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Technische Universität Dresden - Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Chair of Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)

At the Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience offers, subject to the availability of resources, a position as

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting January 1, 2025. The position is limited to 3 years and entails 65% of the full-time weekly hours. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position aims at obtaining further academic qualification (usually PhD). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (usually PhD).
The Chair explores the neural basis of socio-affective and -cognitive processes, their psychopathological changes and plasticity through psychotherapeutic intervention. The position will be in a DFG Research Grant Program (project number: 547263283) "Moving towards neuro-behavioral models of the determinants of high expressed emotion during social interaction among people with schizophrenia and their families". The projects tests interactions between cognitive flexibility, social cognition (empathy, theory of mind), and moral emotions (shame, guilt) in the development of a particular communication style between relatives (e.g., warmth versus critical comments), which affects the relapse rate in people with schizophrenia and family well-being. The research program is jointly run by a clinical psychotherapist and a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy, who will be closely involved in project execution (including organization, clinical assessment, data analysis) and supervision of research associates.
As a university of excellence, TUD offers excellent research opportunities with the Neuroimaging Center (3 Tesla MRI, MRI-compatible 64-channel EEG and peripheral physiology system, TMS device, tandem fNIRS, transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS), multicomputer lab for behavioral measurement) and the University Outpatient Clinic and Research Center for Psychotherapy (UFP) of the TU Dresden gGmbH).

Working field:

The tasks include neuroscientific research activities in the project, such as implementing and analyzing functional MRI (fMRI) paradigms using advanced statistics such as graph analysis, multivoxel pattern analysis, and cross-task support vector classification. In this respect, the project is also collaborating with researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA and at the Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. Furthermore, the position includes project-related supervision of student employees and writing scientific publications. Own publication activities are expressly desired and will be supported accordingly.

Requirements:

very good university degree (Diploma/Master) in psychology or neuroscience, previous knowledge of neuroscientific methodology, especially fMRI, is desirable; interest in clinical-psychological and psychotherapeutic issues; sound knowledge of statistics, experimental psychology and clinical diagnostics; very good knowledge of English and German; very good communication, organizational and teamwork skills; time flexibility and professional approach to contact with test subjects (individuals with stabilized schizophrenia and their relatives). A planned or advanced postgraduate training as a psychotherapist or child and adolescent psychotherapist is supported.

How to apply:

Please direct questions regarding the call for applications to Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Philipp Kanske (philipp.kanske@tu-dresden.de) or to PD Dr. med. Philipp Riedel (philipp.riedel@tu-dresden.de).

TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university and offers a Dual Career Service. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment.

Please submit your detailed application with the usual documents by November 1, 2024 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies) to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Psychologie, Institut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Professur für Klinische Psychologie und Behaviorale Neurowissenschaft, Herrn Prof. Dr. Philipp Kanske, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany or via the TUD SecureMail Portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de by sending it as a single pdf file to carolin.nietzold@tu-dresden.de. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

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