A doctoral position is available in the Social Cognition group at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Cologne, for an interdisciplinary research project starting on January 1st, 2026. The aim is to investigate how information can be exchanged (confidentially) in small groups by means of eye movements or gaze behavior and how gaze behavior interacts with speech behavior. The focus of the advertised position is particularly on the investigation of eye movements using mobile eye-tracking glasses.
Your tasks
- Planning, implementation, and evaluation of experimental studies in the field of multimodal communication
- Analysis of eye movement data (eye tracking) and development of suitable evaluation strategies
- Participation in the design and further development of research paradigms
- Close cooperation with tandem partner from the field of phonetics
- Collaboration with project partners from related disciplines (e.g., phonetics, cognitive and neuroscience, medicine)
- Supervision and coordination of study participants and guidance of student assistants
- Participation in scientific publications and conference contributions
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Summary
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Benefits
- Everything but ordinary: You can expect a secure job in a challenging, innovative environment – including company pension schemes and regular working hours without business trips.
- Team spirit in R(h)ine culture: You will be warmly welcomed by an interdisciplinary team that values mutual respect and helpfulness.
- Strong perspectives: We offer extensive training opportunities – so you can continuously grow and set new goals.
Requirements
- Master's degree in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or a related field
- Very good methodological training and sound knowledge of quantitative analysis methods
- Experience in empirical research, ideally with eye tracking or comparable experimental methods
- Very good knowledge of at least one programming language for data analysis (e.g., R, Python)
- Strong interest in interdisciplinary scientific work
- Very good written and spoken English skills
- Ability to work in a team, initiative, and organizational skills
Application Deadline
October 12, 2025How To Apply
Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to
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