Postdoctoral Researcher (fmd)
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Job Summary
The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) in Trier (Germany) is an internationally recognized research-based psychology service center located in Trier (Germany) and is belonging to the Leibniz Association. ZPID aims to support researchers and psychology professionals guided by the values of open science. As part of an effort to strengthen the user orientation of our Open Science infrastructure we are searching for a
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)
(full-time salary group TV-L E13 15 months
or part-time with extended duration)
Starting as soon as possible after March 1 2026.
Project:
As part of an effort to improve our Open Science support infrastructure we want to collect data on researchers needs for Open Science support and their interest in verified data about their own and others Open Science activities and practices. The successful candidate will conduct interviews workshops and questionnaire studies (supported by research assistants) document and publish the results as well as being involved in drawing conclusions for ZPIDs research support infrastructure.
Tasks:
- Preparing and conducting data collection and analyzing data
- Documenting results and writing empirical metascience articles
- Supervising research assistants
Your profile:
- PhD in psychology
- experienced in survey research and/or structured interviews
- Interest in metascience
- Profound English skills knowledge of German is an advantage
Please get in touch with Prof. Dr. Kai Sassenberg () for further information on tasks or profile.
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 )
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of (partial) home office
- Remuneration in with a special annual payment
- Company pension scheme for the public sector (VBL)
- Company health management
- Possibility to use the facilities of the University of Trier
and upload the following documents (untilFebruary 17 2026):
- Cover letter addressing the motivation for the application
- CV
- Relevant certificates of degree(s)
- Two references or names and contact details from people who are willing to provide a reference
ZPID is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We observe guidelines regarding laws and regulations governing part-time employment.
Among equally qualified applicants disabled candidates will be given preference.
When applying for a position at ZPID you will submit personal data. Please refer to our in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the collection and processing of personal data as part of your online application at our website. With submitting your application you acknowledge that you have reviewed ZPIDs data protection statement.
Please note that online applications will only be accepted until 02/17/2026via the following URL:
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
About Company
Das Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) an der Universität Trier, ein von Bund und Ländern finanziertes Institut der Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, sucht laufend
