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Job ID:
234500
Ph.D. Student in Psychology (f/m/div)
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
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Date Posted
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Apr. 11, 2024
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Title
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Ph.D. Student in Psychology (f/m/div) |
University
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
More About This Institution...
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Würtemberg, Germany
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Department
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Psychology, (Criminal Law) |
Application Deadline
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May 13, 2024 |
Position Start Date
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Nov. 1, 2024 |
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Ph.D. Student in Psychology (f/m/div)
to conduct research on personality, self-knowledge, and moral behavior. We are looking for a Ph.D. student in psychology with an interest in personality and individual differences, self-knowledge, and (im)moral behavior. You will work with a young, international, and highly dedicated team of researchers striving to conduct innovative, theory-driven, and transparent research using a diverse spectrum of methodology, including lab and web experiments and intensive data collection in daily life.
The Challenge
The position is embedded in the project “KNOW-THYSELF: Increasing Self-Knowledge to Promote Moral Behavior” headed by Dr. Isabel Thielmann and supported by the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant). The project pursues a person-centered approach that builds on increasing self-knowledge about moral character to promote moral behavior across multiple contexts and to facilitate long-term changes in the personality traits underlying moral action. Currently, the dominant approach to promoting moral behavior is situational in nature, for example, rewarding moral actions and sanctioning immoral actions. Critically, not only can such situation-based interventions fail or even backfire; they also consider only one side of the coin – the situation – while neglecting the other: the individual. In the KNOW-THYSELF project, we overcome this limitation by putting the individual into focus. The Ph.D. student will thus primarily work on developing and testing a personality change intervention that seeks to help individuals increase in morality-related traits. To this end, multiple methods will be combined, including web experiments and intensive data collection in daily life.
About us
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (MPI-CSL) is a growing European center for research in public security matters, criminal law, criminology, and fundamental legal research. The Institute is part of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science – one of the world’s most distinguished research organizations. The high level of its fundamental research is reflected not least by the 31 Nobel Prizes awarded to Max Planck scientists since the Society was founded in 1948.
The Independent Research Group “Personality, Identity, and Crime” headed by Dr. Isabel Thielmann works towards increasing the understanding of the interplay between self-perception, other-perception, identity, and behavior in the context of moral vs. immoral behavior. The group is embedded within the Department of Criminology (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. Jean-Louis van Gelder), which offers a highly interdisciplinary and dynamic research environment in which psychologists, sociologists, economists, mathematicians, criminologists, and computer scientists work together to understand the causes and consequences of criminal and related behavior.
The Institute, with its approximately 150 employees, is located in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), a dynamic university city with a 900-year history. The city in the trinational border region (Germany, Switzerland, and France) impresses newcomers with its high quality of life and international flair. Freiburg ranks third on Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel 2022” list of the top ten city destinations in the world.
Our Offer
Our Institute offers unrivaled research conditions, including access to top-notch laboratory facilities as well as access to exceptional specialist libraries and databases, excellent workspaces, and comprehensive administrative and academic support. Collaboration with other researchers and international partners at the Institute is a key element of our work. Additionally, there are many opportunities for researchers to design, convene, or participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences.
The position is available from November 1, 2024 (or earlier) and limited to three years. It is a fully funded research position with no teaching obligations. The position is full-time (currently 39 hours/week). Remuneration and social benefits are based on the German Civil Service Collective Agreement (TVöD Bund), pay category 13, 65%. The salary includes all mandatory social insurance contributions for health care, long-term care, unemployment, and retirement. The workplace is Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany). We are committed to ensuring a positive work-life balance and offer flexible work options as well as generous opportunities for personal and professional development.
The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Applications from disabled persons are welcome. We also aim to increase the percentage of female staff in fields in which they are underrepresented and therefore expressly encourage women to apply. Applications are particularly welcome from persons with backgrounds that have so far been underrepresented in science and research with regard to gender, age, professional and cultural background, family situation, sexual orientation, and nationality.
Die unabhängige Forschungsgruppe „Personality, Identity, and Crime" am Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Kriminalität, Sicherheit und Recht in Freiburg i.Br. sucht eine*n
Doktorand*in in Psychologie zur Erforschung von Persönlichkeit, Selbsteinsicht und moralischem Verhalten. Wir suchen eine*n Doktorand*in in Psychologie mit besonderem Interesse am Thema Persönlichkeit und interindividuellen Unterschieden, Selbsteinsicht sowie (un-)moralischem Verhalten. Sie arbeiten in einem jungen, internationalen und motivierten Team von Wissenschaftler*innen mit dem Ziel, anhand vielfältiger Methoden (einschließlich labor- und webbasierter Experimente und intensiver Datenerhebung im Alltag, sog. Experience Sampling) innovative, theorieorientierte und transparente Forschung zu betreiben.
Die Herausforderung
Die Stelle ist Teil des Forschungsprojektes „KNOW-THYSELF: Increasing Self-Knowledge to Promote Moral Behavior" unter der Leitung von Dr. Isabel Thielmann, das vom Europäischen Forschungsrat (European Research Council) gefördert wird (ERC Starting Grant). Im Rahmen dieses Projekts wird ein personenzentrierter Ansatz verfolgt, der darauf aufbaut, die Selbsteinsicht über moralische Eigenschaften zu erhöhen, um so moralisches Verhalten in verschiedensten Kontexten zu erhöhen und langfristige Veränderungen bei Persönlichkeitseigenschaften anzustoßen, die moralischem Handeln zugrunde liegen. Aktuell beruht der vorherrschende Ansatz zur Förderung moralischen Verhaltens darauf, die Situation zu ändern, indem beispielsweise moralisches Verhalten belohnt und unmoralisches Verhalten sanktioniert wird. Kritisch anzumerken ist jedoch, dass solche situationsbasierten Interventionen manchmal erfolglos bleiben und sogar negative Effekte haben können. Zudem betrachten situationsbasierte Ansätze nur eine Seite der Medaille, nämlich die Situation, während die andere – das Individuum – vernachlässigt wird. Das KNOW-THYSELF-Projekt stellt daher das Individuum in den Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung. Demnach soll ein Hauptaugenmerk der Doktorand*in sein, eine Intervention zur Persönlichkeitsveränderung zu entwickeln und zu testen, die Menschen dabei unterstützen soll, moralische Eigenschaften nachhaltig zu fördern. Zu diesem Zweck sollen vielfältige Methoden zum Einsatz kommen, darunter Web-Experimente sowie Experience Sampling.
Ihr Profil
Sie haben ein abgeschlossenes Studium (Master oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in Psychologie oder einer angrenzenden Disziplin (oder stehen kurz vor dem Abschluss)
Sie haben großes Interesse an der Erforschung von Persönlichkeit, Selbsteinsicht und moralischem Verhalten
Sie haben einschlägige Erfahrung in der Durchführung von Umfragen und Experimenten sowie in der Datenanalyse mit R
Sie möchten Ihre Kompetenzen in den Bereichen Statistik und Methoden weiter ausbauen
Sie sind ein Teamplayer: Sie schätzen die Arbeit im Team und haben Freude daran, mit anderen zusammenzuarbeiten und diese bei ihrer Arbeit zu unterstützen
Sie haben ausgezeichnete soziale Kompetenzen und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten
Sie haben hervorragende Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
Sie haben sich Open Science und transparenten Forschungspraktiken verschrieben
Deutschkenntnisse sind nützlich aber keine Einstellungsvoraussetzung
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