项目介绍

2025年1月21日

Job description

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15.000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 85 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.

YOUR JOB

As a PhD student, you will strengthen our team and conduct research into the dynamics of cognitive effort.

Every day we have to invest cognitive effort to complete tasks successfully. Cognitive effort is a dynamic process. First, we must be willing to put in the required amount of effort and consequently we must be able to translate this willingness into the actual allocation of cognitive resources. Within this project we will use EEG and pupillometry to gain insight into the dynamics of cognitive effort. This will initially be done in neurotypical student populations, but later extensions to ADHD are planned as well. People with ADHD often exhibit problems with cognitive effort, but it is unclear whether this is due to altered motivation or inability.

The project will be hosted at the Department of Experimental Psychology and Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology of Ghent University, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nico Boehler and Prof. Dr. Roeljan Wiersema.

As a PhD student, you conduct independent scientific research under supervision, but you are also part of a broader team. You present your research results to the international scientific community and write down your findings in scientific publications. The finality of the research is to obtain a doctoral degree.

Job profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in Psychology or another relevant field of expertise (no later than the starting date).
• Experience with EEG, pupillometry and ADHD is welcome but not required.
• You have the ambition to obtain a PhD and have a strong interest in scientific research and the subject of this project strongly appeals to you.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer a full-time position as a doctoral fellow, consisting of an initial period of 12 months, which – after a positive evaluation, will be extended to a total maximum of 48 months.
• The intended date of commencement of employment is 1/3/2025
• The fellowship amount is 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances. The individual fellowship amount is determined by Team Personnel Administration based on family status and seniority. A grant that meets the conditions and criteria of the regulations for doctoral fellowships is considered free of personal income tax. Click here for more information about our salary scales
• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits.

How to apply

Send your CV, copy of your diploma (if already in your possession) and a motivation letter to Nico.Boehler@ugent.be. We do not accept late applications.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Nico.Boehler@ugent.be or Roeljan.Wiersema@ugent.be.