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About the Role

The Center for Affective and Autonomic Neuroscience (CAAN) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate the causes and consequences of significant autonomic changes throughout adulthood. This role involves analyzing existing longitudinal data and planning new datasets, focusing on the intersection of physiology, computational analysis, and aging neuroscience.

Responsibilities

Design and conduct longitudinal analyses linking autonomic measures to health, brain, and molecular biomarkers.
Build and maintain reproducible pipelines to clean, harmonize, and integrate multi-modal data.
Process and analyze cardiac signals, including spectral decomposition of heart rate variability.
Integrate autonomic measures with neuroimaging and/or molecular data to probe mechanism.
Lead manuscripts, present at conferences, and contribute to grant writing.
Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and mentor junior trainees.

Requirements

PhD (or equivalent) in psychology, neuroscience, physiology, biomedical engineering, epidemiology, statistics, or a related field.
Strong applied statistics, including methods for longitudinal/repeated-measures data.
Ability to independently learn new quantitative methods.
Proficient programming and data-wrangling skills (e.g., R, Python) for building analysis pipelines on complex, multi-wave datasets.
A track record of first-author scholarly work and strong scientific writing.

Skills

Spectral analysis and signal processing of heart rate / ECG data (e.g., frequency-domain HRV).
Experience with MRI data (structural, functional, and/or related preprocessing pipelines).
Experience with proteomic data or other high-dimensional molecular datasets.
Experience harmonizing data across cohorts; familiarity with version control and reproducible-research practices.

Location

Berlin, Germany

Work Type

Full-time
Four-year fixed-term contract
Possibility to work remotely (up to 40%)

Experience Level

Postdoctoral

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

EG 13 TVöD

Benefits

Access to rich multimodal datasets
Close collaboration with researchers with complementary expertise
Support from a data collection staff team
Support and mentoring for publications, grant applications and career development
Stimulating, international work environment
Access to the training programs offered by the Planck Academy of the MPG
Flexible working hours
Annual bonus payment in accordance with the TVöD
30 days of vacation, plus December 24 and 31 off
Daycare partnerships with dedicated places
A parent-child room at the institute
Excellent public transport connections
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Institute canteen and biodiverse institute garden
Various offers related to “health in the workplace” (e.g., fitness room, massage services, yoga classes)
Extensive support services (e.g., International Office, Disability Office, Gender Equality Office, mental health support)
Diversity-sensitive working environment

About the Company

The Max Planck Institute for Human Development studies how and why people develop differently over their lives and how environmental aspects shape this process.
We foster academic freedom, curiosity, and collaborative work across disciplines like psychology, neuroscience, computer science, economics, and sociology.
Our research generates insights to help shape living conditions for individuals and societies to thrive.
We combine pioneering interdisciplinary research infrastructures with local and international collaboration.
Our vision is a healthy environment and an open society that allows individuals to realize their potential.

Equal Opportunity

The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion enrich our society and foster scientific excellence.
We are committed to increasing the number of women in areas where they are underrepresented and employing more people with disabilities.
We welcome applications from people who belong to groups that are often underrepresented in the workplace due to age, disability/chronic illness, ethnicity, gender identity, and religion.
Information about our commitment to diversity and accommodations is available on our website: www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/diversity.