Postdoctoral Position | Developmental Psychology / Education

(fulltime, Salary Scale E 13 TV-L, 2 years)

Reference No.: 2023/028

Starting preference is ideally 1st April 2023 (a later start before the summer may be possible). The position is initially limited to two years.

The University of Konstanz is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. Since 2007 it has been successful in the German Excellence Initiative and its follow-up programme, the Excellence Strategy.

The working group of Prof. Grütter (Social Development and Social Change Lab) investigates how schools can promote social and moral skills and belongingness among children and adolescents. We study the development of group dynamics with a focus on stereotypes, prejudices and their relation to social and moral development from early childhood to young adulthood. In addition, our research group focuses on the development of interventions to improve inclusive peer attitudes in schools. To investigate these questions, we integrate frameworks and evidence from developmental psychology, educational psychology, and empirical educational research. We gain and compare evidence from different cultural contexts and combine different methodological approaches and theories from developmental psychology, social psychology, neuropsychology, economics, evolutionary biology, engineering, computational science, and educational science. We develop practical applications and educational programs in close collaboration with schools. We are looking for a new team member to support us in our various research endeavors and extend our ongoing projects.

For more information, you can visit the following websites:

https://sites.google.com/view/jeanine-grutter/

https://www.bildungsforschung.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-gruetter-development...

Your Responsibilities

• Support the research team in the various projects related to child and adolescent development and educational interventions in schools (for more information, see our website)
• Develop lab-based experiments and field research with children and adolescents (creativity is a big plus)
• Support the team in the development of practical interventions for schools
• Data management and analyses of quantitative, qualitative, observational, and (if interested) physiological data
• Publication of the results in international, peer-reviewed, high-impact journals
• Supervision of master and bachelor students
• 4 SWS teaching in Bachelor’s and Master’s courses in empirical educational research (prospective teachers)
• Support us in developing the new curricula for empirical educational research (conceptualize new modules for prospective teachers)
• Organizational tasks for the lab, mostly with regards to coordinating data collection, management and analysis

Your Competencies

• Master’s degree in psychology, educational science or related fields
• Curious and highly motivated to work on the research topics of our lab, in particular to working with children and adolescents
• Strong methodological, statistical, and data analysis skills (desired: knowledge of R, MPLUS and/or Python)
• Knowledge or interest in learning and applying different methodological approaches (e.g., VR, observational or physiological methods)
• Experience in working with children, adolescents or schools is desired
• Interest in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural work
• Highly dedicated to research, strong organizational and communicational skills
• Desired: experience in teaching in educational science or related fields
• Strong written and oral communications skills in English

We Offer

• An enthusiastic, collaborative, international and interdisciplinary research group
• Mentorship and support to develop your own academic identity and enhance your visibility
• Top-level, innovative research on new research fields
• Possibility for international collaboration and involvement in cross-cultural work
• Access to state-of-the-art methods and professional research infrastructure (VR-lab, observational lab)
• Open and transparent science
• Working and living in a fabulous and diverse environment
• Remuneration according to the pay group E 13TV-L

For more information, please contact Prof. Dr. Jeanine Grütter, jeanine.gruetter@uni-konstanz.de.

We look forward to receiving your application (a motivation letter, a brief research statement relating your interests to the research program of our group, CV, publication list, copies of degrees and certificates, names and e-mail addresses of two or more academic referees) preferably by February 24th 2023 via the Online Application Portal.

The University of Konstanz is committed to ensuring an environment that provides equal opportunities and promotes diversity as well as a good balance between university and family life. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to increase the number of women working in research and teaching. We also support working couples through our dual career programme. Persons with disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified (contact sbv@uni-konstanz.de, + 49 7531 88-4016).