The Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics is seeking a

Postdoc (f/m/d)

Working hours: Full-time position (38,5 hours/week)
Time limit: Until 31.01.2026 
Entry:  01.02.2025
Remuneration: EG 13 (TV-L)

Tasks

Uniquely, the co-location of patient care, research and teaching in a single building offers the best environment for intensive interdisciplinary exchange and close clinical and scientific networking.

The Digital Mental Health working group within the Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics is seeking to expand it's team and is investigating the possibilities of intensifying the use of digital applications with the aim of improving clinical patient care in psychiatry and promoting mental health in general.

 The ‘FRIEND’ project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is being implemented in the context of the objectives described above. The project is being carried out in cooperation with our partners from industry and aims to create new possibilities for the prevention, individual support and restoration of mental health by linking innovative artificial intelligence and voice control technologies with psychiatric expertise.

Profile

  • Completed PhD in Neuroscience/ Medical Engineering/ Psychology/ Medicine or a related discipline, ideally with experience in Digital (Mental) Health and Human-Machine Interaction
  • A highly motivated and qualified researcher who is interested in the field of mental health
  • Programming skills (e.g. Python/R/Matlab) and experience with machine learning approaches would be a great advantage
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to work independently
  • Flexibility

Why should you choose us?

  • 30 days vacation/year for full-time employees
  • Employees recruit employees for nursing care / bonus of 3,000 euros
  • An attractive VBL company pension scheme
  • Further education and training opportunities
  • Flexible working hours with electronic time recording
  • Attractive conditions for public transport
  • A company kindergarten (places subject to availability)
  • Staff residence (places subject to availability and by arrangement)
  • An onboarding app for new employees
  • Extended opening hours for our staff restaurant

The application deadline for the advertised position GB-P-49800 is 10.01.2025.

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frodl, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen.

For more detailed information please contact PD Dr. Tanja Veselinovic, Tel.: +49 (0)241 80 35893, E-Mail: tveselinovicukaachende.

We look forward to receiving your application!

This position is not gender specific.

The RWTH Aachen University Hospital promotes equal opportunities and diversity. Applications from women are expressly encouraged and if the applicant is suitable qualified, they will be given priority in accordance with the LGG. If suitably qualified, people with a registered disability will also receive priority.

Weekly hours are negotiable.

You should preferably use our digital application portal at www.karriere.ukaachen.de for your application. There you have the option of securing your documents in the electronic application folder to prevent unauthorized access. Applications that reach us by email to: bewerbung@ukaachen.de (this transmission path cannot be as effectively secured) will be transferred to the aforementioned portal and any accompanying documents will be disposed of in accordance with data protection regulations immediately after transfer. After the retention period has expired, the data in the portal will also be deleted. If you do not agree to a transfer to the Application portal your application cannot be considered.