Job Description
At Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU / UniBw H), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for Department of Methodology and Statistics for Psychology (Univ.‑Prof. Dr. Hecht) a position is available from the next possible date for a
Research Associate (m/f/d)
(salary group 13 TVöD [Collective agreement for the public service]; 29,25 hours per week)
for a limited period of 2 years.
- Research and publication activities in the field of psychological methods and statistics within the core areas of our research group (jastag.org/research.html), for example causal inference, individual diagnostics, multi-level and longitudinal modeling, machine learning and Bayesian statistics
- Academic service activities such as methodological and statistical consulting
- Assistance in teaching to the extent of basically 2,0 trimester hours per week
- Possibility of further academic qualification (e.g. doctorate or habilitation)
- Carrying out general administrative work as well as academic activities in academic self-administration
- A completed university degree [Diplom (univ.) or Master] in psychology, statistics or a related discipline completed with very good results
Furthermore desired:
- Knowledge of foreign language in German with a proficiency level that corresponds at least to the language level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
- Scientific and academic achievements appropriate to the candidate's career level
- Excellent knowledge of psychological methods and statistics
- Knowledge of statistical software, especially R
- Proactivity, reliability, ability to work in a team and strong communication skills
- Independent and structured way of working, creative problem-solving skills
- Strong mathematical and statistical-analytical skills
- A productive working environment in a team of highly qualified experts for excellent academic performance
- Capital-forming benefits
- Annual bonus payment
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working hours and the option to work from home (teaching events are always held in person and in German)
- DeutschlandJobTicket with employer subsidy if the necessary requirements are met
- Possibility of claiming a childcare place in a daycare centre close to the campus if the necessary preconditions are met
- You will benefit from targeted personnel development and an extensive range of further training and education opportunities.
- Budget-friendly meals in the campus canteen with three meals a day
- You have the opportunity to participate in workplace health promotion offers (for more information, see: 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: bwcarsharing.de).
The employment is based on the TVöD in conjunction with the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz [German Act on Fixed-Term Scientific Contracts]. In principle, the activities correspond to pay group 13 (E13). Classification up to pay group 13 of the TVöD shall be made in accordance with § 12 of the TVöD with regard to the activities to be performed on a more than temporary basis and the fulfilment of the personal or collective agreement requirements (job characteristics).
Part-time employment is possible.
The Federal Armed Forces promotes professional equality between women and men and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women.
In accordance with the Sozialgesetzbuch IX [Social Code Book IX] and the Disability Equality Act, we expressly welcome applications from severely disabled persons; the fulfilment of the requirements for the advertisement will be considered on an individual basis.