Postdoctoral Researcher in Youth Mental Health

vor 3 Wochen


Basel, Schweiz Universität Basel Vollzeit

The Faculty of Psychology is one of seven faculties of the oldest university in Switzerland. With our core focus on Society & Choice and Health & Interventions, we are successful both nationally and internationally in our research and study programs.

The newly established division of Youth Mental Health investigates mental health and the emergence of psychopathology with a focus on transdiagnostic symptoms of emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents. We use multimodal methodology, i.e., a combination of clinical, experimental, neurobiological, and ambulatory assessments to lay a foundation for innovative prevention.

**Your position**
- Joint planning, coordination, and implementation of research projects in alignment with the focus areas of the division
- Use of existing datasets to conduct advanced statistical analyses, including meta-analyses, to gain valuable insights into youth mental health
- Documentation and training of staff and students in solutions for data collection and analysis
- Coordination of professional exchange and workshops on best practices/open science
- Collaboration in national and international partnerships
- Presentation of research findings at (inter)national conferences and in international journals
- Teaching activities, supervision of bachelor and master theses
- Conceptualization, acquisition, and documentation of third-party funded projects, including the preparation of interim and final reports

**Your profile**
- PhD in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field (to be completed by the time of employment)
- Interest in the research focus areas of the division for Youth Mental Health
- Very good knowledge of statistical analysis methods (e.g., multilevel models, structural equation modeling, machine learning) and statistical software (e.g., R, Mplus)
- Proficiency in English language (both written and spoken)
- Interest in teaching, experience in student supervision (Bachelor's and Master's theses)
- Experience in planning, conducting, and analyzing intensive longitudinal and/or smartphone-based studies are desirable
- Experience in identifying and utilizing existing datasets, in collaboration with international research teams, is an advantage
- Experience with prevention and interventions and/or clinical experiences are a plus
- Ability to work in a team, communication skills, organizational skills
- Reliable and dedicated work ethic

**We offer you**
- Opportunity to conduct independent research, pursue further academic qualification and the acquisition of third-party funding
- Involvement in the research group's projects as well as national and international collaboration opportunities
- Access to state-of-the-art behavioral, experimental and psychophysiology laboratory
- Development of academic, teaching and interdisciplinary competencies
- Engaged and frequent supervision
- Employment conditions according to University guidelines for postdoctoral researchers
- The position is initially limited to 2 years, with the option of extension for a maximum of 4 years in total.

**Application / Contact**

- Motivation letter (incl. preferred work percentage, 80% or fulltime) addressed to Prof. Dr. Ines Mürner-Lavanchy
- Curriculum vitae including list of research output (publications, conference papers/presentations, code, datasets)
- Relevant certificates
- Names and contact information of two references

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