At the newly built Economic Decision Making Laboratory at Leiden University, we are looking for a Lab Manager (0.6fte, 3 years fixed-term). The Lab Manager will be a core member of our research team focusing on the neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms underlying cooperation and conflict. We conduct incentivized interaction experiments within and between small groups of people. The lab manager will be partly responsible for preparing, implementing, and running these experiments. The project is coordinated by Carsten K.W. De Dreu (i.c.w. Jörg Gross, Ruthie Pliskin, and Eric van Dijk) and is funded by Leiden University, the European Research Council (ERC), and the Netherlands Foundation for Scientific Research (NWO). Next to senior research faculty it hosts PhD and MSc students, and postdoctoral fellows.

Key responsibilities

• Organizing, implementing, and running large-scale behavioral experiments on human decision making;
• Managing ad hoc teams of Research Assistants/MSc students with running experiments
• Building a large database of participants;
• Maintaining and updating our recruitment website;
• Preparing experiments (ethics approval, programming experimental protocols);
• Archiving completed experiments;
• Assisting with data-analyses and preparations of research articles.

• MSc or PhD in psychology or experimental economics;
• Experience with conducting experiments on human decision-making;
• Strong programming skills and experience or interest in interactive experiments (o-tree, Python);
• Experience with analyzing data (Matlab, R, SPSS);
• Able to work flexibly, pro-active and hands-on.

We offer a 1 year term position, with the possibility of renewal for another 2 years based on need, funding and performance. Starting date is no later than September 1, 2019

Salary range from €2709 to €4274 gross per month (Official UFO job profile is OOM 1, pay scale 10, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses(8.3 %), training and career development. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.

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Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university in the Netherlands (1575). The University permeates the local surroundings; University premises are scattered throughout the city, and the students who live and study in Leiden give the city its relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere.

Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at.

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