<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Dear all,<br><br></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are
pleased to announce a fully funded four-year PhD position in the <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Psychophysiology
of Language and Affect (PoLA) lab (PI: Rafał Jończyk, <a href="https://pola.amu.edu.pl/"><span style="color:blue">https://pola.amu.edu.pl/</span></a>)
at <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU, Poznań, Poland), in collaboration
with <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Guillaume Thierry (Bangor University, UK).</span></p>
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project will investigate brain signatures of creative idea generation and
evaluation, as well as their dynamic interplay. A special focus will be placed
on bilinguals, exploring whether the language we use to generate and evaluate
ideas impacts creative performance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">The PoLA
lab is part of the<span class="gmail_default" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Cognitive Neuroscience Center <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>a<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">t </span>AMU</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> (</span><a href="https://neuroscience.amu.edu.pl/" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="color:blue">https://neuroscience.amu.edu.pl/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">)
and is equipped with state-of-the-art psychophysiological equipment, including
two adjacent 64-channel BioSemi EEG systems (with GSR sensors) enabling dual
EEG/hyperscanning. We foster an inclusive, supportive,
and collaborative environment, with close ties to other research groups and
shared lab meetings.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
successful candidate will join the <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>AMU Doctoral School (<a href="https://usosirk.amu.edu.pl/en-gb/home/SD-2025/"><span style="color:blue">https://usosirk.amu.edu.pl/en-gb/home/SD-2025/</span></a>).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requirements:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Master’s degree in
psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or related fields</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research experience with
behavioral and/or electrophysiological methods (especially EEG) in
language processing and/or creativity</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Basic knowledge of
statistics and data analysis</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Very good command of English
(reading scientific literature, academic writing)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Teamwork and good
communication skills</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">High motivation for
scientific work and willingness to learn new methods</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Readiness to learn
behavioral and EEG data analysis (especially time-frequency analysis)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Readiness to learn advanced
statistical methods (e.g., mixed-effects modeling, EEG data modeling)</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additional
assets:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with advanced
statistical analysis (e.g., mixed models)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience in EEG signal
analysis</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Programming skills in MATLAB
and/or R</span></li>
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experiments in E-Prime 3</span></li>
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deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
September 4, 2025</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span></b><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Required
documents:</span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cover letter.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CV (max 3 pages), including
details of completed studies and thesis titles, research experience and
scientific projects, academic activities, publications, conferences,
internships, awards, and technical skills (laboratory and/or IT).</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Copy of diploma or a certificate
confirming completion of a Master’s degree (or planned defense date).</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Recommendation letter from a
scientific supervisor or thesis advisor (at least one).</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please note: a few
additional documents will be required for the formal admission process to
the AMU Doctoral School – this is why interested candidates should first
contact the PI before formally applying.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">How to
apply:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interested candidates should
contact the PI: <a href="mailto:rafal.jonczyk@amu.edu.pl">rafal.jonczyk@amu.edu.pl</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The formal application must
then be submitted via the AMU Doctoral School recruitment portal, which is
about to be open: <a href="https://usosirk.amu.edu.pl/en-gb/home/SD-2025/"><span style="color:blue">https://usosirk.amu.edu.pl/en-gb/home/SD-2025/</span></a>
</span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conditions:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Planned start: October 15,
2025</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fully-funded PhD scholarship:
approx. 5000 PLN gross/month (ca. 3780 PLN net) before the mid-term
evaluation; 6500 PLN gross/month (ca. 4953 PLN net) after successful
mid-term evaluation (after two years)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Duration: 48 months</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The funding also covers
conference participation and research travel; additionally, PhD students
at AMU can apply for extra funding through internal AMU grants for
doctoral students.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I would
be grateful if you could share this announcement with students or colleagues
who might be interested.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best
wishes,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rafal</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="margin-left:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">---</font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dr. Rafał Jończyk</font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Assistant Professor | Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University</font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Director<b> </b>| Psychophysiology of Language and Affect (PoLA) Lab | <a href="https://pola.amu.edu.pl/" target="_blank">https://pola.amu.edu.pl/</a></font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Governing Board Chair | Cognitive Neuroscience Center | <a href="https://neuroscience.amu.edu.pl/" target="_blank">https://neuroscience.amu.edu.pl/</a></font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Assistant Editor | <i>Applied Psycholinguistics</i></font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Editorial Board<i> </i>| <i>The Journal of Creative Behavior</i></font></div><div style="margin-left:0px"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin-left:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><i>I work flexible hours. Please respond at your convenience, if my message reaches you outside your working hours.</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>