Postdoctoral Research Associate
Employing unit: School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences
Start date: 1st August 2013
Closing date: 01/07/2013
Interview date: 10/7/2013
Reference number: RS13037
Post type: full-time, fixed-term for two years
Grade: 6
Payscale: £27,854 per annum

We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in psychophysics to join our dynamic research group to work on problems related to empathy, emotions, and autism (www.bhismalab.org). The position will be for two years in the first instance.

The ideal candidate will have:
• Evidence of published peer-reviewed research in psychophysics
• Expertise in Matlab or equivalent programming languages
• PhD in a relevant discipline (need not be related to autism/emotion/empathy)
• Good knowledge of statistics

Informal contact details
Contact role: PI
Contact name: Bhismadev Chakrabarti
Contact phone: +44 (0)118 378 5551
Contact email: b.chakrabarti@reading.ac.uk

Closing date: 01 July 2013
To formally apply please visit www.reading.ac.uk/jobs or contact Human Resources, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading RG6 6AH. Telephone +44(0)118 378 6771 (voicemail)
Please quote the relevant reference number.

We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.