Vacant Positions

The UWA Cluster of Excellence is looking for a doctoral researcher with a background in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or a related field, to conduct an independent research project.

The research project will be part of the second phase of the Cluster of Excellence ‘Understanding Written Artefacts’ and will also be embedded in the Experimental Psychology Unit of Helmut Schmidt Universität.

The research focus includes experimental aesthetics and the neurocognitive psychology of aesthetics; auditory processing (speech perception, natural language processing, pre-attentive language comprehension, auditory deviance detection/mismatch negativity (MMN), sensory memory); and executive functions.

The successful candidate will independently conduct research within UWA, including project planning, literature review, semiotic and cognitive study design, fieldwork, surveys or experiments, data analysis, and dissemination; will present and publish results in English and participate in regular project communication in English; and will actively engage in collaborative activities such as research meetings, organising scholarly events, and building interdisciplinary networks.

The position is available from the next possible date. It is full time and fixed-term (until 30 June 2029). The deadline for applications is 11 January 2026.

More information on the position and how to apply is available here.