The Leibniz Institute for Psychology (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 is undergoing a strategic extension process aimed at becoming a one-stop, full-service provider supporting the entire spectrum of needs expressed by researchers and psychology professionals guided by the values of open science. In addition, ZPID is currently establishing research groups in meta-science and science acceptance.
Join the growing ZPID team! Current opening:
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
(salary group TV-L E13, 100 %, 22 months)
Preferred start date is as soon as possible.
Duties and functions:
Intuitive information processing has clear advantages for human cognition but also undesirable outcomes such as stereotyping and other biases. These biases are reduced when people experience cognitive conflicts. In a DFG-funded project, we aim to test whether cognitive conflicts can reduce biases and increase fact-based decision making – in the experimental and work contexts. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct experiments on the impact of cognitive conflicts in simulated and actual work settings.
Tasks include:
Developing research paradigms
Programming experiments and analyzing data
Presenting results at conferences and writing research articles
Supervising research assistants
Your profile:
PhD in social, I/O, or experimental psychology
experienced in experimental research
Interest in designing online interventions
Profound German and English skills (spoken and written)
Please contact Prof. Dr. Kai Sassenberg (ksa@leibniz-psychology.org) 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
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 data protection statement 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 ZPID's data protection statement.
Please note that online applications will only be accepted until 05/18/2025 via the following URL:
