Research Associate (Post-doc) in the DFG-Project “Contextual influences on dynamic belief updating in volatile environments: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications”, § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG
Research Associate (Post-doc) in the DFG-Project “Contextual influences on dynamic belief updating in volatile environments: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications”, § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG
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Research Associate in the DFG-Project “Contextual influences on dynamic belief
updating in volatile environments: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications”, § 28
Subsection 3 HmbHG
Institution: Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Salary level: EGR. 13 TV-L
Start date: 01.01.2024, î
xed until 31.12.2027 (This is a î
xed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fî
xed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).
Application deadline: 2023-10-03
Scope of work: part-time
Weekly hours: 80 % of standard work hours per week
Responsibilities
Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualiî cations.
Speciî c Duties
The applicant is expected to initiate and conduct their own research projects, apply for third-party funding, analyze data and publish research î ndings as a î rst or senior author. To gain maximum beneî t from the research surroundings, the applicant‘s research interests should î t into the scope of the research unit on belief updating and into the departments‘ focus on mechanisms of psychotic symptom formation and maintenance and their translation into novel interventions. The infra-structure for both basic and intervention research for patients with psychotic disorders is available. The applicant will be expected to teach within the clinical Bachelor and Master of Sciences Programs with 4 LVS, which is equivalent to 2 seminars, lectures, or colloquia within each term.
Requirements
A university degree in a relevant fî eld. Completed PhD.
Applicants should hold a university degree in clinical psychology or a related area.
Applicants are expected to have a track record of methodologically sound and innovative basic experimental OR clinical intervention research demonstrated by previous publications in respected international peer-reviewed journals (preferably as a
î
rst author), conference contributions, and project participations. An excellent written and oral command of English language and above average skills in data-analysis are required. German language ability is not a requirement.
Applicants who seek to focus on basic research will show a particularly good î
t to the department if they already have had some experience with experimental learning paradigms, physiological assessments (EEG, HRV), pupillometry or computational
modelling.
Applicants who seek to focus on intervention research will require skills in conducting clinical trials and in analyzing nested repeated measures data. Applicants who have completed (or almost completed) clinical training as a licenced clinical psychologist are particularly welcome.
The department oîers an excellent research surrounding for those interested in translating basic clinical research on psychotic symptoms into novel interventions. We are committed to transparent research procedures and reporting (open science) and
seek to involve patients in the development and conduct of our intervention research. You will be welcomed to a lively and highly motivated team that uses English as the “lab language”. You will be supported by an excellent research infra-structure. You will beneî
t from the teams’ methodological expertise, cooperative spirit and its national and international research and clinical networks. Finally, you will be aîliated with the research unit, and will be able to advance your research skills by participating in the research unit’s international lecture series and its numerous workshops on neuroscience, computational modelling and writing skills.
We offer
Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
Continuing education opportunities University pensions
Attractive location Flexible working hours
Work-life balance opportunities
Health management
Educational leave
30 days of vacation per annum
As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagshipuniversity in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia.
It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.
Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualiî ed non-disabled applicants.
Instructions for applying
Contact
Tania Lincoln
klinische.psych@uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-5360
Location
Von-Melle-Park 5
20146 Hamburg
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mailto:klinische.psych@uni-hamburg.de
Reference number
349
Application deadline
2023-10-03
Send us your complete application documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of degree certiî
cate[s]) via the online application form only.
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