PhD student in psychiatry/neuroscience

Published: 2023-03-13

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 54,000 students, more than 7,500 employees and a turnover of around SEK 8 billion.

The Department of Medical Sciences is a large clinical institution with more than 250 employees and over 900 additional coworkers connected via the Uppsala University Hospital. The Department of Medical Sciences has a broad research profile with strong research groups in a number of different areas. The research carried out at the department is performed in close connection with the clinical activities at the Uppsala University Hospital, which includes both basic studies on the causes of a variety of illnesses and the development and evaluation of improved diagnostics and new treatment methods. More information about the Department of Medical Sciences can be found at www.medsci.uu.se .

At the department, the Psychiatry Research Group studies the major psychiatric disorders based on a gene-environment interaction model where psychiatric conditions are considered to arise due to an interplay between biological, psychological and social risk factors.

Within Psychiatry, the subgroup ”Uppsala mood, brain and behaviour” headed by Associate Professor Malin Gingnell investigates the neurobiology associated with emotional states. We use experimental psychology in the lab, through Internet and during brain imaging (PET, MR, EEG) to gain a better understanding of emotion processing in both healthy participants and patient groups.

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Duties
As part of the international research project RE-MEND (Building Resilience against Mental illness during Endocrine-sensitive life stages) we study the interaction between the hormonal challenges during puberty and basic psychological functions such as approach behavior, fear extinction, emotion regulation and risk taking. This part of the project uses online psychological assessments of behavior in large scale longitudinal cohorts and combine these with biomedical data. Data collection is performed both within Sweden and in Bangladesh.

Requirements
To meet the entry requirements for doctoral studies, you must

• - hold a Master’s (second-cycle) degree in Psychology, Medicine, Biomedicine or any similar field, or
• - have completed at least 240 credits in higher education, with at least 60 credits at Master’s level including an independent project worth at least 15 credits, or
• - have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way.

Additional qualifications
Of merit are research experience using psychological experiements and psychophysiological assessments, a strong computational and/or statistical background, and practical research including human subjects. The project can be shaped to fit the candidate’s specific background and experience. Personal abilities such as independence, flexibility and perseverance together with ability to cooperate are of value. English proficiency is of importance.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %.Starting dateas agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Malin Gingnell 070-7544148, malin.gingnell@psyk.uu.se.

Please submit your application by March 31st 2023, UFV-PA 2023/889.

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Placement: Department of Medical Sciences

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position

Pay: Fixed salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se
ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se
Saco-rådet saco@uadm.uu.se

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2023/889

Last application date: 2023-03-31