Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

To complete the statistic's team, the Institute of Psychology of Faculty of science social and political is looking for a Graduate Assistant in the Statistics in Psychology.

Job information

Expected start date in position : 01.09.2024

Contract length : 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate : 100%

Workplace : Lausanne-Dorigny

Your responsibilities

In your activities, you will have to :

• At least 50% of the working time will be dedicated to the completion of a doctoral thesis in cognitive psychology or psycholinguistics and to the scientific valorization of the work (articles, presentations at conferences).


• A maximum of 50% of the working time will be devoted to supporting teaching and research tasks related to the teaching and research activities of the team (participation in supervising master theses, participation in grading exams, co-teaching and organizing course-seminars, collaborating on team research projects, participating in administrative and organizational tasks).

Please, see the specifications there

Your qualifications

In order to complete our team, we are looking for someone with the following skills : 

• Master in cognitive psychology or equivalent


• Excellent command of spoken and written English


• Good knowledge of French


• Basic knowledge of statistics applied to experimental data


• Basic programming skills (Python, R, or Matlab)


• Background incognitive psychology, psycholinguistics or methodology


• Interest in doing a PhD in cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, or experimental methods

What the position offers you

We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment. Opportunities for professional training, a lot of activities and other benefits to discover.

Contact for further information

Mrs Audrey Bürki

Associate Professor

Audrey.buerki@gmail.com

Your application

Deadline : 20.06.2024

Please submit the following documents in a single PDF document, a letter of motivation, a CV with copies of university degrees, A copy of the master's thesis, a one-page statement outlining research interests and contact information for three references.

Only applications submitted through this website will be considered.
We thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

UNIL is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.
www.unil.ch/egalite

UNIL supports early career researchers.
www.unil.ch/graduatecampus