Research Associate (m/f/d), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for Department of Methodology and Statistics for Psychology

At Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU/UniBw H), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for Department of Methodology and Statistics for Psychology (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hecht) a position is available from the next possible date for a
Research Associate (m/f/d)
(salary group 13 TVöD [Collective agreement for the public service]; 29,25 hours per week)
for a limited period of 2 years.
Responsibilities:
– Research and publication activities in the field of psychological methods and statistics within the core areas of our research group (jastag.org/research.html), for example causal inference, individual diagnostics, multi-level and longitudinal modeling, machine learning and Bayesian statistics
– Academic service activities such as methodological and statistical consulting
– Assistance in teaching to the extent of basically 2,0 trimester hours per week
– Possibility of further academic qualification (e.g. doctorate or habilitation)
– Carrying out general administrative work as well as academic activities in academic self-administration
Qualification requirements:
– A completed university degree [Diplom (univ.) or Master] in psychology, statistics or a related discipline completed with very good results
Furthermore desired:
– Knowledge of foreign language in German with a proficiency level that corresponds at least to the language level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
– Scientific and academic achievements appropriate to the candidate’s career level
– Excellent knowledge of psychological methods and statistics
– Knowledge of statistical software, especially R
– Proactivity, reliability, ability to work in a team and strong communication skills
– Independent and structured way of working, creative problem-solving skills
– Strong mathematical and statistical-analytical skills
Features of this position:
– A productive working environment in a team of highly qualified experts for excellent academic performance
– Capital-forming benefits
– Annual bonus payment
– Company pension scheme
– Flexible working hours and the option to work from home (teaching events are always held in person and in German)
– DeutschlandJobTicket with employer subsidy if the necessary requirements are met
– Possibility of claiming a childcare place in a daycare centre close to the campus if the necessary preconditions are met
– You will benefit from targeted personnel development and an extensive range of further training and education opportunities.
– Budget-friendly meals in the campus canteen with three meals a day
– You have the opportunity to participate in workplace health promotion offers (for more information, see: www.hsu-hh.de/bgm/).
– Free parking on the campus grounds
– Possibility of using the Bundeswehr’s own car-sharing service (for more information, go to: www.bwcarsharing.de).
For questions related to scientific or technical aspects, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hecht, by e-mail: [email protected].
The employment is based on the TVöD in conjunction with the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz [German Act on Fixed-Term Scientific Contracts]. In principle, the activities correspond to pay group 13 (E13). Classification up to pay group 13 of the TVöD shall be made in accordance with § 12 of the TVöD with regard to the activities to be performed on a more than temporary basis and the fulfilment of the personal or collective agreement requirements (job characteristics).
Part-time employment is possible.
The Federal Armed Forces promotes professional equality between women and men and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women.
In accordance with the Sozialgesetzbuch IX [Social Code Book IX] and the Disability Equality Act, we expressly welcome applications from severely disabled persons; the fulfilment of the requirements for the advertisement will be considered on an individual basis.
More information about the university and the professorship can be found at:
www.hsu-hh.de und www.hsu-hh.de/psy-meth/.
Please send your application with the usual documents exclusively in electronic form (pdf file), quoting the reference number GeiSo-0325, by 13.03.2025 to:
[email protected].
Note:
Information on data protection in the application process can be found on the website www.hsu-hh.de under the heading “Universität – Karriere – Datenschutzinformationen“.
Applications without reference number will not be considered and will be deleted immediately for data protection reasons.