD programme, and post-graduate professional training programmes (GZ and Clinical Neuropsychology).  

We are part of the Division of Experimental Psychology which has excellent research facilities, such as eye- and limb-movement registration, TMS, and EEG labs and access to MRI (1.5, 3 & 7 T). 

The neuropsychology group is also responsible for the neuropsychology clinic at the University Medical Center which guarantees good access to patients for research and student training. The neuropsychology research programme is part of the Helmholtz Institute (www.helmholtz.uu.nl) of Utrecht University, one of the top (11th) research universities in Europe (see http://www.arwu.org/  for Shanghai ranking .

• An earned PhD in Psychology.
• Excellent track-record in Neuropsychology or Cognitive Psychology research, in particular in the field of Spatial Cognition.
• Demonstrable teaching skills.
• Interest in patient oriented research.
• Ability to raise grant funding.

We offer a full-time position, initially for a period of two years, which, after a positive evaluation will be converted into a permanent position. The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges between € 3,195 and € 4,790 per month for a full time appointment (salary scale 11/12, Dutch Universities Conditions of Employment).

The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. Other secondary conditions include e.g. a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.

More information about employment conditions can be found on the website.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences carries out relevant scientific research of a very high quality and provides challenging academic teaching in the fields of human behaviour and society. The Faculty’s research and teaching contribute to a critical reflection on society, human behaviour and their interconnection. More than 5,650 students follow a broad range of undergraduate and graduate (academic and research) programmes, set up by a collaboration of five departments: interdisciplinary social science, sociology, methodology and statistics, pedagogical and educational sciences, and psychology. As a result of the Faculty’s wide variety of programmes and innovative and groundbreaking research, some 750 staff members have ample opportunity to benefit from each other’s knowledge and expertise. 

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Prof. Dr. Albert Postma , telephone number: +31 30 253 4281, a.postma@uu.nl or Drs. Anne-Marieke Meij, A.M.Meij@uu.nl.