Doctoral researchers in the DFG Graduate Program "Emotional Learning and Memory" (11 positions) § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG

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Doctoral researchers in the DFG Graduate Program "Emotional Learning and Memory" (11 positions) § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG

Institution: Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Hamburg and Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Salary level: EGR. 13 TV-L

Start date: 01.07.2025, fixed until 30.06.2028 (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschafts­zeitvertrags­gesetz, WissZeitVG]).

Application deadline: 31.01.2025

Scope of work: part-time

Weekly hours: 75% of standard work hours per week

The interdisciplinary Research Training Group (RTG) "Emotional Learning and Memory" - composed of cognitive and clinical psychologists, neuroscientists and psychiatrists - aims to elucidate the mechanisms involved in emotion-related alterations of learning and memory in health and disease and to train a new generation of scientists that is ideally equipped to perform research at the intersection of basic science and clinical research, thus bridging basic and clinical research on emotional learning and memory and, ultimately, paving the way to developing new intervention approaches for emotional memory-related mental disorders. PhD students in this RTG will work on interdisciplinary research projects that combine a broad range of different methods, ranging from fMRI, EEG, MEG, and pharmacological interventions to cognitive modelling, psychophysiology and ecological momentary assessments. For more details, please see www.emotionalmemory.de.

Your Responsibilities

Active participation in a structured graduate program.

Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

The DFG-funded Research Training Group (RTG) "Emotional Learning and Memory", located at the University of Hamburg and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, is inviting young scientists of exceptional talent to apply for PhD positions at the intersection of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry.

The training group offers an excellent infrastructure for training and research by internationally recognized scientists with state-of-the-art technologies. The program is complemented by specifically tailored seminars, courses, hands-on workshops, writing and presentation training as well as practical career development opportunities. Further, the research and teaching program is implemented in close collaboration with researchers from the Donders Institute of Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and includes opportunities for international research stays.

For more information on the RTG projects and involved PIs, see here: www.emotionalmemory.de.

Your Profile

A university degree in the field(s) of Psychology, Medicine, Neuroscience, Biology or a related discipline.

General requirements:

enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research

interest in the integration of basic science and clinical research

excellent English communication skills

ability to work in a team

Specific requirements:

excellent methodological skills and knowledge of statistics

knowledge and experience in experimental work and neuroscientific methods

openness to learn new techniques

programming skills in R, MATLAB or Python are advantageous

We offer

Continuing education opportunities

Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements

Continuing education opportunities

Continuing education opportunities

University pensions

University pensions

Attractive location

Attractive location

Flexible working hours

Flexible working hours

Work-life balance opportunities

Work-life balance opportunities

Health management

Health management, EGYM Wellpass

30 days of vacation per annum

Educational leave

30 days of vacation per annum

30 days of vacation per annum

Universität Hamburg - University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle "Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a digital age" drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified nondisabled applicants.

Instructions for applying

Contact

Lars Schwabe (spokesperson RTG)

lars.schwabe@uni-hamburg.de

+49 40 42838-5950

Reference number

401

Application deadline

31.01.2025

Use only the online application form to submit your application with the following documents:

letter of motivation

a tabular curriculum vitae

copies of all relevant degree certificates

contact details of two references

Job interviews are scheduled for February 27th and February 28th, 2025. Please indicate in your application, which of the RTG projects interests you the most.

If you experience technical problems, send an email to bewerbungen@uni-hamburg.de.

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