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ERC-funded postdoc position in computational psychiatry
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The successful candidate will take a leading role in this exciting and timely international project, working together with a motivated and multidisciplinary team in Zurich and with investigators across three Europe-an sites.
We are seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher to lead a small team of junior scholars in advanc-ing the objectives of the DELTA-LANG ERC Synergy Project and exploring the intricate connections be-tween language, brain function, and mental health. The successful candidate will work with rich multimod-al datasets, propose innovative spin-off projects, and drive high-impact research at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and psychiatry. The candidate will also disseminate study results, including in peer reviewed journals and at conferences and will supervise graduate and undergraduate students.
The candidate will primarily work within the DELTA-LANG project. However, they will also have the opportunity to contribute to other ongoing projects within the lab of Prof. Philipp Homan and will be encouraged to initiate new research and collaborations.
We are seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher to lead a small team of junior scholars in advanc-ing the objectives of the DELTA-LANG ERC Synergy Project and exploring the intricate connections be-tween language, brain function, and mental health. The successful candidate will work with rich multimod-al datasets, propose innovative spin-off projects, and drive high-impact research at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and psychiatry. The candidate will also disseminate study results, including in peer reviewed journals and at conferences and will supervise graduate and undergraduate students.
The candidate will primarily work within the DELTA-LANG project. However, they will also have the opportunity to contribute to other ongoing projects within the lab of Prof. Philipp Homan and will be encouraged to initiate new research and collaborations.
- A motivated individual with a PhD degree in a relevant field including computational linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or computer science
- Track record of strong first author publications and preprints
- An interest in working at the intersection of neuroscience, computational science and psychiatry.
- Excellent skills in neuroimaging (experimental design and analysis), computational modeling, and statis-tics
- Data management and programming skills (for example Python, R, Matlab, Stan)
- Excellent problem solving, communication, and self-management skills.
- Demonstrable commitment to Open Science and computational reproducibility
- Track record of successful mentorship of undergraduate or graduate students
- Excellent verbal and written English skills (German language skills are also desirable.)