Researcher / PhD Position (m/f/d)

Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG; Tübingen; Hybrid; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Das Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien sucht einen Forschungsmitarbeiter oder Doktoranden für das Everyday Media Lab. Sie werden innovative empirische Studien durchführen, die sich auf wissensbezogene Aspekte der Nutzung sozialer Medien konzentrieren. Die Position bietet kreative Freiräume in einem dynamischen Forschungsteam und fördert die Erstellung einer Dissertation in einem unterstützenden Umfeld.

Leistungen

Interdisziplinäre und internationale Arbeitsumgebung

Familienfreundliche Arbeitszeiten

Subvention für vorschulische Kinderbetreuung

Betriebliche Altersvorsorge

Mobiles Arbeiten

Qualifikationen

• Erfahrung in der Planung und Durchführung empirischer Studien.
• Starkes Interesse an den wissensbezogenen Effekten der Nutzung sozialer Medien.
• Gute Englischkenntnisse, Deutschkenntnisse von Vorteil.

Aufgaben

• Entwerfen, durchführen und analysieren empirischer Studien.
• Präsentation der Ergebnisse auf nationalen und internationalen Konferenzen.
• Unterstützung bei der administrativen Leitung des Labors.

Kenntnisse

Empirische Studien designen und analysieren

Soziale Medien nutzen

Selbstmotiviert und proaktive Arbeitsweise

Interdisziplinäre Teamarbeit

Ausbildung

Master, Diplom oder gleichwertig in Psychologie oder Kommunikationswissenschaft

Jobbeschreibung

The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) conducts research into the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and cooperation with digital media. The institute is a member of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz Gemeinschaft) and committed to international standards of excellent science.

The IWM invites applications for the position of a

Researcher / PhD Position (m/f/d)

Part-time 75%, fixed term for three years, starting October 2025 or later

in the Everyday Media Lab.

The Everyday Lab investigates (incidental) knowledge processes that occur when people engage with social media or communicative AI, whether in everyday life or in professional contexts. The successful candidate will contribute to the research line on knowledge-related social media use. Potential topics include processes ambient awareness, the “news-finds-me” perception, or misinformation stemming from skimming social media content, as well as learning from platforms like TikTok or YouTube. These topics are approached from media psychology, social psychology, and/or communication science perspectives.

Your responsibilities will include designing, conducting, and analyzing empirical studies, presenting findings at national and international conferences, and to publishing in peer-reviewed international journals. In addition, you will support the administrative management of the lab. Writing your doctoral thesis on a self-generated research question in one of the research areas of the lab is desired and explicitly supported.

Your profile:

• Experience in the design, planning, conduction and analysis of empirical studies (surveys, experiments, experience sampling,…)
• Strong interest in knowledge-related effects of social media use
• Self-motivated and pro-active working style
• Open and curious mindset; enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams and contributing to a culture of shared learning
• Above-average degree (master, diploma, or equivalent) in psychology, communication science, cognitive science, or related disciplines
• Very good command of English; knowledge of German is an asset

We offer:

• An exciting and varied field of research with creative freedom in an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented research institute located in central Tuebingen (Germany)
• A stimulating research environment and a cooperative and enthousiastic team
• Remuneration based on the collective agreement for the public service in the federal states of Germany, including the social benefits customary in public service
• Employment, remuneration (pay group 13 TV-L) and social benefits, including company pension scheme and 6 weeks annual leave, are based on the collective agreement for the public service in the federal states of Germany (TV-L)
• Reconciliation of work and family life, family-friendly working hours, cost subsidy for pre-school childcare
• Mobile working option (hybrid), subsidy towards the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket, occupational health management (OHM)

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. Sonja Utz by phone [phone] or email: [e-mail].

Please send your application in a single PDF file with the usual supporting documents and a covering letter, curriculum vitae and certificates by quoting reference number 1009-2025 to [e-mail]. Preference will be given to applications received by June 30, 2025.

The IWM is committed to equality for all people and therefore expressly welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, ethnic, cultural or social background, gender, religion, belief or sexual identity. Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.