Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology 1009 views

The School of Psychology at University of Surrey is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral position in Psychology commencing from 1^st October 2019 for a period of 24 months. The position is under the guidance of Principal Investigator Prof. Emily Farran.

About the project:

• The successful candidate will work on a project detailing the relationship between spatial ability and mathematical cognition in primary school children. The project aims to identify:
• the mechanisms underlying the relationship between LEGO® construction abilities and mathematics;
• whether this differs for physical vs. digital Lego;
• whether both physical Lego and digital Lego construction activities can be used to improve spatial abilities and measure the impact that this has on mathematics ability.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold PhD or equivalent qualification in Psychology or a related subject (or will be close to finishing your PhD)
• Applicant must have experience in conducting cognitive behavioural studies and standard data coding
• Applicant must have some experience of statistical analysis using statistical packages such as R or SPSS.

How to apply:

• Apply online