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Doctoral Researcher / PhD Candidate – Computational Psychiatry(m/w/x)

Köln
Part-timeOn-siteJunior
Data Science

Curating longitudinal digital phenotyping datasets and evaluating generative models for mental health research. Master's degree in a related field and quantitative methods experience required. Opportunity to pursue PhD in an internationally connected research environment.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, computational psychiatry, cognitive science, data science, computer science, statistics, or related field
  • Interest in mental health research, longitudinal data, and computational approaches
  • First experience with quantitative methods and programming
  • Interest in machine learning, time-series analysis, digital phenotyping, or computational modelling
  • Motivation for interdisciplinary and collaborative work
  • Careful, structured, and self-motivated working style
  • Very good written and spoken English
  • Master’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, computational psychiatry, cognitive science, data science, computer science, statistics, or related field
  • Interest in mental health research, longitudinal data, and computational approaches
  • First experience with quantitative methods and programming
  • Interest in machine learning, time-series analysis, digital phenotyping, or computational modelling
  • Motivation for interdisciplinary and collaborative work
  • Careful, structured, and self-motivated working style
  • Very good written and spoken English

Tasks

  • Harmonise and curate longitudinal digital phenotyping datasets
  • Support feature engineering from EMA, actigraphy, and GPS-derived data
  • Contribute to evaluating generative models and simulation outputs
  • Develop and apply resilience metrics to simulated and empirical trajectories
  • Identify and interpret different transition patterns
  • Assist in preparing analysis pipelines, documentation, and reproducible workflows
  • Contribute to scientific publications, conference presentations, and team activities
  • Pursue an independent doctoral project within the research group's thematic framework

Education

  • Doctoral / PhD

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
  • GermanBasic

Tools & Technologies

  • Python
  • R

Benefits

Learning & Development

  • Opportunity to pursue PhD
  • Opportunities for conference participation
  • Methodological training

Startup Environment

  • Innovative research environment
  • Integration into interdisciplinary team

Informal Culture

  • Internationally connected research environment

Other Benefits

  • Close supervision
  • Access to high-quality longitudinal datasets

Modern Equipment

  • Access to modern computational methods

Career Advancement

  • Opportunities for publication
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