PhD in VR Research: Consumer Psychology & Time Perception

ETH Zürich; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 56.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zürich and the TUM Campus Munich invite applications for Position B of a cross-border SNSF-DFG WEAVE project on Virtual Reality. This role emphasizes behavioral psychology and neuroscience, with strong emphasis on experimental design and data analysis using VR as a research tool.

You will work with senior researchers at ETH Zürich and TUM to develop study designs, run experiments, and publish in top journals.

Qualifikationen

• An excellent Master's degree fitting to Position B.
• Strong interest in fundamental research on perception of time and space in VR.
• Solid quantitative skills (R, Python, or Stata).
• Programming ability relevant to Position B; exposure to neuroscientific techniques (eye-tracking) is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Conduct rigorous research with the aim to publish in leading international journals.
• Design and implement VR-based experiments and analyze data.
• Collaborate with colleagues, international co-authors, and industry partners.
• Contribute to student supervision / VR-research seminars, or provide operational support for the project.

Kenntnisse

Experimental design

Consumer psychology

Neuroscience basics

Data analysis

Python/R/Stata

Ausbildung

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Python

R

Stata

VR tools

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zürich and the TUM Campus Munich invite applications for Position B of a cross-border SNSF-DFG WEAVE project on Virtual Reality. This role emphasizes behavioral psychology and neuroscience, with strong emphasis on experimental design and data analysis using VR as a research tool.

You will work with senior researchers at ETH Zürich and TUM to develop study designs, run experiments, and publish in top journals.