Doctoral Candidate in Psychology

Your Role

• Developing and conducting innovative research in the field of empirical educational research, intervention studies, and computer-based assessment
• Self-contained research targeted at receiving a PhD in Psychology (cumulative; i.e. based on peer-reviewed publications)
• National and international data collection and management at participating institutions
• Communicating with partners and independent instruction of student assistants
• Administrative responsibilities within the project and the research group
• Publications (in English-speaking peer reviewed journals and at scientific conferences)

Your Profile

• Excellent Masters degree (or equivalent) in Psychology or a related field
• Good knowledge of and interest in quantitative methods and test theory (e.g., SPSS, MPlus, ConQuest)
• Willingness to travel internationally and excellent English in speech and writing. Knowledge of additional foreign languages is welcome but not mandatory
• Involvement into teaching to a very limited extent
• Ability to work independently, strong personal commitment, ability to work under pressure, communication & cooperation skills, administrative skills, creativity, determination
• Last but not least enthusiasm about, above average commitment for, and enjoyment in research and science

We Offer

• Participation in a young, committed, and dynamically developing team
• Affiliation to a very active research group with a profile of diverse activities
• Excellent research and funding conditions on a personal and a research level at an international and multilingual university
• Grown connections to international large-scale assessments such as PISA and PIAAC as well as national assessments in Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, and Germany
• Possibility to receive PhD based on publications within a very reasonable amount of time
• Good and intensive supervision on a personal level
• Highly competitive salary

Further Information

Applications, written in English should be submitted online and should include:

• Curriculum Vitae (including your contact address, work experience and publications)
• Cover letter explaining your motivation
• Transcript of all courses and grades for your Bachelor and Master program
• A short description of your Master’s work (max 1 page)
• Contact information for at least two referees

For inquiries please contact Prof Dr Samuel Greiff Email: samuel.greiff@uni.lu

Tel: (+352) 46 66 44 92 45