PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in psychology in germany

New PhD opportunity in Berlin, Germany at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development . The position is in memory development and focuses on research questions around early memory development and infantile amnesia . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in psychology , cognitive science , and related developmental research. The post is shared by Sarah Power , Research Project Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, who says she is looking for a PhD student to join t...

Postdoc opportunity at the Developing Minds Lab , Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Vechta (Germany). The lab studies the development of social, epistemic, and scientific competencies from childhood to young adulthood, with research interests including social-cognitive development , advanced theory of mind , perspective-taking , scientific thinking , early STEM education , diversity , and evidence assessment . The advertised role is a Research Assistant (m/f/d) at postdoc lev...

PhD opportunity at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) GmbH in collaboration with Paul Smaldino (University of California Merced / Santa Fe Institute). The project focuses on climate change beliefs , public opinion , social interactions , and how individual and collective views evolve over time in response to external information. This is a strong fit for applicants interested in environmental social science, computational social science, and opinion dynamics. Host / academic c...

PhD researcher position at the University of Duisburg-Essen in the Human Understanding of Algorithms and Machines (HUAM) group, part of the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security / Research Alliance Ruhr. This is an open-topic PhD opening for applicants who want to develop their own research agenda within the broader study of human behavior and artificial intelligence . The group is especially interested in projects on AI and ethical decision-making , AI-mediated communication and...

Postdoctoral Researcher position in Computational Social Science with a focus on visual data analysis of gender-based disinformation . The role is part of GENDIS , a new joint project involving the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society and Technical University of Munich . The project combines computational methods with social science theories to conceptualise and classify gender-based disinformation and to build a tool that can automatically detect it online. The post is aimed at experi...

Technische Universität Dresden is inviting applications for a PhD position in cognitive neuroscience , human EEG , and neurotechnology within the Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab in the Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. The project focuses on cognitive neuroscience , EEG , adaptive neurotechnology , neural oscillations , and cognitive control . This is a strong fit for candidates interested in brain-signal analysis, computational neuroscience methods, and interdisciplinary work at the interfa...

The Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab is inviting applications for a PhD position in cognitive neuroscience , human EEG , and adaptive neurotechnology . The project focuses on how neural oscillations , information flow , and transient EEG brain states support cognitive control and adaptive behaviour . Depending on the candidate’s interests, the work may also include translational topics such as ADHD , neurofeedback , and adaptive neuromodulation . The position is associated with Christian Beste , Pr...

University of Koblenz is advertising a Research Associate / PhD Candidate position in the Human-Computer Interaction group led by Martin Schmitz . The role focuses on Mixed Reality , Human-Robot Interaction , Co-creative AI systems , and Adaptive Interfaces based on human behavior. The group’s research emphasizes human-centered computing systems that act autonomously while adapting to human needs and intentions. The work combines empirical studies, interface engineering, algorithmic methods, and...

University of Bayreuth is advertising a full-time PhD position in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with applications in the health domain , hosted by the Professorship for Mobile Computing and Telemedicine . The research area includes human-centred interaction design for medical data and AI systems , digital collaboration , telemedical care across distances , and digital health education and empowerment of students and patients. The successful candidate will work on the development and evaluatio...