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PhD scholarship in the project “Individual differences in face recognition” at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Psychology.

The starting date is March 1st 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Introduction

The PhD-student will be part of a project entitled Exploring the bases of individual differences in face recognition funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (IRFD). 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 variability in face recognition across a large, representative sample of the Danish population, with the aim of relating this to variability in other measures of cognition through questionnaires and data from Danish public registries.



The focus of the PhD-project will be on relating variability in face recognition to other measures and indicators of cognitive abilities. Applicants are asked to situate and develop their research plan within the framework of the overall project, and the original project proposal should be 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 MA/MSc degrees in experimental, cognitive, or developmental psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive (neuro)science, medicine (psychiatry), or public health. Strong skills in data handling and analysis is an advantage, as is an interest in the research questions posed in the overall project. Experience with research using data from Danish public registries will be an advantage but is not a requirement. The PhD student will be working in close collaboration w

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