Doctoral Candidate for a Neuroscience Research Project bei Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Your Responsibilities

• Collaborate on a DFG-funded project on reward and avoidance learning in patients with anorexia and social anxiety disorder. This project aims to uncover transdiagnostic mechanisms underlying social motivation and their neural bases, incorporating techniques such as functional neuroimaging.
• Conduct comprehensive data analysis (fMRI, eye tracking, questionnaires, clinical data)
• Publication of project results
• Assist in coordinating and contributing to other thematically aligned local, national, and international collaborative projects of our lab.

Your Profile

• Completed university degree (Master or equivalent) with a clinical, neuroscience, or data science focus/specialization (e.g., Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Data Science)
• Proficient in both German and English, spoken and written.
• Strong interest in clinical research, ideally with experience with children and adolescents with mental or developmental disorders
• Ideally experienced in conducting and analyzing neuroimaging experiments (e.g., fMRI, fNIRS) and/or programming experimental paradigms and/or analyzing complex statistical designs
• Passionate about independent scientific work and publishing internationally
• Excellent communication skills, team spirit, and social competence, willingness to collaborate in a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment
• Willingness for spatial mobility to support national and international collaborations.

Our range:

• Varied and responsible work in our committed, interdisciplinary and dynamic team
• Extensive training and continuing education offerings
• Health and sport promoted through excellent company health management
• A wide range of interesting benefits (including in-house daycare, childcare during the holidays, attractive infrastructure, job tickets)
• Remuneration according to TV-L with various social benefits, e.g. B. a company pension scheme

We look forward to receiving your application!