Research Assistant (doctoral candidate) - Institute of Psychology 23/Sa49

At the University of Greifswald’s Institute of Psychology, Chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,there is a job vacancy expected to be available from 1 March 2024, subject to budgetary regulations, for apart-time (65 %)

Research Assistant (doctoral candidate)

The position is limited to three years. Payment will be made according to pay group 13 TV-L Wissenschaft.

In the DFG-funded research project “Effects of human aging on the representation of state spaces” we study lifespan age differences in the cognitive and neural representations of state spaces (https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916231204811). We are looking for a motivated candidate with research interests in developmental and/or cognitive psychology. We offer an excellent research infrastructure, a motivated, diverse research group, and a research network with numerous national and international collaborations.

Job Description:

• Planning, implementation, coordination, and supervision of experimental research projects in the field of developmental and/or cognitive psychology
• Data analysis
• Publication and presentation of results

Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree or Diplom in psychology or a related field (cognitive neuroscience, educational sciences)
• Scientific expertise in the fields of developmental and/or cognitive psychology
• In-depth knowledge of statistical methods
• Excellent English language skills (oral and written)

Desirable:

• Experience in cognitive neuroscience methods (e.g. EEG or fMRI) and/or computational modelling.

This vacancy is open to all persons, irrespective of gender. Severely disabled applicants with the same qualifications will be considered with preference.

In accordance with § 68(3) PersVG M-V, the Staff Council will only be involved in staff matters of the academic or artistic staff on request.

Unfortunately, application costs (e.g. travel expenses for interviews) will not be reimbursed by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Applications comprising all usual documents (cover letter, CV, certificates, as well as the names and contact information of two academic references) should be sent with reference to the job advertisement number 23/Sa49 by 2 February 2024, preferably via email (one PDF file), to:

Universität Greifswald

Institut für Psychologie

Herrn Prof. Dr. Ben Eppinger

Franz-Mehring-Str. 47

17489 Greifswald

psychologie@uni-greifswald.de