PhD in Psychological Meta-Science (m/f/d)

Leibniz Institute for Psychology; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 40.000 - 43.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Partial home office

Zusammenfassung

The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) in Trier, Germany, invites applications for a PhD in Psychological Meta-Science (m/f/d). The position is part of the Psychological Meta-Science lab and focuses on biases in the research process, replicability, and researcher careers in psychology.

Starting November 1, 2026 (or later), the role offers 75% part-time work, with TV-L E13 pay group and a 3+1 year term, including flexible hours and partial home-office options.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in quantitative research and data analysis in psychology.
• Strong interest in psychological methods and statistics.
• Experience with R or Python.
• Strong English language skills (spoken and written).

Kenntnisse

Quantitative research

Statistics

English language skills

Team-oriented

Methodical

Ausbildung

PhD in Psychological Meta-Science

Tools

R

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company Leibniz Institute for Psychology Research Field Psychological sciences ″ Psychology Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 1 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Country Germany Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 29,25 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) in Trier (Germany) is an internationally recognized research-based
psychology service center located in Trier (Germany) and belongs to the Leibniz Association. ZPID puts a strong emphasis
on open science and is currently establishing research groups in science reception, psychological meta-science, and big
data in psychology.

As part of this effort, we are searching for

PhD in Psychological Meta-Science (m/f/d) (salary group TV-L E13, 75 %, 3+1 years)
Preferred start date: November 1, 2026 or later.

This position is part of the Psychological Meta-Science lab at ZPID. Some of the key foci of this lab include
the biases that are part of the research process, with a particular focus on researcher degrees of freedom; the
replicability and reliability of findings of psychological research, calibrated communication of scientific
findings; researcher profiles and the factors that affect researchers' careers in psychology. The successful
candidate will use the data available at ZPID to investigate one of these (or related) topics.

• Experience in quantitative research and data analysis
• Strong interest in psychological methods and statistics
• Experience with R or Python
• Strong English language skills (spoken and written)
• You are team-oriented, systematic, thorough, and persistent in your work

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Research Field Psychological sciences ″ Psychology Years of Research Experience 4 - 10

Additional Information

We offer:

• An exciting scientific environment
• The opportunity to realize your own research ideas
• Excellent teamwork in a friendly and collegial atmosphere
• Family-friendly working conditions (certified by Audit berufundfamilie)
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of (partial) home office
• Remuneration in salary group TV-L E 13 (75%) with a special annual payment (monthly gross salary starting Nov.
  2026: € 3570 in year 1 and € 3830 from year two onwards)
• Company pension scheme for the public sector (VBL) Company health management
• Possibility to use the facilities of the University of Trier