Research Assistant position at CEU

The Cognitive Development Center (CDC) at Central European University invites applications for a research assistant position. The successful candidate will help the researchers at the Center in designing and conducting experiments with healthy human infants, and in analyzing and publishing the collected data. This is a full time position, available on April 1, 2010, or later, for a fixed term of two years with the possibility of further extension. The post is funded by a research grant to Professor Gergely Csibra from the European Research Council. The job holder will have a BA or equivalent degree in any discipline, and will be required to be fluent in both English and Hungarian for oral and written communication as well. Applicants with (1) a degree in psychology or special education, (2) experience with working with babies and children below two years of age, or (3) familiarity with experimental methods in developmental psychology or EEG techniques will be given advantage. The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. To apply, send a CV and contact information for two referees to job(a)ceu.hu, including job code '2010/002' in the subject line, by February 15. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Agnes Volein, CDC lab manager (voleina(a)ceu.hu ). Interviews will be scheduled for the last week of February 2010. For more information about CDC, see http://web.ceu.hu/phil/cogdev