Stellenausschreibungen / Open Positions

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1 fully funded Ph.D. position (4 years) is available at the Institute for Experimental Psychology (Chair of Professor Gesine Dreisbach) at the University of Regensburg, Germany

We are looking for a Ph.D. student for a period of four years (starting spring 2026 or later). The position is paid according to TV-L13 (75%, salary agreement for public service employees).

The candidate will work in a research project funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) entitled “From representation to action: Uncovering how task representations shape voluntary task choice”. The research project is part of a DFG Research Unit entitled “Voluntary task switching:
Cognitive processes and models to account for task choices”. In this context, regular meetings with other project groups and international guests allow for collaborations and advanced training in selective methods. All meetings will be held in English.

Your responsibilities:

• Programming of behavioral experiments outlined in the research proposal
• Coordination of lab facilities
• Data analyses and documentation
• Participating in manuscript writing

Prerequisites:

• Master Degree in Psychology or related disciplines (e.g., cognitive science) with a focus on experimental psychology
• Strong interest in basic psychological research
• Hands-on experience in programming (e.g. PsychoPy, Lab.js) or the willingness to learn programming
• Statistical expertise and experience in standard statistical packages (SPSS, R).
• Good mastery of spoken and written English
• Willingness to move to Regensburg/Germany for the period of the project

What we offer:

• The possibility to prepare a Ph.D. thesis
• Collaboration in an international research unit
• Advanced training in selected methods (e.g. modeling, advanced data analytic strategies)
• Intensive support by regular colloquia and discussions on current research
• Support in preparing conference presentations and research articles

For further information please visit /humanwissenschaften/psychologie-dreisbach/staff/gesine-dreisbach/index.html??or contact Professor Gesine Dreisbach directly via email (gesine.dreisbach@ur.de).

Please send your full application (CV, certificates, statement of interest, name of one reference person) by email to?gesine.dreisbach@ur.de . The University of Regensburg strives to achieve gender balance at all levels of employment. We therefore particularly encourage female candidates to apply for this position. With appropriate qualifications, applications from persons with handicaps will be treated with preference.