PhD Student Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy
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The Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital Frankfurt (Director: Prof. Andreas Reif) invites applications for a fullyfunded PhD position 3 years TVH E13 65 in our innovative PSYCHGPT project starting Q3 2025. This position is embedded in our comprehensive early career support program and is founded by the Reiss Foundation. Project Description: The PSYCHGPT project (Psychiatric Symptom Characterization Using GPT Technology) explores how large language models (LLMs) can advance psychiatric research and clinical applications. The study investigates whether GPTs can model cognitivesemantic disruptions in disorders like mania depression and schizophrenia by analyzing behavioral and fMRI data. Additionally it develops AIdriven tools for diagnosing and predicting treatment outcomes through automated analysis of therapy sessions. By bridging neuroscience and artificial intelligence PSYCHGPT aims to uncover disorderspecific neural patterns while paving the way for personalized digital psychiatry solutions. The interdisciplinary project combines:
Naturalistic fMRI experiments (Speech)
Computational modeling of brainlanguage alignment
Clinical language data analysis
AIassisted psychiatry applications
Your Role:
- Design and conduct fMRI experiments using naturalistic language stimuli
- Develop innovative brainlanguage model alignment analyses
- Implement computational methods for clinical language data
- Present findings at international conferences
- Publish in highimpact journals
- Collaborate with clinical researchers and AI experts
Our Structured Early Career Support:
As part of our institutional commitment to researcher development you will benefit from:
- Enrollment in the GRADE Brain Neuroscience PhD program (degree: PhD Neuroscience)
- Participation in the LOEWEDYNAMIC curriculum Computational & Digital Mental Health
- Annual career development planning
- Presentation training and grant writing workshops
- Clinical shadowing opportunities (optional)
- Excellent Masters degree in Neuroscience Cognitive Science Linguistics Psychology Computer Science or related field
- Good programming and data analysis skills (at least basic knowledge in Python essential; experience with NLP/ML a plus)
- Keen interest in computational psychiatry research
- Experience with neuroimaging analysis (preferred but not required)
- Fluent English (German beneficial for clinical interactions)
- Due to legal regulations valid proof of measles immunity / measles vaccination is required.
- Collective agreement TVUKF
- 30 days holiday 38.5 hours / week annual bonus company pension scheme
- Free State Ticket Hessen
- UniklinikCampus Canteen Cafs
- WorkLifeBalance
- Health Promotion
- childcare in our daycare center child care during holidays (Infos fromFamilienservice
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Contakt: Dr. Oliver Grimm
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Application deadline: 16.05.2025
Women are underrepresented in these positions at the University Hospital Frankfurt. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. Disabled applicants are preferred if they have the same personal and professional qualifications.
Employment Type
Part-Time
