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

 

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The Face Research Lab 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. 

 

• 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 for further information.