Neuroscientist as Research Assistant (m/f/d)- Helmut-Schmidt-Universität - Universität der Bund[...]

Helmut-Schmidt-Universität/Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 43.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading German university in Hamburg offers a position for a Research Assistant focused on experimental psychology. The role involves conducting independent research, engaging in collaborative activities, and having opportunities for further academic qualifications. Required qualifications include a completed university degree in psychology or related fields, and English proficiency. The position provides flexible working hours, various employee benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Leistungen

Annual bonus payment

Flexible working hours

Company pension scheme

Free parking on campus

Budget-friendly meals

Qualifikationen

• Completed university degree (Diploma or Master) in relevant field.
• English proficiency level B2 to C1.

Aufgaben

• Conduct independent research and execute project plans.
• Participate in project-related communication in English.
• Engage in administrative tasks and academic self-administration.

Kenntnisse

Independent research

Collaboration

Statistics and quantitative methods

Use of project-management tools

Ausbildung

University degree in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience

Tools

R

Python

SPSS

Jobbeschreibung

About the Position

At Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU / UniBw H), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for Experimental Psychology (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jacobsen), a position is available from the next possible date for a Research Assistant (m/f/d).

Salary group 13 TVöD (Collective agreement for the public service); 39 hours per week for a limited period until 30.06.2029.

The scientific activity takes place within the framework of the third-party funded research project “Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction, and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures”. The project forms part of the Cluster of Excellence “Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures”. It is also embedded in the Experimental Psychology Unit of HSU / UniBw H.

Research focus of the professorship includes experimental aesthetics and the neurocognitive psychology of aesthetics; auditory processing (speech perception, natural language processing, pre-attentive language comprehension, auditory deviance detection / mismatch negativity (MMN), sensory memory); and executive functions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research within the third-party funded project, including project planning, literature review, study design (semiotic and cognitive), fieldwork / surveys / experiments, data analysis, and dissemination; present and publish results in English and engage in regular project communication in English; active participation in collaborative activities (research meetings, organizing scholarly events, network building across disciplines).
• 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 (Diploma [univ.] or Master) in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience or a related field.
• Knowledge of foreign language in English with a proficiency level that corresponds at least to the language level B2 to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Furthermore Desired

• Structured and independent working style.
• Ability to work in a team and engage in collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.
• Ability to present / publish in English and collaborate in international teams.
• Confident use of modern collaboration and project-management tools; ability to streamline communication and keep projects transparent and well-organized (e.g., shared drives, task boards, Slack / Teams, version control).
• Good command of statistics and quantitative methods (e.g., linear / mixed-effects models, power analysis), with analysis and visualization in R, Python or SPSS (or other).
• Advantageous: experience with collaborative writing / reference tools (Overleaf / LaTeX or Google Docs; Zotero / EndNote).
• Advantageous: experience with survey / panel platforms (e.g., Qualtrics / SoSci, Prolific) and reproducible workflows (clean documentation, Git).
• Fast learner for new digital tools; proactive, structured working style.

Features of this position

• Capital-forming benefits.
• Annual bonus payment.
• Company pension scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• 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.
• 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.
• Opportunity to participate in workplace health promotion offers (for more information, see: 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: bwcarsharing.de).

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.