Research assistant without doctorate (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities

• Collaboration in the preparation of a research proposal with the working title “Combating Digital Disinformation: Psychological Approaches to Algorithmic Regulation”
• Research and preparation of current, relevant psychological and legal literature; possibly conducting a meta-analysis
• Designing psychological studies and conducting preliminary studies
• Participation in the Field of Excellence „Smart Regulation"
• Participation in organizational and administrative tasks
  
  

Your Profile

• Master's degree in psychology, preferably in the field of social psychology or digital technologies or Master's degree in a thematically relevant field (e.g., computational social systems)
• Interest in inter- and transdisciplinary research on digital disinformation at the interface between psychology and law
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Competence in the design, implementation and evaluation of psychological studies
• Knowledge of psychological methods and statistical analysis procedures
• Knowledge of literature management and statistical software (e.g., R, SPSS)
• Knowledge of survey software (e.g., Unipark, Limesurvey)
• High personal motivation for academic excellence
• Strong social and communication skills
• Ability to work in teams
• Independent and autonomous way of working
• Organizational skills
  
  

We Offer

• Meaning: We offer meaningful work for the world of tomorrow.
• Our internal continuing education program is as colorful as the university itself.
• Collaboration: With us, you'll find interdisciplinary, cross-professional opportunities to work together.
• Benefits: Of course, there are all the usual benefits, from A "access to healthcare services" to Z "Zero emission goal".
• Diversity: Besides our various scientific fields and their related issues, we offer a working environment in which diversity is lived.
• Flexibility: We demonstrate flexibility not only with the various working time models but also through the offers for the compatibility of family and career.
  
  

We offer an annual gross salary of at least € 52,007.20 for a fulltime position. An overpayment based on qualification and experience is possible.

Equality Principle

The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications are generally given priority for admission. We welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position.

Please note that in order to comply with the applicable data protection regulations, we can only accept applications via our web-based applicant tool for this vacant position.

Application Documents

The Following Documents Are Required For An Application

• Letter of motivation and academic CV
• transcript of records
  
  

About Us

At the University of Graz, 4700 employees work together on future questions and solutions for the world of tomorrow. Our students and researchers take on the major challenges of society and share their knowledge. We work for tomorrow. Be part of it!

Contact

For further information please contact Dr. Claudia Vogrincic-Haselbacher, department of social psychology, email: claudia.vogrincic@uni-graz.at.