Four-Year PhD Positions at the London Site of the IMPRS COMP2PSYCH Programme

The International Max Planck Research School on Computational Methods in Psychiatry and Ageing Research (IMPRS COMP2PSYCH) seeks applicants for Four-year PhD Fellow positions to be based at the Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing, London (UK).

The main focus of the London site is to apply cognitive and theoretical neuroscience methods to understand the computation and neural basis of mental illness, as well as to understand changes in cognition that occur as a function of ageing. Methods include neuroimaging, computational modelling of behaviour and brain, and large-scale behavioural and neural data collection. Students will have a primary supervisor within the Centre and will be enrolled on the UCL PhD programme run by the Institute of Neurology and will be subject to eligibility, admission and progression rules of the programme. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates who have an interest in pursuing work that spans systems and circuit levels of analysis.

We are able to offer up to two funded places on the programme (supporting UK home fees, and a 4-year stipend), as well as research expenses and travel funding to conferences or courses. Students will participate in our international summer schools, seminars and workshops, and may have an opportunity to conduct a research project of up to 6 months in Berlin.

Due to time constraints attached to this funding, we are only able to offer this studentship on a fulltime basis and for entry in September 2024 (academic year 2024-25). Successful candidates are expected to devote themselves exclusively to the studentship.

For more information and how to apply, please see attached document.

Deadline to apply is February 11th, 2024.