Postdoc Position: Cognitive Rehabilitation at the Donders Centre for Cognition

1. Introduction

Radboud University is looking for a junior postdoctoral researcher with a background in patient-centred research in the field of neuropsychology to support the research lines on neuropsychological rehabilitation in the department of Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology of the Donders Centre for Cognition at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

2. Job description

You will play a key role in supporting the PIs within the research lines that are focused on neuropsychological rehabilitation (accordingly, the research is predominantly applied research). Your main tasks will be data management and data analysis, and co-authoring scientific research papers using data that have already been collected in the department and collaborating centres. You will present these results at international conferences in the field of neuropsychology and/or cognitive rehabilitation. You will assist in the supervision of PhD candidates and facilitate collaboration with institutes such as the Klimmendaal Rehabilitation Centre, where studies may be partially or wholly embedded. Examples of ongoing research includes digital and/or face-to-face cognitive strategy training for people with acquired brain injury or Parkinson’s disease, the use of spared implicit learning to overcome deficits in executive function or memory, and the examination of newly developed neuropsychological tests.

3. Profile

• You have completed a PhD degree in the field of neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioural science or a related field.
• You have a research background in patient-centred research and excellent writing skills as evidenced by research articles published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals and/or successful grant applications and/or professional publications in the Dutch language.
• You have excellent statistical, scripting and data analysis skills (e.g. in SPSS, R, and/or Matlab).
• You have excellent people skills, are able to present your goals in ‘non-scientific language’ and are able to motivate others (e.g. patients, medical doctors, managers) to achieve the required goals.
• You preferably have clinical experience (e.g. having completed clinical internships, ability to administer neuropsychological tests). 
• You are fluent in Dutch and English (essential for communication with patients and care professionals).

4. We are

The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour is a world-class interfaculty research centre that houses more than 700 researchers devoted to understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of the human mind. Research at the Donders Institute is focused around four themes:

1. Language and communication.
2. Perception, action and decision-making.
3. Development and lifelong plasticity.
4. Natural computing & neurotechnology.

Excellent, state-of-the-art research facilities are available for the broad range of neuroscience research that is being conducted at the Donders Institute. The Donders Institute has been assessed by an international evaluation committee as ‘excellent’ and recognised as a ‘very stimulating environment for top researchers, as well as for young talent’. The Donders Institute fosters a collaborative, multidisciplinary and supportive research environment with a diverse international staff. English is the lingua franca at the Institute.

The research conducted by the Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology section is embedded in the Donders Centre for Cognition, one of the centres of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, and is part of Radboud University’s Faculty of Social Sciences. Conducting neuroscientific research in clinical populations is a key topic at our university, with strong collaborations among groups across the Donders Institute, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud university medical center (notably the departments of medical psychology, geriatrics, neurology and psychiatry), Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry and Klimmendaal rehabilitation centre. The Donders Centre for Cognition offers excellent research facilities, such as advanced EEG and eye movement registration, lab space, excellent access to fMRI and other neuroimaging facilities, and an internal technical support group.

5. We offer

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of 1 year.
• Your salary within a maximum of salary scale 11.3 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus. 
• We offer Dual Career Coaching. The Dual Career Coaching assists your partner via support, tools, and resources to improve their chances of independently finding employment in the Netherlands. 
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20. 

6. Practical information and applying

You can apply only via the button below. Address your letter of application to Joukje Oosterman. In the application form, you will find which documents you need to include with your application. We look forward to receiving your application.

The first interviews will take place on 11 December. You will preferably start your employment as soon as possible.

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