(Apologies for cross-posting)

The newly established W3 professorship “Computational Psychiatry” at the Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Tübingen is offering a position for a Lab Manager (m/f/d; 50-100%, 1+ years) starting in January 2023 or at earliest convenience. The position is initially limited to 1 year with the possibility of a further extension.

Background:

The newly established W3 professorship “Computational Psychiatry” focuses on understanding the neural and computational mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, and predicting disorder trajectories using computational modelling, neuroimaging, pharmacology and smartphone-based data collection in clinical and non-clinical populations.

This position is suited for aspiring researchers with an MSc in psychology, cognitive science, or similar and is ideal for an ambitious person that wants to gain experience in cognitive neuroscience and computational psychiatry research. This position will allow the candidate to gain experience with conducting research with vulnerable populations and using cutting-edge computational psychiatry methods.

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in the day-to-day running of the lab
• Assistance with conducting studies, e.g. piloting of studies, equipment setup and maintenance, and data collection (behavioural, neuroimaging, smartphone-based)
• Assistance with patient recruitment and support for clinical studies
• Assistance with coding experiments and analyses pipelines
• Support professor with administrative tasks and lab management:
• Support with Ethics applications
• Implementation and communication of general lab and safety regulations
• File and document management (e.g., preparatory work for the reimbursement of travel expenses)
• Organisation of higher-level laboratory management tasks (e.g. purchasing of equipment, inventory)

Qualifications:

Essential:

• This position is suited for aspiring researchers with an MSc in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or similar
• Good organization skills and self-motivation
• Experience with conducting cognitive (neuro-)science / psychological research with human participants
• A strong interest in cognitive neuroscience and computational psychiatry and good understanding of the relevant literature
• Good command of the German language

Desirable:

• Experience with conducting research in vulnerable populations, such as children and/or psychiatric patients

• Solid programming skills (Matlab, Python)
• Experience with neuroimaging and/or computational modelling would be ideal

What we offer:

We offer a unique lab manager position based at the Dept. for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tübingen. The position is funded by an Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship award. We offer remuneration in accordance with TV-L (collective wage agreement for the Public Service of the German Federal States) in addition to all the customary benefits granted to employees working in Public Services.

The candidate will gain insight into the process of academic research, and it will be a great stepping stone towards an independent research career. The position will be linked to the new German Centre for Mental Health and there is ample opportunity for interacting with collaborators locally, nationally and internationally.

About Tübingen:

Tübingen is a scenic university town on the Neckar River in South-Western Germany. The quality of life is exceptionally high and the atmosphere is diverse, inclusive, and most locals speak English. Tübingen offers excellent research opportunities due to the University, four Max Planck Institutes, the University Hospital, and Europe’s largest AI research consortium. You can find out more about Tübingen here: https://www.tuebingen.de/en/

How to apply:

If you are interested in the position, please get in touch with Susan Fischer via email (susan.fischer@tue.mpg.de) enclosing your CV.

For formal applications, please send a motivation letter, your CV, and the contact information of two referees as a single PDF to Susan Fischer. The University of Tübingen is an equal opportunities employer. Severely handicapped persons with equal qualifications are given preferential consideration. Applications of qualified women academics are thus especially encouraged; applications of disabled persons will be given preferential treatment to those of other candidates with equal qualifications. Please note the applicable vaccination regulations.

The employment will be arranged by the central administration of the University of Tübingen. Preference will be given to applications received by 11 December, 2022, but applications might be considered thereafter until the position is filled.

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Susan Fischer 

Coordinator

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Prof Peter Dayan

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen & 
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics 

AI Research Building R 20-7/A21

Maria-von-Linden-Str. 6

72076 Tübingen

Germany

susan.fischer@tue.mpg.de

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