PhD-Position Entwicklungs- und Pädagogische Psychologie / Research Assistant (m/f/d)

We expect you to

• Work towards a doctoral thesis (Dissertation) on a topic within the project, ideally with a social science genetics focus
  
• Write academic papers in English and present your work at national/international conferences
  
• Analyse existing data using advanced statistical methods such as growth and structural equation models in R, Stata, and/or Mplus
  
• Have a keen interest in genetically-informed developmental psychology, including learning to apply molecular genetic methods to understand origins of individual differences in development
  
• Contribute to the broader aims of the project in collaboration with other team members
  
• Contribute to public engagement efforts of the project team
  
• Mentor BSc and Master students and contribute to teaching and supervision tasks of the department

• Completed Master's degree in psychology or a related field
  
• Fluency in written and spoken English, and ideally also in German
  
• Excellent statistical and writing skills
  
• High level of independence combined with interpersonal skills to collaborate with other team members

• Regular promotion to the next level and increase in salary pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement for the public service of the German Länder (TV-L) or remuneration pursuant to the Bavarian Public Servants Remuneration Act (BayBesG) plus an additional annual bonus
  
• 30 days annual leave at five working days per week with additional free days on December 24 and 31
  
• Occupational pension scheme and asset accumulation savings scheme

• Excellent support during the academic qualification phase
  
• Structured doctoral degree programs
  
• Systematic career development in collaboration with the Graduate Center
  
• Thorough onboarding process with a dedicated team
  
• Joint team activities
  
• Subsidized food and drinks in our student restaurants
  
• Place of work within comfortable walking distance of public transport
  
• Family-friendly environment with childcare options, also during school holidays
  
• Flexible working hours
  
• A wide range of training courses and opportunities for professional development
  
• Active health management