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Technische Universität Dresden - Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Work, Organizational and Social Psychology, Chair of Social Psychology

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)

At the Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Work, Organizational and Social Psychology, the Chair of Social Psychology offers a position as

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting July 1, 2025. The position is initially limited for three years with the option of extension and entails 75% of the full-time weekly hours. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG). The position aims at obtaining further academic qualification (usually PhD).
We are looking for someone to work on (one of) two core research themes: (1) How (mis)perceiving other people’s ambivalent attitudes affects social judgment and behavior, and (2) The potential benefits of ambivalence in in different settings, ranging from decision-making, to creativity, and motivation. We use a wide range of methods, including survey psychology, response-time paradigms, process-tracking techniques (mouse-tracking, eye-tracking), and incentive-based behavioral paradigms and experience in (learning) multiple approaches is considered a plus but not required. More information about the chair and research can be found here: www.irisschneider.nl.

Working field:

scientific research and teaching and the development of independent scientific ideas in the research area of the chair (see above). Duties include the guidance and support of students in scientific work, acquiring (small) third-party funding projects, and successfully publishing scientific work. Furthermore, staff will participate in the Social Psychology Chair teaching and examination in the Psychology Bachelor, Teacher Training, and Master program in Psychology and Human Performance Socio-Technological Systems.

Requirements:

a university degree (Diploma/Master) in psychology or related fields. Willingness to pursue own scientific qualification/career and acquisition of third-party funded projects. Experience with experimental research is considered a plus but not required.

How to apply:

Please direct any questions regarding the call to sozpsy@mailbox.tu-dresden.de.

TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment. 

To apply, send us your CV, contact details of three references, and a letter of motivation. The latter should include information on your interest in the research done in the group and the future avenues you’d like to pursue. Submit your application in English by April 21, 2025 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies) to: TU Dresden, Professur für Sozialpsychologie, Frau Prof. Dr. Iris Schneider, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany or via the TUD SecureMail Portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de by sending it as a single pdf file to sozpsy@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

Reference to data protection: Your data protection rights, the purpose for which your data will be processed, as well as further information about data protection is available to you on the website: https://tu-dresden.de/karriere/datenschutzhinweis.