Post-doc
position within
the Collaborative Research Centre 940 "Volition and Cognitive
Control: Mechanisms, Modulators, and Dysfunctions" at
the Department
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital C. G. Carus,
Dresden University of Technology, Germany
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Description:
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dresden University
of Technology, Germany invites applications for a postdoctoral
research position
in neuroimaging
of eating disorders.
The new project is part of the aforementioned Collaborative
Research Centre
(CRC, Steering Committee: Profs. T. Goschke, C. Kirschbaum, M.
Smolka, A. Strobel, H.-U. Wittchen
and will focus on cognitive
control, reward system and the processing of emotions
in patients with anorexia nervosa. This is a full time position
within the Translational Developmental Neuroscience Group.
Responsibilities
will include the coordination of our ongoing clinical research study
and the acquisition and analysis of a range of behavioral and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. Together with a doctoral
student new functional MRI paradigms need to be implemented. Imaging
sessions will take place on the Neuroimaging Center's 3T Siemens
TIM-Trio scanner and data collected includes high-quality structural,
diffusion, and functional MRI data. A variety of additional
information will also be collected, including neuropsychological and
psychiatric scales, physiological and endocrinological markers.
Summarizing results and writing research articles will be another
central aspect of the work.
The
successful applicant will work in a team of young investigators and
also be responsible to supervise doctoral
students, interns and medical students working in the project. Thanks
to the CRC the applicant will have ample opportunity to work with
peers and senior scientists in similar project in the Medical School
and the Psychology Department.
Applicants
for the position must
hold
(a) a PhD, MD or comparable degree in a relevant field (Psychology,
Neurosciences or Medicine; if you have additional qualifications a
degree in Biology, Biomedicine, Biophysics, Computer Science or
Electrical Engineering may also be sufficient), (b) have had some
exposure to cognitive and emotional neurosciences, (c) participated
in research activities within the past years (d) published in
peer-reviewed journals, e) possess strong organizational skills and
(f) be able to communicate
in German
with non-scientific staff members. Some experience in computer
programming (Linux/Unix shell scripting, Python and/or MATLAB),
neuroimaging analysis methods (FSL, SPM, FreeSurfer or others),
advanced statistical analyses and scientific publishing is necessary.
The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team of
researchers and clinicians, will receive further training and train
doctoral students (informally).
The
position is available
for a start date as soon as July 1st 2012 (to be confirmed). Review
of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
position is filled. The position is guaranteed for one year with the
possibility of renewal after positive evaluation. The CRC funding has
been granted for 4 years.
Salary
will be consistent with levels in accordance with the German Research
Foundation (100% TV-L: E 13). Compensation includes health insurance,
and vacation time.
To
apply
you can use our online
portal
(https://www.uniklinikum-dresden.de/Bewerbung/?id=81ed34303f2d9930fe6a6cb5d3e641c4).The
application should include a cover letter detailing professional
objectives and interests, CV (with grades and language skills), and
the names and email addresses of two references. The application can
be written in German or English. Applications from many disciplines
may be considered. The position is open to qualified
international applicants but
the knowledge of some German is necessary since the position includes
the coordination of an ongoing clinical study. Applicants with a
disability will be given preference in the selection process.
Prof.
Dr. med. Stefan Ehrlich
Klinik
und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie
Universitätsklinikum
Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der TU Dresden
E-Mail:
kjpchefsekretar...@uniklinikum-dresden.de
Please
refer to our homepage: http://www.kjp-dresden.de/en/Eating-disorders,
http://www.kjp-dresden.de/en/Schizophrenia
and http://kjp-dresden.de/de/Publikationsliste-Prof-Dr-S-Ehrlich
for more detailed information.
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