Erc-funded Postdoc Position in Computational Psychiatry

vor 2 Wochen

Zürich, Schweiz Universität Zürich Vollzeit

**Pschiatric University Hospital Zurich**
**ERC-funded postdoc position in computational psychiatry 80 - 100 %**: Start of employment 17.02.2025, temporary

The DELTA-LANG project focuses on the linguistic and neurobiological changes that occur during different states of psychosis - from the acute stage to remission. Its aim is to develop a detailed index for speech disturbances in psychosis and the underlying thought processes. The project involves the development and implementation of novel experimental paradigms and the use of methods including multimodal neuroimaging (e.g. model-based fMRI, diffusion weighted imaging, neuromelanin imaging), and computational modelling.

**Your responsibilities**:
**Your profile**:

- 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 statistics
- 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

**What we offer**:
**Work-Life Balance**
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH

**Learning and Development**
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich

**Food**
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution

**Healthcare**
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower

**Discounts**
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations

**Conditions of Employment**
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law

**International Services**
- Support for people from outside Switzerland

**Campuses**
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg

**Location**:
**Pschiatric University Hospital Zurich***:Lenggstrasse 31, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland

**Further information**:
**Questions about the job**:
**Philipp Homan**
- PhD, Prof. Dr. med. univ.

**Victoria Edkins**
- Dr.

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