The Department of Cognitive Psychology of the University of Würzburg offers a position for a
Research Assistant / PhD Student ( 65 %; TV - L) for a period of 3 years,
starting as soon as possible.
The candidate will work in the DFG - funded project “ Unraveling crosstalk from lower - leve l motor
coordination to higher - levels in the cognitive - behavioral hierarchy ” . The project addresses the
effect of motor coordination on concurrent decision - making processes . The candidate will be
based in the Würzburg group of the project ( headed by Oliver Herbort) and closely collaborate
with a second research group at the Institute of Sport Science of the University of Jena (headed
by Rouwen Cañal - Bruland). The project is part of the DFG P riority P rogram “ Human performance
under multiple cognitive task requirements: From basic mechanisms to optimized task
scheduling ”.
The position requires the planning and preparation of behavioral experiments , data analyses,
publishing results in international journal s , and presenting at national and international
conferences. The ideal candidate has a M aster or Diplom a in P sychology or in a relate d field. The
candidate has practical experience in experimental psychology, has preferably basic
programming skills or is motivated to acquire them (e.g., Basic, C#) , is experienced in statistical
data analysis (e.g., SPSS), and has the ability to work both independently and as a member of a
team. A background in cognitive psychology would be helpful.
The project is situated at the Department of Cognitive Psychology of the University of Würzburg
(Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III) , which offers an excellent , stimulating work environment and covers
a broad range of topics and methods . The position allows to be part of an interdisciplinary project,
to benefit from the Priority Program ’s “Graduate Support Program” (e.g., Summer Schools,
financial support), and to participate in national and int ernational conferences.
The candidate has the opportunity to pursue his/her PhD.
The University of Würzburg is an equal opportunity employer and aim s to increase the proportion
of women in science. Applications by women are particularly welcome. Applicants with disabilities
are preferred if qualification is equal.
Travel expenses cannot be covered. This position is suitable for part - time employment.
P lease email your application (motivation letter, CV, certificates, list of publications) as a single
pdf document to oliver.herbort@uni - wuerzburg.de until October , 31
st
, 2018 (subject: “Application
4 - 1” ) . Please contact me if you do not receive an acknowledgment of the receipt of your
application within a few days.
For further inquiries, please contact:
PD Dr. Oliver Herbort
Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III (Cognitive Psychology)
Julius - Max imilians - Universit ä t W ü rzburg
R ö nt genring 11
97070 W ü rzburg
Phone: 0931 31 - 89809
E - Mail: oliver.herbort@ uni - wuerzburg.de