Research Associate (m/f/d) for smartphone-based digital assessments and high-frequency data (EMA/ESM)

The Faculty of Medicine is an integral part of the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg and cooperates with the Magdeburg University Hospital A.ö.R. in research, teaching and patient care.

At the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Head: Prof. Dr. Thomas Nickl-Jockschat) of the Medical Faculty of the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, a research project on the variability and change of behavior and cognition in the context of a multimodal intervention is being conducted in collaboration with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Group, Head: Dr. David Berron). For the targeted development and application of high-frequency smartphone-based examinations, a part-time position is to be filled at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the earliest possible date. 

This involves the following tasks and requirements:

Your tasks:

• You will develop and implement scales for Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) to investigate behavior, cognition and subjective perceptions as well as their variability at high frequency
• You will focus on the evaluation of Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) for the temporal progression, in particular to evaluate the effects of a targeted intervention
• You will analyze high-frequency data collected from active and passive data sources
• You will prepare scientific publications and present your result at conferences

What you bring with you:

• University degree in psychology or a comparable field of study
• Strong interest in statistical analysis of high-frequency longitudinal data (intensive longitudinal methods; for example linear mixed-effects models)
• Initial knowledge in the evaluation of intervention studies as well as knowledge of quantitative methods and statistical analysis software (e.g. R)
• Strong interest in innovative methods for data collection and diagnosis, such as smartphone-based and wearable-base survey methods
• Systematic, independent and clearly structured work in a team
• Very good knowledge of German and English

What we offer:

• Collaboration in an innovative and exciting project in an interdisciplinary team between psychiatry, psychology and cognitive neuroscience
• Internal and external training and development programs
• Possibility of hybrid working
• A family-friendly workplace design
• We also offer a wide range of sports and relaxation activities as part of our company health management program

Compensation:

The salary group E13 according to “Tarifvertrag für den Öffentlichen Dienst de Länder" awaits you.

Occupation terms:

The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date on a part-time basis (50%) and limited until 30.09.2026. Subsequent employment may be possible.

If you have any further questions, please contact Dr. David Berron (david.berron@dzne.de)or Prof. Dr. Thomas Nickl-Jockschat (thomas.nickljockschat@med.ovgu.de)

Your application:

We look forward to receiving your application by 23.04.2025 (application deadline). Apply now via email:bewerbung@med.ovgu.de - (Reference number: 223-2025)