PhD Positions in Psychiatry & Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry, Germany (2016-2017)

In collaboration with the International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP), the Research College “Translational Psychiatry”, funded by the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, offers a unique integrated setting for experimental and clinical research as part of a residency training program in psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Successful candidates begin with one year of clinical training, either at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University or the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry. On completion of their first year, they then continue on to do a PhD within the IMPRS-TP program. After obtaining their PhD, candidates return to their residency program to complete their clinical training in psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Within the IMPRS-TP PhD program, residents are expected to study alongside researchers in natural sciences. Language proficiencies in English and German are compulsory.

The programme focuses on the following methods:
- Molecular biology, histology
- Neuroimaging, machine learning
- Behavioral analysis, cognition in animal models
- Neurophysiology, brain stimulation
- Clinical studies, neuropsychology

Further details:
http://academicpositions.eu