PhD: Digital Proxies for Reward, Motivation & Impulsivity

1000scholars; Groningen; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

End-of-year bonus

Professional development

Job summary

University of Groningen seeks a PhD candidate to investigate digital proxies of Reward, Motivation and Impulsivity (RM&I) and their relationships with neurobiological markers. You will synthesize evidence, develop data-driven proxies, and test hypotheses across MDD, AD and obesity within an international consortium.

The role combines data science, digital phenotyping, clinical research and neurobiology, with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific dissemination.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field (data science, neuroscience, psychology, biomedical sciences, medicine, epidemiology, health sciences or related).
• Strong interest in quantitative and computational approaches to biomedical or clinical research.
• Experience with statistical analysis and/or data science; programming in R and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Systematically review digital proxies related to Reward, Motivation & Impulsivity.
• Develop and apply data-driven digital proxies and analyse their relation to neurobiological markers.
• Investigate relationships between digital proxies and clinical outcomes across diseases.
• Collaborate across longitudinal cohorts, clinical studies, biomarker research and evidence synthesis.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Programming in R

Programming in Python

Data science

Analytical skills

English writing

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

R

Python

Job description

University of Groningen seeks a PhD candidate to investigate digital proxies of Reward, Motivation and Impulsivity (RM&I) and their relationships with neurobiological markers. You will synthesize evidence, develop data-driven proxies, and test hypotheses across MDD, AD and obesity within an international consortium.

The role combines data science, digital phenotyping, clinical research and neurobiology, with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific dissemination.