PhD position in adult clinical psychology/psychotherapy research: Treatments for Complex PTSD

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD-position from 1 May 2027 or after agreement. The position and the project The successful candidate will work on the project Treatments for Complex PTSD (RECONNECT-trial), a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Mental Health Services.

The project has a strong focus on patient involvement and investigating mechanisms of change within the three intervention arms (Prolonged Exposure, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and Enhanced Emotional and Interpersonal Skills Training). The project is conducted in collaboration between researchers in psychology and psychiatry.

Duties and responsibilities The PhD student will be central in the research project, being involved in and responsible for large parts of the data collection. Most importantly, the PhD-student will be responsible for conceptualizing and conducting a subset of studies.

As such, data management and data analyses, as well as manuscript preparation and communication of research results to the scientific community as well as to relevant stakeholders will be central1 …