The University of Luxembourg seeks to hire outstanding researchers within its Faculty of Language and Litera-
ture, Humanities, Arts and Education
1 position as PhD (100%)
within the research group Computer - Based Assessment ( Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff ; uni.lu/eccs/cba ; face-
book.com/21cba ). The post will be offered on a term contract ( 36 months ) , available to start at 1 5
st
of Novem-
ber 2018 or later.
The CBA research group is interdisciplinary located within the fields of Educational and Personality Psychology,
Differential Psychology and Behavioral Genetics , applied Psychometrics, Cognitive Science, and Computer Sci-
ence. The CBA research group seeks to explore 21
st
century skills and personality factors that enable people to
develop and keep their full potential using a differential psychological, content - related, and a psychometric
perspective. T he open position can focus on a variety of topics within this area, including the investigation of
sources of interindividual differences , risk - and protective factors of mental health, and the training of 21
st
cen-
tury s k ills . The position allows for developing own research interests and to pursue a PhD in this area.
Responsibilities :
• Data analysis with SEM - models , including multiple group and family data
• Self - contained research targeted at receiving a PhD in Psychology (cumulative; i.e. based on peer - re-
viewed publications)
• National and international data collection and management at participating institutions
• Comm unicating 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)
Profile :
• Excellent Masters degree (or equivalent) in Psychology or a related field
• Good knowledge of and interest in quantitative methods , willingness to learn new methods (i.e., anal-
ysis of multiple kinship and family data)
• Willing ness to travel internati onally and excellent English in speech and writing. Knowledge of addi-
tional foreign language s 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, co mmuni-
cation & 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 y oung, committed, and dynamically devel oping 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
• Excellen t and intensive supervision on a personal level
• Highly competitive salary
Please submit your application by 15 th of October 2018 at http://emea3.mrted.ly/1xz38 .
Applications from female candidates are explicitly welcome. Further, we encourage applications from suitably
qualified disabled candidates. Place of employment is the University of Luxembourg. Please direct further ques-
tions to Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff ( samuel.greiff@uni.lu ) or Dr. Juliana Gottschling ( juliana.gottschling@uni.lu ) .
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