Associate Researcher in Neuropsychology and Motor Learning

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Description of the workplace

At the research group for associative learning, research is conducted in neurophysiology and neuroscience with a particular focus on the function of the Lill brain's function and motor learning. The group is led by the Associate Professor Anders Rasmussen and is located at the Biomedical Center in Lund. The research group consists of both research and technical staff with expertise in experimental neuroscience, behavioral studies and data analysis.

The current employment is linked to a research project that investigates how people learn new motor and cognitive skills and how these processes relate to cerebellar function. The project includes studies on patient groups and healthy control participants where neuropsychological and motor tests are combined with quantitative data analysis.

We are offering

Lund University is a state authority, which means that you get special benefits, generous holiday and a favorable occupational pension.

We offer a dynamic research environment with access to modern infrastructure and close cooperation with both national and international researchers. The workplace is characterized by flexibility and an open climate, with good opportunities to influence research focus and method selection within the project framework. Read more on the university's website about being employed with us working with us.

Tasks and responsibilities

As an assistant researcher in the research group, you will work in an ongoing project that studies learning and cognition in humans, focusing on completing data collection, analysis and publishing.

Your duties include:

• Administer neuropsychological test batteries in Swedish to patients and control participants
• Make neuropsychological assessments and implement and evaluate motor behavioral tests
• Collect, process and analyze behavioral data
• Perform statistical analyzes of complex dataset
• Write scientific manuscripts and manage correspondence with magazines under review and audit
• Present research results at national and international conferences

The work can also involve cooperation with clinical and international research environments.

Qualifications

Requirements for the employment are:

• Departed doctoral degree in psychology, medicine, neuroscience or nearby area
• Documented experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological tests
• Documented experience of motor behavioral tests or experimental studies of motoring in humans
• Documented experience of statistical analysis of behavioral data, including the use of advanced statistical methods
• Experience of statistical analysis tools such as SPSS or equivalent
• Documented experience of writing scientific texts, for example in the form of manuscripts or published articles
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, in speech and writing

Merit for the employment is:

• Pigitalization as a psychologist
• Experience of research in motor learning, cerebellar function or related areas
• Experience of combining neuropsychological and motor test data in research studies
• Good analytical ability and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and drive projects forward
• Good cooperation skills
• Experience of longitudinal studies or studies in clinical populations

Other

The employment is a special fixed-term employment on 6 months on 60 % with start 2026-11-03 or according to agreement.

This is how you are looking for

The employment is searched via Lund University's recruitment system.

The application should contain:

• Personal letter where you describe how you meet the qualifications
• CV, including publications

More information about the Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is an area of activity within Lund University, with responsibility for education and research in medicine, health and health. The education takes place in close collaboration with health care and is well anchored in the faculty's strong research tradition. The faculty's research spans a wide field in experimental basic research, patient-related clinical research and health science research. The medical faculty, with just over 1800 employees and 3000 students in Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from around the world.

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