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The Department of Psychology in the Social Psychology Group at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in
(salary level TV-L E 13)

commencing on 1 May 2024 or as soon as possible afterwards. We are offering a fixed-term full-time position (100%) for 3 years. Full-time employees are required to teach 4 hours per week during the semester.

Your tasks:
- Participation in research projects of the Social Psychology Unit (http://www.uni-muenster.de/PsyIFP/AEEchterhoff), with a focus on the areas of social cognition, shared reality, interpersonal relations and communication, memory distortions, intergroup relations, and/or psychological aspects of refugee integration.
- Planning, conducting, and analysing experimental studies.
- Supervision student assistants
- Participation in publications
- Congress presentations
- Participation in meetings with international collaborators
- Advancing the project at the conceptual level (including the role of shared reality in the examined processes).
- Participation in meetings with the other members of the Research Group and international collaborators.
- A teaching commitment amounting to 4 hours per week during the semester (mainly in the field of social psychology and experimental practical’s).

Our expectations:
- PhD / doctoral degree in psychology is required
- A graduate degree in Psychology, typically a Master’s degree
- Excellent proficiency in English
- Very good experience with relevant methods (experimentation, modelling, implicit measures) and statistical analyses
- Very good knowledge of statistical software (SPSS and the open-source software R)
- Proficiency in German is helpful but not required
- Excellent communication skills
- Successful publication of own research in English-language, international journals with peer review process.
- A keen interest in scientific issues and the ability and motivation to work in a team are also expected.

Advantages for you:
- Appreciation, commitment, openness and respect – values which are important to us.
- Our broad range of diverse work-time models offers great flexibility – also when working from home.
- If you have family members or young children in your care, our Family Service Office offers concrete support to help you balance your private and professional responsibilities.
- As an educational institution, we are deeply committed to offering occupational training and continuing education opportunities tailored to your individual needs.
- From A – Z, Aikido to Zumba, our sport and health programmes ensure a healthy work-life balance.
- As a university employee, you are entitled to numerous benefits afforded to public servants, e.g. an attractive company pension scheme (VBL), an annual end-of-year bonus and a position that is shielded from economic fluctuations.

The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions. Part-time options are generally available.
We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.
If you have any questions, please contact Professor Dr. Gerald Echterhoff (g.echterhoff@uni-muenster.de).
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 15. March 2024. Applications are considered until the position is filled.
Applicants are kindly asked to submit the following materials:
(a) a full CV including experiences in research and research supervision
(b) a statement of research interests and motivation,
(c) samples of their scientific writing
in a single PDF document (labeled LASTNAME_PostdocSocPsy.pdf)

The PDF document should be submitted to:
Universität Münster
Social Psychology Group
Professor Dr. Gerald Echterhoff
E-Mail: g.echterhoff@uni-muenster.de
with CC to Sonja Pacitto-Schleithoff (office), spacitto@uni-muenster.de

Please note that we cannot consider other file formats.