Open Positions

PhD Position for our project ChildBrainCircuits: Neural basis of multisensory learning and processing during child development

Fluent German required!

We have an open PhD Position in neuroscience with joint supervision by Sarah Di Pietro and AdaBD members Silvia Brem, Nora Raschle, Michael von Rhein, Christian Ruff, and Anita Rauch. If you are interested in investigating how the structure, activation and connectivity of brain regions adapt during multisensory learning across early and middle childhood in healthy children and in patients with developmental language disorders do not hesitate to read our job ad and apply. We look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Planning, development, implementation and evaluation of annual psychometric follow-up measurements and an MRI follow-up measurement as part of longitudinal studies
• Scientific publications and presentation of the results
• Responsibility for the recruitment of participants and coordination of the study
• Support in supervising master's students and interns, as well as in giving courses

Your profile

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in biomedicine, (human/neuro) biology, psychology with a neuroscience focus, health sciences and technology or a related subject
• Enthusiasm for precise scientific work (MRI experience an advantage) and scientific writing
• Enjoy contact with young children and their parents, as well as patience and empathy
• Fluency in German (including understanding of Swiss dialects) and good written and spoken English skills
• Very good communication and organisational skills and enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary team
• Good statistical knowledge and programming skills (MATLAB, Python, R an advantage)

Are you interested? Please apply via the website of the University of Zurich:
Apply here

PhD Position for our project NUMIS: Numerosity in Dyscalculia and Autism: The Role of Multisensory Integration and Stress

Fluent German required!

We have an open PhD Position in neuroscience with joint supervision by AdaBD members Karin Kucian and Christian Ruff. If you are interested in investigating the multisensory integration of numerical information and the influence of stress on numerical performance in children and adults with developmental dyscalculia and autism spectrum disorder, do not hesitate to read our job ad and apply. We look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Examination of children with dyscalculia and adolescents with and without dyscalculia
• Performance and evaluation of psychometric tests, non-invasive functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Application of computational modelling in the processing of numerical information and financial decision-making tasks
• Planning and development of a new test to assess the multisensory integration of numerical information
• Recruitment and coordination of the study
• Data collection, evaluation and analysis as well as participation in the publication of the results

Your profile

• Degree (Master's or equivalent) in biomedicine, (human/neuro)biology, psychology with a neuroscience focus, health sciences and technology or similar
• Experience with imaging methods, especially MRI, is an advantage, but can also be acquired as part of the project
• Experience with statistics and computational modelling is an advantage
• Enthusiasm for precise scientific work and quantitative methods
• Enjoyment of working with children and young people, as well as patience and empathy
• Fluency in German and a good written and oral English skills required for dealing with study participants, their parents and the scientific literature

Are you interested? Please apply via the website of the University Children's Hospital:
Apply here

PhD Position exploring the developmental origins of autism spectrum disorder

We have an open PhD Position in neuroscience with joint supervision by AdaBD members Andras Jakab, Theo Karayannis,Bea Latal, Michael von Rhein. If you are interested in investigating macro-scale connectomic signatures and environmental factors associated with autistic traits in the developing human and mouse brain, do not hesitate to read our job ad and apply. We look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale human fetal and neonatal MRI datasets (open data)
• Conduct advanced data processing, including DTI and resting-state fMRI
• Collaborate on cross-species studies involving mouse models, analysing mouse 9.4T MRI / DTI data
• Integrate neuroimaging findings with maternal and environmental data
• Present findings at international conferences and contribute to publications

Your profile

• High motivation to carry out a PhD in the field of neuroscience
• Master’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, or related fields
• Experience with MRI data analysis and statistical modeling
• Some programming skills in Python or Linux Bash
• Interest in interdisciplinary and translational research
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent English knowledge

Are you interested? Please apply via the website of the University Children's Hospital:
Apply here