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PhD Candidate in "Which specific brain projections are involved in natural reward?" at the Department of Psychology

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Jobbnorge ID: 122119

Application deadline: 6. March 2016

Ref. no 2016/1692

 

The University of Tromsø, Faculty of Health Sciences, has a PhD position vacant (from 1/4/2016) for applicants who wish to obtain the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD)

 

The position is attached to the Department of Psychology and the research group Behavioral Neuroscience and Human Development. Project director and main advisor is associate professor Eelke Snoeren.

 

The appointment is for a period of three years.

 

The PhD position is for a fixed term, with the objective of completion of research training to the level of a doctoral degree. Admission to a PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position. The PhD Candidate shall participate in the faculty's organized research training, and the PhD project shall be completed during the period of employment. Information about the application process for admission to the PhD programme, application form and regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) are available at the following address: https://en.uit.no/om/enhet/forsiden?p_dimension_id=88108

 

Further information about the position is available by contacting associate professor Eelke Snoeren, phone +47 7764 9215, e-mail: eelke.snoeren (at) uit.no.

 

The application must be submitted electronically via the application form available on this page (www.jobbnorge.no).

 

The position's affiliation

The Faculty of Health Sciences has approximately 800 staff members, 280 phd-students and 2500 students. The Faculty of Health Sciences is divided into seven departments. More than 70 staff members have their workplace at the Department of Psychology (IPS). The department consists of 7 research groups covering all major areas of psychology, including cognitive psychology, neuroscience, social, developmental and clinical psychology. IPS

provides education for psychology students at a Bachelor and Master-level as well as a specialized study program for clinical psychologists.

 

The Research group in Behavioral Neuroscience and Human Development is pursuing active research in topics within the field of neuroscience in both rats and humans. The main topics are sexual motivation (rats) and cognitive aging (humans). The group currently consists of 4 staff members, a technician and 3 PhD students.

 

Research-groups website: Behavioral Neuroscience and Human Development

 

The position's field of research/research project and other duties

The PhD candidate will be part of the project "Which specific brain projections are involved in natural reward?", a project investigating the brain mechanisms underlying sexual motivation and behavior in rats. One of the techniques used in the study is optogenetics. Eelke Snoeren will be the main supervisor.

 

The project encompasses a wide variety of methods and experience with the following

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 9037 TROMSØ

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Troms

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år