Research Assistant – Language Comprehension Lab (f/m/d)

Position: 
Researcher
Location: 
Vienna
Status: 
Part-time
Unit: 
Department of Cognitive Science
E-mail: 
[email protected]
Application deadline date: 
January 30, 2024
Starting date: 
As soon as possible

Eva Wittenberg’s Language Comprehension Lab (lcl.ceu.edu) in the Department of Cognitive Science at Central European University (CEU) invites curious, technically skilled, and organized candidates to submit applications for a Research Assistant position. The initial contract is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Being a research assistant is an ideal way to gain experience as preparation for grad school!

 

Your duties and responsibilities:

 

• creating verbal and visual stimuli
• programming experiments in Python/PsychoPy or similar
• aiding in technical setup of behavioral and eye-tracking studies
• organizing and executing data collection
• administrative support

 

Your qualifications:

 

• demonstrated programming knowledge in JavaScript, Python, R, and/or other
• fluent in written and spoken English and German
• friendly, organized, self-sufficient, curious about cognitive science and language research

 

Compensation:

 

10 hrs/week with annual gross salary 8925 EUR

How to apply

Please submit:

• Cover letter outlining motivation
• CV
• Contact information of two references

 

For any questions, please do not hesitate to email Eva Wittenberg ([email protected] ).

 

Please send your complete application package to Gyorgyne Finta, Senior Department Coordinator at CogSci: [email protected]

 

CEU is strongly committed to the promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities within our institution. Previous training, work experience and/or engagement with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the organizational level will be an asset.

 

Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of—including, but not limited to—race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender and sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, employment, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

About CEU

One of the world’s most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University  as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor’s , master’s and doctoral  programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries, with faculty from over 50 countries.  

In 2019, CEU relocated from Hungary to Austria as the Hungarian government revoked its ability to issue US-accredited degrees in the country. As a result, CEU offers all of its degree programs in Vienna, Austria; and retains a non-degree, research and civic engagement presence in Budapest, Hungary, through its CEU Democracy Institute , the Institute for Advanced Study , the CEU Summer University  and The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA) , and its Hungarian language public educational programs and public lectures.  

For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/ .

CEU is an equal opportunity employer.

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