PhD: Digital Proxies for Reward, Motivation & Impulsivity

RUG; Groningen; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Groningen invites applications for a PhD candidate to investigate digital proxies of Reward, Motivation and Impulsivity (RM&I) and their links to neurobiological markers. You will synthesize evidence, develop data-driven proxies, and test hypotheses using longitudinal and clinical data.

The project is interdisciplinary, international and aims to advance transdiagnostic precision medicine across MDD, AD and obesity.

Qualifications

• Completed Master’s degree in a relevant field (data science, AI, CS, neuroscience, psychology, biomedical sciences, medicine, epidemiology or related).
• Strong interest in quantitative/computational approaches to biomedical or clinical research.
• Programming experience, preferably in R and/or Python; experience with statistical analysis or data science.

Responsibilities

• Systematic review of digital proxies related to RM&I across conditions.
• Development and evaluation of RM&I-related digital proxies using data-science methods.
• Investigate relationships between digital proxies and neurobiological markers in longitudinal datasets.

Skills

Data science interest

Statistical analysis

R and/or Python

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

R

Python

Job description

University of Groningen invites applications for a PhD candidate to investigate digital proxies of Reward, Motivation and Impulsivity (RM&I) and their links to neurobiological markers. You will synthesize evidence, develop data-driven proxies, and test hypotheses using longitudinal and clinical data.

The project is interdisciplinary, international and aims to advance transdiagnostic precision medicine across MDD, AD and obesity.