Vacancies

in project B04: “Bilingual processing ability as a predictor for language learning”

We are looking for support for our project in the subject of psycholinguistics (f/m/d) for 9 hours/week (SHK without a degree) or 8 hours/week (WHK with a BA degree).

Who we are:

  • We are a team from the Potsdam Research Institute for Multilingualism
  • Our focus is on psycholinguistic research with a focus on multilingualism

Your profile:

  • You study Linguistics, English, German, Psychology, Cognitive Science or similar.
  • Basic knowledge of statistical software packages (e.g. R/Python) is desirable, but not mandatory
  • You are well versed in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • You have very good knowledge of German and English (at least B2 English, at least C1 German or native speaker)
  • You are creative, work independently and are interested in psycholinguistic research

Your tasks:

  • Support for pre-processing of behavioral data
  • Evaluation of linguistic questionnaires
  • Possibly carrying out behavioral linguistic experiments

This is what you get:

  • Insight into psycholinguistic research
  • Opportunities to expand and deepen your skills in academic work
  • Flexible working hours

Start date: April 1, 2024.

Contract term: 6 months with the option to extend.

Please send informal inquiries and your application documents (curriculum vitae and a short letter of motivation) to Aleksandra Trifonova: aleksandra.trifonova@uni-potsdam.de.

Contact:

University of Potsdam
Department Linguistics
Prof. Dr. Doreen Georgi
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25
House 14, Room 3.33
14476 Potsdam

(+49) 331 977-2968
doreen.georgi@uni-potsdam.de
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