[visionlist] Post-doc position available at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland

[Petra Vetter]

*Post-doc position available at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland*

Project: “Auditory spatial attention and eye movement guidance in 
blindness and its use for sight rehabilitation”

A post-doc position is available in the Visual and Cognitive 
Neuroscience Lab, headed by Prof. Petra Vetter at the Dept. of 
Psychology of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. The position is 
funded by a project grant of the Swiss National Science Foundation that 
aims to study how spatial attention and eye movements are guided by 
audition in sighted and blind humans, how the associated brain 
mechanisms develop in blindness, and whether these insights can be used 
to improve sensory aids. The project will be conducted in close 
collaboration with Prof. Ella Striem-Amit at Georgetown University, 
Washington DC, USA, as well as Dr. Marzia de Lucia, University Hospital 
of Lausanne.

The project will involve designing auditory spatial attention 
experiments, recruitment and testing of blind and sighted adult 
participants, using fMRI and advanced fMRI analysis methods, 
eye-tracking and EEG/EOG, and the translation of research results into 
sensory aids. Funding for this post-doc position is available for at 
least 2 years (with a possibility to extend to up to 3 years), and there 
is the opportunity to carry out part of the research at Prof. Ella 
Striem-Amit’s lab at Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Information on past and current research in the lab can be found on the 
lab website: https://www.unifr.ch/psycho/en/research/vcnl/ and more 
specific information on the project can be provided by Petra Vetter 
and/or Ella Striem-Amit.

Required qualifications and skills:

- PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience or related field, e.g. Psychology, 
Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Engineering or similar

- Programming proficiency, preferably in Python, R, or Matlab

- Excellent analytical and statistical skills

- Experience in designing, conducting and analysing fMRI experiments

- Excellent scientific writing and communication skills, documented by 
peer-reviewed publications

- Ability to work independently

- Ability to supervise junior students

Desired:

- Experience in advanced fMRI analysis methods, e.g. population 
receptive field modelling, multi-variate pattern analysis, 
representational similarity analysis, retinotopic mapping or 
machine-learning approaches.

- Experience with EEG/EOG and/or eye-tracking.

Supervision of Bachelor and Master students within the project is 
expected. Further teaching is not a requirement, but there is the 
opportunity to gain teaching experience if desired. The University of 
Fribourg is a bilingual university (French & German). Basic French or 
German language skills are an advantage but not a requirement.

Switzerland is multilingual and multicultural, offers a high standard of 
living and great opportunities for outdoor activities. Fribourg is a 
vibrant student city located between Bern and Lausanne, both lie within 
easy commuting distance. Zurich and Geneva are commutable, too. Salaries 
are in accordance with the guidelines of the Swiss National Science 
Foundation and the University of Fribourg. Start date is flexible but 
should be within 2026.

Informal enquiries and applications including CV, motivation letter and 
contact details of at least 2 referees should be sent to 
petra.vetter at unifr.ch. Applications deadline: *18^th January 2026* 
(later applications may be considered if no suitable candidate has been 
found).

Best wishes,

Petra

-- 
Petra Vetter, PhD
Assistant Professor
SNSF PRIMA & Consolidator Grantee
Head of the Visual & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
President of the Psychology Ethics Committee
President of the Interfaculty Center of Cognition
Dept. of Psychology, University of Fribourg
Rue P.-A.-de-Faucigny 2, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Tel: +41 26 300 7646
petra.vetter at unifr.ch
https://www.unifr.ch/psycho/en/research/vcnl/
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