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Research Assistant (f/m/x) Wiss2608-18 | Chair of Social Psychology | Department of Psychology University of Cologne in Germany
Degree Level
PhD, Postdoc
Field of study
Behavioral Science
Funding
Available
Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Country
Germany
University
University of Cologne
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About this position
The University of Cologne is offering a part-time research assistant position at the Chair of Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology. The chair is part of the Social Cognition Center Cologne and the Center for Social and Economic Behavior, placing the role in a highly connected and internationally oriented research environment.
The position is closely linked to research on judgment and decision making, prosociality, cooperation, and cross-cultural interaction. The successful candidate will contribute to the team’s research profile, support the teaching mission in the Bachelor’s program in Psychology, and participate in academic self-administration, publications, and international conference dissemination.
This opening is suitable for applicants seeking either a doctoral path or postdoctoral employment. The ad explicitly mentions scientific qualification work such as a PhD or habilitation. Teaching duties include designing and delivering seminars in the Bachelor of Psychology program, preferably in German, as well as supervising bachelor’s and master’s theses and student assistants.
Required qualifications include an above-average Master’s degree or equivalent in Psychology, very strong quantitative research skills, and excellent German and English. Desirable experience includes programming complex experiments and surveys, analyzing complex data with multilevel or cognitive modeling, using R, STATA, or Python, and prior university teaching experience.
The appointment starts on 2027-01-01 at 70% FTE, increases to 75% from 2027-04-01, and runs until 2029-12-31. Pay is according to E13 TV-L, subject to the applicable collective agreement and personal eligibility. Applications must be submitted online through the University of Cologne job portal by 2026-10-01.
Funding details
Available
What's required
Applicants should have an above-average university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Psychology, very good knowledge of quantitative research methods, very good knowledge in at least one of the research areas judgment and decision making, prosociality, cooperation, or cross-cultural interaction, and excellent German and English language skills. Desirable but not mandatory are experience programming complex experiments and surveys, knowledge of statistical methods for analyzing complex data (e.g. multilevel modeling, cognitive modeling), experience with data analysis in R, STATA or comparable software such as Python, and initial experience in university teaching or conducting tutorials and courses.
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Professors
Prof. Dr. at University of Cologne
Germany
Research Interests
Social Psychology
Behavioral Economics
Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Anxiety
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