Research Assistant (Doctoral student)

The position is offered until 30th September 2028, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The starting date is 1st October 2025. The position is part-time (50 % of regular working hours) with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13, 50 %).

Tasks:

• scientific services in research and teaching, in particular
• planning, conducting, and analyzing empirical studies
• contribution to scientific publications
• supervision of bachelor's and master's theses
• participation in administrative tasks
• teaching activities in Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment

The position is limited to a time period deemed adequate for the completion of a doctoral degree. As part of the assigned duties, there will be ample opportunity to conduct the independent scientific research necessary for the completion of a doctorate. The limitation complies to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG.

Profile:

• MSc-degree or equivalent in Psychology or a related discipline
• excellent grades in Bachelor's and Master's transcripts, especially in the areas of Personality Psychology, Biological Psychology, and Psychological Assessment
• strong interest in Personality Psychology and neurobiology of affect
• good knowledge of German is an advantage
• solid knowledge of experimental psychology
• experience with psychophysiological measurement methods (e. g. EEG) or programming skills (e. g. Matlab, Python, R) and initial experience in publishing and presenting research findings are an advantage

Disposition to own scientific qualification is expected.

We actively support the professional development of junior researchers by the offers of Marburg Research Academy (MARA), the research training group “Breaking Expectations” of the Department of Psychology, the International Office and the Higher Education Didactics Office.

We offer:

• collaboration and active exchange within an international, collaborative team with strong research output
• regular in-depth, individualized PhD supervision
• flexibility with regard to planning your individualized PhD project
• access to excellent research infrastructure, including two well-equipped EEG labs, mobile EEG, sleep lab, virtual reality lab at the department, and more

Contact for more Information

Prof. Dr. Erik Mueller

+49 6421-28 23659

erik.mueller@uni-marburg.de

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepresented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career. Sharing a full-time position (§ 8 Abs. 2 S. 1 HGlG) as well as a reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as discribed in SGB IX (§ 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.

Please apply by 25th May 2025 using the application-button below.