Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Health and Intelligence Centre, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Moscow, Russia

Laboratory of Intelligence and Cognitive Efficiencyat the Cognitive Health and Intelligence Center (CHIC),anewly established research centre at the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), Moscow, Russia, invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of cognitive psychology.

Requirements

The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the following:

●      Candidates must hold a recent PhD from an intentionally recognized university in the fields of cognition, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, education, or related areas, awarded no longer than 5 years ago and received before starting work at HSE.

●      Candidates should have a strong background in cognitive psychology research, including hands-on experience in using research techniques and methodologies pertinent to this field (e.g., psychometric tools for measuring cognitive functions, EEG, tDCS, eye-tracking, etc.), designing and running experiments and other empirical studies, developing stimuli, analysing data and publishing research papers in peer-reviewed international journals, as well as proven ability to work in international teams. Programming experience (e.g., Matlab, Python, R) is an advantage.

●       Fluent English is an obligatory condition as research and other activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required.

The position involves:

●      working under the direct supervision of Dr. Olga Shcherbakova, and in collaboration with other Centre members;

●      participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along the group’s research lines such as (but not limited to):

o   Thinking and reasoning

o   Reading comprehension of texts of various formats (verbal/iconic/creolised, literal/non-literal, humorous/non-humorous, printed/digital)

o   Abstract and concrete representations

o   Cognitive and neural architecture of expert knowledge

o   Metacognition

o   Multisensory integration and cross-modal correspondence effects

●      writing and publishing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with line manager and other group members;

●      participation in various ICN events and other contributions to the development of the newly established Laboratory and Centre as well as the Institute;

●      public presentations of candidate’s own research to the academic community;

●      some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

Conditions

Appointments are made for one year (since September 2025). Postdoctoral fellows have high opportunity of renewal of the contract (no more than two times) in case of outstanding performance.

HSE University offers postdoctoral fellows a competitive salary, the standard medical insurance plan; a working space equipped with a computer and free Internet access at the University.

The Centre offers access to EEG, MEG, fMRI, nTMS, VR, behavioural and eye-tracker labs, as well as potential access to genetic data (through collaboration).

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online. Please provide a CV, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper submitted via the online application form. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru before the application deadline. Please note that direct applications to the hiring laboratory/centre/department will not be reviewed.

Read more about the application process here.

The deadline for the applications is February 9, 2025

Apply now

For more information:

-         about Postdoctoral Fellowship:Frequently Asked Questions

-         about HSE university:official web-site

-         about the Institute: official web-site of theInstitute for Cognitive Neuroscience

-         about international specialists' life in Moscow -International Faculty Support page

-         with informal request and expression of interest, please contact Dr Anna Izmalkova, Centre Deputy Director, at <aizmalkova@hse.ru>

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact the International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship@hse.ru