Postdoc in registry based cognitive research at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

The Department of Psychology invites applications for a postdoctoral position in registry based cognitive research to commence by 01.december 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is a fixed-term position for 24 months/2 years.

Introduction

The postdoc will be part of a project entitled Exploring the basis of individual differences in face recognition funded by the Independent research Fund Denmark and the Carlsberg Foundation. The project is headed by Professor Randi Starrfelt and is a collaboration with Professor in Psychology and Epidemiology, Karen-Inge Karstoft and Professor in Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Birgitte Fagerlund from Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.

The overall project investigates varibility in face recognition across a large, representative sample of the Danish population,



with the aim of relating this to other measures of cognition through questionnaires and data from Danish public registries. The focus of the postdoc-position will be on contributing to the survey design, selecting appropriate registry variables that may index cognition, and planning and executing data-analyses across the entire project.

Applicants are asked to situate and develop their research plan within the framework of the overall project, and it is a requirement that the original project proposals are requested from Professor Randi Starrfelt, [email protected] prior to submitting the application.

Candidates with various background may be considered for the position, examples of relevant backgrounds are PhDs in public health, psychiatry (medicine), psychology or cognitive (neuro)science. Strong skills in data handling and analysis is crucial, and experience with research using data from Danish public registries a strong advantage.

The postdoc will be working in close collaboration with psyc

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