11 Aug
2013
11 Aug
'13
4:36 p.m.
*International Research Training Group*
*“Brain-behavior relationship of emotion and social cognition in
schizophrenia and autism”
Full-time post-doctoral position available*
The International Research Training Group “Brain-behavior relationship
of emotion and social cognition in schizophrenia and autism” (IRTG 1328)
invites applications for a full-time post-doctoral position starting
December 1^st , 2013.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (at the time of the appointment)
in psychology, neuroscience or a related discipline (medicine, biology,
physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science). Applicants should
have relevant research experience in one or more of the above mentioned
research areas and methods, are expected to develop and conduct their
own research within the thematic focus of the program, and be willing to
assist the IRTG faculty members in organizing and conducting the
training aspects of the program. Applicants must have a good working
knowledge of spoken and written English. Knowledge of German is not
required but advantageous. Commensuration is according to German federal
regulations (TV-L 13, min. €38,300 p.a.). Names and email addresses of
two academic referees willing to support the candidate’s application are
very welcome. The appointment is limited to March 31^st , 2015 due to
DFG regulations, but applicants with longer-term plans are encouraged to
apply, and are strongly supported in seeking follow-up funds.
The IRTG Schizophrenia and Autism is funded by the German Research
Council (DFG, IRTG 1328), and provides an international research and
training program for doctoral students in a network comprising of the
neuroscience research at RWTH Aachen University and the Research Center
Juelich, with an intense collaboration with the University of
Pennsylvania. Research in this group is focused on the neural mechanisms
involved in emotion processing and social cognition in schizophrenia,
autism and other, related neuropsychiatric disorders. Individual
research topics range from basic biological models, to methods
development and systems neuroscience research using various brain
imaging techniques such as structural and functional magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI, fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), whole-head
magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencepaholography (EEG), receptor
distribution and micro-structural architectonic brain mapping. More
details about the program can be found at
www.irtg-schizophrenia-autism.de <http://www.irtg-schizophrenia-autism.de/>.
Please send applications including CV, cover letter and a 1-page letter
of motivation to irtg-schizophrenia-autism(a)ukaachen.de
<mailto:irtg-schizophrenia-autism@ukaachen.de>. Applications will be
considered until the position has been filled.
Speakers of the program are:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Frank Schneider, Department of Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy, School of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University
and Prof. Ruben C. Gur, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, School of
Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Informal enquiries may be made to the coordinator of the program:
Prof. Dr. Ute Habel
Phone +49 241 80 80368 <tel:%2B49%20241%2080%2080368>
Email: irtg-schizophrenia-autism(a)ukaachen.de
<mailto:irtg-schizophrenia-autism@ukaachen.de>