BENEFITS
PhD Candidate (Dr. rer. nat) - Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Anstellungsart: Promotion/Habilitation
Teilzeit
Our research teams converge highly interdisciplinary expertise in psychiatry, clinical and applied psychology, as well as neurobiology to elucidate the pathophysiological, genetic, and molecular mechanisms of these disorders as well as to identify novel tailored treatments in the sense of precision psychiatry. Our methodological spectrum covers the fields of molecular biology and genetics, animal models, lifestyle modifications, neurophysiology, neuroimaging and clinical studies.
About the Projects
This PhD project involves participation on two projects:
Project PRECISION investigates visuospatial working memory precision (VWMP) and the cortical signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as potential biomarkers for stimulant therapy in adult ADHD. While stimulants improve symptoms and cortical SNR, reliable markers to guide individualized stimulant dosing are lacking. Using fMRI in adults with ADHD and healthy controls after stimulant washout, we will assess VWMP performance and compute cortical SNR via visual mapping and multivariate encoding models. The project combines behavioral, neuroimaging, and genetic methods to advance precision medicine approaches in ADHD. The PhD candidate will benefit from the interdisciplinary collaboration of our department with the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience and the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviou in Nijmegen.
Project Neuropsychobiology of Aggression aims to identify multidimensionally defined biosignatures of aggression in mental disorders. In sub-project Q01, a central recruitment platform will be established for collecting and curating a longitudinal dataset for studying individual aggression dynamics related to the neural, cognitive-emotional, neurobiological, psychopathological and environmental factors in patient groups. The doctoral position is embedded transregionally and in cooperation with the University of Frankfurt, RWTH Aachen University, the University of Heidelberg, the Central Institute of Mental Health as well as the Universities of Mainz, Würzburg and Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Support of ongoing patient recruitment
Data-driven analysis of the questions
Presentation and discussion of the project and research results at specialist conferences in Germany and abroad
Supervision of interns, Bachelor's/Master's and/or medical doctorate students
Organizational tasks within the framework of the project
... Skills in programming-based data processing (e.g. R, Python, Matlab) are highly desirable.
Very good knowledge of German (min. C1) and very good knowledge of English (C1) are expected.
working in an international, interdisciplinary and renowned research team. Agile working methods and flat hierarchies. 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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