Your responsibilities
The successful candidates will have the chance to take a leading role in an exciting and timely international project, working together with a motivated and diverse team in Zurich and with investigators over three international sites. In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity to conduct analyses of behavioral and imaging data, disseminate study results in peer-reviewed journals, and supervise graduate and undergraduate students. The candidate will take part in ongoing projects and initiate new research within the team of Prof. Philipp Homan, who is also a group leader.
Your profile
- PhD degree in a relevant field including computational linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science
- Track record of strong first author publications and preprints
- Track record of successful mentorship of undergraduate or graduate students
- Excellent self-management skills
- Excellent skills in neuroimaging (experimental design and analysis) and computational linguistics
- Excellent data management and programming skills (Python, R, Matlab, Stan etc.)
- Commitment to Open Science and computational reproducibility
- Excellent verbal and written English skills
What we offer
To work in a diverse team of highly motivated young researchers who are passionate about computational linguistics, clinical psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience and date scienceTo be part of a diverse and multinational ERC Synergy project that aims to apply cutting edge technology to a clinically relevant questionA competitive salary and generous social benefits (salary 100'000 - 110'000 USD / year)Generous support for professional travel and research needsAn inspiring work environment within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Zurich and part of the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ)The opportunity to live in Zurich, one of the world's most attractive citiesPlease visit for further information.