PhD & Postdoctoral Positions in Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany (2014-2015)

The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, Department of Social Neuroscience (Prof. Tania Singer) invites applications for

several PhD, Postdoctoral, and Senior Researcher Positions

a) Postdoctoral Position on Social Neuroscience and Autism (Ref # 2014-1) within the Research Group “Psychopathology of the Social Brain” (Dr. Philipp Kanske)

The successful candidate will be involved in a BMBF-funded project on modulatory effects of oxytocin treatment on higher-order social cognition as measured with fMRI in autism spectrum disorder. This project is part of the ASD-Net consortium that will start in February 2015. Experience in MRI is an important prerequisite.

b) PhD or Postdoctoral Position at the Interface of Neuroeconomics, Social Neuroscience, and Motivation Psychology (Ref # 2014-2) within the Department of Social Neuroscience (Prof. Dr Tania Singer) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany (Prof. Dr Dennis J. Snower) and funded by Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).

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