Funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant, MitO2Health project focuses on depression as an immunometabolic disorder and investigates the role of lifestyle (diet, physical activity), traumatic stress and cellular energy production in the course of psychotherapy. Further information can be found here: https://www.uni-ulm.de/en/in/psy-kbio/research-network/current-projects/mito2health/

For the MitO2Health project, we are looking for a part-time research assistant (65%, TV-L 13) to be included in the project coordination team. The research assistant position is initially for 1 year. The position can be prolonged 3 more years for a doctorate.

Your tasks:

• Daily coordination of data collection in the ongoing therapy study (patients, healthy control subjects)
• Supervision of student assistants and bachelor/master students, as part of study coordination
• Familiarization with the project in order to identify a suitable topic for a doctorate
• Writing scientific publications in the field of lifestyle (nutrition, inflammatory processes, physical activity) and depression

Your qualifications and skills:

• Master's degree in psychology, psychotherapy, health sciences, nutritional sciences, biology, biochemistry, neurosciences, molecular medicine or a comparable course of study
• Strong interest in the study of the biological correlates of mental illness and optimizing the success of psychotherapy for depression
• Strong communication skills and a high level of organizational skills
• Experience in contact with depressive patients desirable, but not essential
• Knowledge of German at native speaker level, very good knowledge of English

What we offer:

• Work in an ambitious, interdisciplinary team (psychologists, [molecular] biologists, medical doctors, nutritionists, etc.)
• Acquisition of key qualifications for a doctorate in the project. The position can be extended by 3 years for a doctorate
• Our department is part of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) and part of the German Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ), which offers a scientifically stimulating environment as well as access to a number of young talent development programs

Your application:

We are looking forward to receiving your online application at https://stellenangebote.uni-ulm.de/jobposting/ca811399df34d7c6269432b055f5d593adc118e2 by 22.09.2024. If case of questions, please contact Nehir Mavioglu from (kubpsy-bewerbung@uni-ulm.de).