BENEFITS
PhD Position Clinical Child Psychology or Psychiatry - Longitudinal early development
Teilzeit
It comprises a PhD position (75% TV-H EG13) over 3 years.
We are looking for an enthusiastic doctoral researcher in Clinical Child Psychology or Psychiatry with a focus on early development in children at risk for or with a mental disorder, including neurodevelopmental disorders within the context of the A-FFIP longitudinal study and the Hessian LOEWE-Center DYNAMIC ( ).
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at Frankfurt University Hospital provides full diagnostic and therapeutic care for the entire spectrum of child and adolescent mental disorders from infancy onwards for children and youth living in the Frankfurt am Main metropolitan area. The department offers outstanding conditions for patient care, child and adolescent psychiatric and psychotherapeutic training as well as for research and teaching. Research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders and externalizing disorders from preschool age over childhood and adolescence to adulthood.
The current PhD position is located within the clinical research laboratory headed by Professor Christine M. Freitag and Dr. Data collection within the early longitudinal developmental study of the LOEWE project DYNAMIC.
Data analysis and publication of longitudinal data on early development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Collaboration within the LOEWE-project DYNAMIC.
Sc. in Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy or State Exam in Human Medicine.
Research experience in the area of child development.
Clinical or research experience in diagnostic and developmental assessments of children aged 2 to 12 years old.
Ability to fluently speak, read and comprehend German for clinical assessments.
Ability to read and write scientific papers in English.
Skills in scientific programming (R or Python).
In addition to an attractive salary based on a collective agreement with an annual special payment, you benefit from long-term security through company pension schemes
Internal and external training for your professional development
Benefit from our attractive health offers. We offer regular online and face-to-face courses on nutrition, relaxation, sports and exercise
Part-time employment is possible, we offer childcare in our daycare center (if you have any questions, please contact UKF-Familienservice), child care during holidays
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Professor Dr Christine Margarete Freitag and Dr Nico Bast
Application Deadline : August 15th, 2025
Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration in cases of equal personal and professional qualifications.
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