Doctoral Student
(100%)
Within the Swiss National Science Foundation (SN S F) supported Ambizione project
« Intuition and ‘jumping to conclusions ’ in schizophrenia: Studying the temporal relationship in
daily life and with neuroimaging » at the Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and
Epidemiology, University of Basel ( Head: Prof. Dr. Roselind Lieb), we are looking for one
doctoral student. The position is limited to four years and is scheduled to begin in August
2019 (or later). The doctoral thesis is supposed to be prepared in the field of neurocognitive
schizophrenia research using virtual reality. Besides working on your thesis, you will be an
active member of the SNSF project named above .
Your project - related tasks :
- Recruitment of patients at the collaborating clinic in Basel (UPK)
- fMRI and EMA d ata collection and management
- Clinical interviews and assessments of patients with schizophrenia
- Analysis of fMRI and EMA data sets
- Writing scientific publications
- Present ing findings at national and international conferences
Your profile :
- Degree in Psychology (Master or Diplom)
- Excellent English and German
- A good foundation in research methodology and research statistics related to
experimental designs
- Experience in the implementation of empirical studies using neuroscientific methods
(recruitment of study participants , data preparation, data analysis, etc.)
- Great interest in scientific writing and publications
- Experience in the assessment of patients with a diagnosis from the schizophrenia
spectrum
- Experience in one or all of the following methods: functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) , electro encephalography (EEG) , smartphone - based ecological
momentary assessment (EMA) , virtual reality
- Interest in clinical psychological theory and neuroscientific methods
- Technical understanding
We offer you :
- Doctoral position for 4 years
- A supportive and stimulating research environment, excellent training opportunities,
and modern equipment supporting you to complete your doctoral thesis
- Diverse contacts to patients, students, clinical collaborators and research partners
- Salary is commen surate with SNF guidelines
Application / Contact:
Please send your application by March, 31
th
, 2019 to thea.zander@unibas.ch with the subject
«Application for Doctoral Position». Address your application to Dr. Thea Zander - Schellenberg
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as a single pdf file including letter of interest, CV, copy of degrees, two letters of
re commendation , etc. Selec ted applicants will be invited for an interview and presentation of
their Maste r thes is to take place in Basel in late April or early May. For more information, please
contact Dr. Thea Zander - Schellenberg thea.zander@unibas.ch