项目介绍

2026年5月1日

Faculty of Social Sciences
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1. Introduction

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate with expertise in perception research, psychophysics and human factors, and with a strong interest in medical technology development. You will contribute to the consortium project ’MultiSens‑1.0: Towards a Home‑Based Assessment of Multisensory Disorders’, a collaboration between Radboud University, two hospitals (Radboud university medical center, Sint Maartenskliniek) and two technology partners (Orikami, VicarVision).

2. Job description

This project, funded by the NWO Open Technology Programme, aims to develop, validate and implement a novel remote assessment tool for measuring multisensory integration, enabling high‑quality perceptual data collection outside traditional laboratory settings. The work brings together human perception research, psychophysics, user‑centred design and digital health innovation. Patient studies will be conducted to advance our understanding of human functioning, characterise multisensory disorders and evaluate emerging technologies in real‑world settings.

As a PhD candidate, you will play a central role in both the scientific investigations and the development of the MultiSens application. Your responsibilities will include establishing and managing an end‑user participation programme, contributing to application design and development by investigating stimulus design, human factors and calibration requirements, and evaluating MultiSens prototypes by benchmarking their performance against standard laboratory methods. You will work closely with colleagues at the Donders Institute as well as partners across the consortium. Your appointment will also include a research secondment at one of the partner institutions.

Additional responsibilities may include mentoring BSc and MSc students and taking on limited teaching duties.

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3. Profile

• You hold an MSc degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field. Applied backgrounds such as Human Factors, Biomedical Engineering, or Human‑Centred Design are also suitable, provided they include rigorous training and experience in human perception research and quantitative methods.
• You have a demonstrated affinity for experimental research in human participants and/or computational or mathematical modelling of behaviour.
• You have proven experience with quantitative data analysis, for example using MATLAB and/or Python.
• You are highly motivated to conduct interdisciplinary empirical research at the intersection of perception science, technology and health.
• You possess strong collaboration and communication skills and enjoy working in multidisciplinary research teams. 

4. We are

You will be embedded in the Donders Centre for Cognition (DCC), part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and one of the 6 centres of the interfaculty Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour houses more than 800 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. Neural computation and 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 fosters a collaborative, multidisciplinary, supportive research environment with a diverse international staff. English is the lingua franca at the Institute. The PhD position will be embedded in the sensorimotor research group of Prof. Pieter Medendorp. Research in the group focuses on the neural mechanisms of perceptual processing, motor control and sensorimotor integration, building on theory, methods, and findings of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and related disciplines.

5. We offer

• We will give you a temporary employment contract (1.0 FTE) of 1.5 years, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, your contract will be extended by 2.5 years (4-year contract).
• You will receive a starting salary of €3,059 gross per month based on a 38-hour working week, which will increase to €3,881 in the fourth year (salary scale P).
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus. 
• 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 Pieter Medendorp. 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 Tuesday 2 June. Any second interview will take place on Tuesday 16 June. You will preferably start your employment on 1 September.