[FieldTrip] 4-year PhD position decision-making/ computational psychiatry at Donders Institute, Netherlands

[Johannes Algermissen]

*PhD Candidate in Decision-Making / Computational Psychiatry*

We invite applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD student in the field
of cognitive/affective neuroscience. This position is embedded in the
Learning & Decision-Making lab (PI: Hanneke den Ouden) at the Donders
Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, as part of the Vidi project
“Getting things done: Unravelling the neurocognitive mechanisms of adaptive
decision-making”.

The overarching aim of our research is to establish the computational and
neuropharmacological mechanisms of human (mal)adaptive decision-making. The
focus of this PhD position will be to investigate in both healthy and
psychiatric populations how disparate decision systems may act both
synergistically and competitively, depending on environmental demands. You
will investigate the neurobiological basis of decision-making, using a
combination of psychopharmacology, experimental psychology, neuroimaging
and computational modeling. There will be a strong focus on the role of
dopamine and/or serotonin and fronto-striatal circuitry. You will have the
following tools at your disposal: fMRI, psychopharmacology and large-scale
web-based behavioural testing, potentially combined with EEG/MEG and
patient research. You will also participate in conceptually developing the
framework for understanding the neurochemistry of the adaptive mind.



*What we expect from you*

Essential qualities:

·       a Master’s degree in Psychology, Neurosciences, Computer Science or
a related field;

·       experience in quantitative analysis;

·       fluent English (writing/speaking);

·       the capacity to work in an interdisciplinary and translational
research environment;

·       good interpersonal and communication skills;

·       proactive and goal-directed attitude, good organizational skills,
and the ability to get things done.



Non-essential, desirable skills:

·       computational modeling

·       Python, R, MATLAB, Javascript

·       fMRI or EEG/MEG analysis

·       psychopharmacology

·       working with patient populations

·       experimental design



For more information, please visit
https://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/jobopportunities/details/details-vacature/?recid=601954



Deadline for applications is *1 May 2019*.
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