Postdoc (m/f/d)
100% fte
The Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) stands for cutting-edge international research and ground-breaking treatment concepts
in psychiatry, psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychosomatics and addiction medicine. The Department of Public
Mental Health (led by Professor Ulrich Reininghaus) develops and evaluates new mobile Health (mHealth) interventions, with the goal
of translating evidence from epidemiology into mental health service innovations. The Department is part of the European IMMERSE
consortium (Implementing Mobile Mental health Recording Strategy for Europe), which aims to develop and implement a clinical digital
health tool for monitoring and feedback, fed by data from ecological momentary assessment (EMA), mobile sensing and machine
learning, in routine mental health care.
The Department of Public Mental Health is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher for IMMERSE starting April 1st 2021. This
post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for 2 years, with an option of a 2-year extension, jointly with the Department of General
Practice & Health Services Research (co-led by Professor Michel Wensing) at Heidelberg University Hospital.
Job description
ï§ To plan, coordinate and manage a cluster-randomised controlled trial at 8 centres in 4 European countries as part of the
IMMERSE consortium (e.g., coordinate and communicate with teams at other centres, manage research staff)
ï§ To contribute to a multidisciplinary, international research team that collaborates with clinical services and research
departments at CIMH and conducts innovative research in the field of Public Mental Health using novel technologies
(e.g., experience sampling apps, physiological sensors)
ï§ To present findings from research projects at scientific conferences
ï§ To publish papers in international peer-reviewed journals
ï§ To contribute to the writing and submission of grant applications
Requirements
ï§ Excellent Master degree and a PhD in psychology, mental health services research, implementation science, public
health or epidemiology or another, related field of medicine, the social or health/life sciences
ï§ Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
ï§ Expertise and interest in research in public mental health, mental health services research, epidemiology, public health
and ecological momentary assessment/intervention
ï§ Experience with statistical analysis of epidemiological, experience sampling and experimental data
Our offer
ï§ An exciting position at a leading research institute and clinic
ï§ Collaboration in an excellent international network of experts in the field of experience sampling methodology
ï§ Option to complete a ‚Habilitation‘
ï§ Internal and external training and career development
ï§ A workplace in the heart of Mannheim
Please feel free to contact Anita Schick if you have any queries about the position, phone +49-621-1703-1932. Applications
should be submitted using our online system until 22.01.2021.