[Face-research-list] Research assistant at Aberdeen

Dear Colleagues, We are currently taking applications for a postdoctoral Research Fellow (2-year post) and would appreciate if you could forward the advertisement below to any researchers you know who would be interested. Kind regards, Lisa DeBruine and Ben Jones ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Face Research Lab<http://facelab.org> is seeking applications for a postdoctoral Research Fellow for a 2-year ESRC-funded position starting 1 October 2011. The Research Fellow will be responsible for conducting a longitudinal study of mate choice and face preferences and will be supervised by Dr Lisa DeBruine and Prof Benedict Jones. Criteria * PhD in Psychology or a cognate discipline. * A proven track record of research and publication. * Experience of conducting large-scale laboratory research. * Background in social cognition, evolutionary theories of behaviour, and/or mate preference/choice. * Expertise in using Excel and SPSS (or equivalent). * Experience using Psychomorph to manipulate faces is desirable. * Ability to work as part of a team. * Good IT and communication skills (both written and oral). * Ability to think and work independently. * Ability to manage long-term research projects with large numbers of participants. * Willingness to travel to conferences, including air travel. Please see http://abdn.ac.uk/jobs (reference: 1201349) to apply. Online applications are due 31 August 2011. Contact Lisa DeBruine at l.debruine@abdn.ac.uk<mailto:l.debruine@abdn.ac.uk> for further information. Peter Hancock Professor Acting Head of Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 fax 01786 467641 http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/peter-… -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.