*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@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@ukaachen.de mailto:irtg-schizophrenia-autism@ukaachen.de