University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx. 10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a


Reference number: 12701

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx. 10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a

University Assistant (post doc)
for the inter-university Cluster Project “A translational psychiatric approach to adolescent anorexia nervosa” at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
at the Faculty of Psychology

General description:
We offer a full-time position for a university assistant (post doc) within the Inter-university cluster-project of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna “A translational psychiatric approach to adolescent anorexia nervosa” (PI Associate Professor Giorgia Silani) at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology.
The project main goals are: 1) the characterization of the psychological and neurobiological basis of reward processing in AN-patients at different stages of the illness and 2) the precise description of the phenotypes (clinical, comorbidity, psychosocial risk history) and genotypes (polygenic risk scores) of adolescent AN patients in order to identify stage/recovery-related markers related to reward processing. This will include in-depth assessments of eating disorder pathology, psychiatric comorbidities, risk factors, several neuropsychological and neuro-biological measures (diffusion tensor imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging and quantitative MRI) and genetic risk analysis. The post-doc will be both scientifically and structurally involved in the project regarding the neuroimaging part.

Duration of employment: 18 months

Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at).

For further information please contact Silani, Giorgia (giorgia.silani@univie.ac.at)

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
Reference number: 12701
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at







Duration of employment: 1 year/s
Duration of employment: 6 month/s
Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
Job Description: Active participation in research. This involves:

- Involvement in the research project / research studies

- International publications and presentations

- Supervision of students

- Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement

Profile:
Profile:
- Doctoral degree/PhD degree
- Experimental research skills
- Experience in research on MR imaging of the Human brain
- High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Ability to work in a team

In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have:
- Experience of working in research projects
- Publications in renowned, subject-relevant journals (peer-reviewed)
- International presentation experience.

Desirable qualifications are:
- Experience abroad
- Interest in clinical and biological psychology research

Application documents:
- Letter of motivation
- Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given)
- Contact details of 1 person who could provide a letter of reference

Additional qualifications:
Accurate, self-reliant working;
leadership and team competencies;
distinct management skills;
ability to work in interdisciplinary cooperation;
high sense of responsibility.






Additional qualifications:
Accurate, self-reliant working;
leadership and team competencies;
distinct management skills;
ability to work in interdisciplinary cooperation;
high sense of responsibility.



Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Psychology	Clinical psychology	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 22.02.2022, mentioning reference number 12701.

For further information please contact Silani, Giorgia +43-1-4277-47223.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
Reference number: 12701
E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at
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