Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (m/f/d) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chair for the Experimental Psychology

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

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (m/f/d)
(salary group 13 TVöD; 39 hours per week)

for a limited period of 3 years. The project in question is for the externally funded project “Valuating Handwriting in the Digital Age: A Case Study in Japanese Calligraphy”. 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 Helmut Schmidt University / Bundeswehr University, Hamburg (www.hsu-hh.de/epu/de/).

Responsibilities:

• The research tasks deal with the provision of scientific services in the above-mentioned project.
• Independent work on project assignments in close consultation with the project head
• Possibility of further academic qualification (e.g. habilitation)
• Carrying out general administrive work as well as academic activities in academic self-administration

Qualification requirements:

• Completed scientific university degree [Diplom (univ.) or Master] in the fields of psychology, psychology cognitive neuroscience or a related field
• Doctorate in one of the relevant subject areas
• Very good knowledge of English and German, both written and spoken

Features of this position:

• Capital-forming benefits
• Special annual payment
• Company pension scheme
• Flexible working hours
• You will benefit from targeted personnel development and an extensive range of further training and education opportunities.
• Inexpensive meals in the campus canteen with three meals a day
• You have the opportunity to participate in company health measures (for more information, see: www.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: www.bwcarsharing.de).

For information on technical questions, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jacobsen, Tel.: 040/6541-2863 or by e-mail: jacobsen@hsu-hh.de. The employment is based on the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD) in conjunction with the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG). In principle, the activities correspond to pay group 13 (E13). However, the actual classification depends on the fulfilment of the relevant collective agreement and personal requirements. Part-time employment is possible. Applications from women are expressly encouraged. Women will be given preferential consideration in areas in which they are underrepresented, if they demonstrate the same eligibility, capabilities and professional performance, provided that the reasons relating to the person of a competitor do not prevail. We expressly welcome applications from severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent disabilities. Severely disabled persons and their equals will be given preferential consideration in cases of equal suitability, ability and professional performance. Only a minimum level of physical aptitude is required for them. The fulfilment of further prerequisites of the job announcement is considered individually. More information about the university and the professorship can be found at: www.hsu-hh.de and www.hsu-hh.de/epu/de/. Please send your application with the usual documents exclusively in electronic form (PDF file), quoting the reference number GeiSo-2022, by 03.10.2022 to: Note:
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