Doctoral Researcher/PhD

at  Universitt Marburg

VOLUME OF EMPLOYMENT:

part-time (55 - 60 %)
The University of Marburg, founded in 1527, offers a variety of excellent programs of study for around 22,000 students and confronts the important topics of our time through excellent research across a broad spectrum of sciences.
The Department of Psychology, AG Computational Modelling of Behaviour is currently accepting applications for a
Doctoral Researcher/PhD
The position is offered for a period of 3 years, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The starting date is as soon as possible. The position is part-time (55 % of regular working hours in the first year, then 60 % of regular working hours) with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13, 55 - 60 %).
The newly established research group Computational Modelling of Behaviour is seeking applicants for a PhD position in one of the following research areas: Collective dynamics and cultural evolution, social decision-making, cognitive modeling, Bayesian statistics, causal inference, cross-cultural methods.

• conducting independent research in the group’s areas of interest, e. g., interactive group experiments on social dynamics, cognitive or agent-based modeling, analysis of panel data or large cultural datasets, field research, cross-cultural studies
• scientific services in research and teaching
• contributing to the group’s research agenda and contributing to third-party funding applications
• publishing results at scientific conferences and in journals
  The position is limited to a time period deemed adequate for the completion of a doctoral degree. As part of the assigned duties, there will be ample opportunity to conduct the independent scientific research necessary for the completion of a doctorate. The limitation complies to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG.