PhD position in developmental psychology (all genders welcome) (Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1528) (ID 15906)

Einrichtung: Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1528 (ID 15906)

Ansprechpartner: Hannes Rakoczy

Besetzungsdatum: ab sofort

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 30.11.2021

At the University of Göttingen, a new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1528 “Cognition of Interaction” will be established with funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The CRC invites applications for a

PhD position in developmental psychology (all genders welcome)

This is a 65% position (currently 25,87 h/week) until December 31st, 2025. The position should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 13 TV-L.

The Collaborative Research Centre
In 22 projects, the CRC 1528 “Cognition of Interaction” investigates how fundamental cognitive functions and their neurobiological foundations contribute to human and nonhuman primate social behaviour and social interactions. The CRC is formed by a highly interdisciplinary consortium of systems and computational neuroscientists, data scientists, psychologists and behavioural and cognitive biologists. Partner institutions are the University Medical Center, the German Primate Center, the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Research focus of the project
The position will be located at the Department of Developmental Psychology (led by Hannes Rakoczy) that studies cognitive development in infancy and early childhood. The PhD position will be part of a project that investigates the early ontogeny of “Theory of Mind” and related forms of social cognition from developmental and comparative perspectives.

Requirements
- Master Degree in psychology or related cognitive science discipline
- Background in experimental, developmental and/or comparative psychological research
- Excellent statistical skills
- Experience in experimental studies with children are strongly desirable
- Excellent German language skills are strongly desirable

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference.

Please submit your application as a single pdf with the usual documents (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, contact details of up to two referees, university degrees) electronically (citing “PhD”) to [email protected]
(please include Dr. Christian Schloegl in cc: [email protected] )

Deadline for applications is December 31, 2021 (although applications will be accepted until the position is filled).

For further information or visit our website (http://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/en/development/ ) or contact Hannes Rakoczy ([email protected] )

Please note:
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