02.07.2025

PhD Researcher (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 75%)

Collaborative Research Center 1718 “Common Ground: Cognition – Grammar – Communication”

Application deadline: 20.07.2025

The following position is available in the newly established Collaborative Research Center 1718 “Common Ground: Cognition – Grammar – Communication” (funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG) beginning October 1st, 2025, or as soon as possible afterwards.

PhD Researcher in Cognitive Development (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 75%)

The position will be filled until June 30th, 2029.

The position is associated with project A6 “Developing Common Ground Across Age and Language Proficiency” of CRC 1718. The project aims to identify the prerequisites for common ground - in particular perspective taking and linguistic abilities - in ontogenetic development by testing child first language learners, adult second language learners and L1 adults. The project includes memory and eye movement studies focusing on the language and perspective taking skills of children aged two to six years and control studies with adults. The studies will be conducted in close collaboration with a second doctoral student of project A6 with a background in linguistics, whose doctoral project will focus on second language learners.

Applicants should have obtained a master’s degree in psychology, cognitive science or linguistics by 1 October 2025, have experience in empirical-experimental research in the field of psychology or psycholinguistics and have knowledge of German (near native speaker) and English.

The project offers a cohesive interdisciplinary research environment at the University of Tübingen and a dedicated interdisciplinary project team of psychologists and linguistics. The Working Group for Developmental Psychology has very well-established routines for carrying out and analyzing stationary and mobile measurements of reaction times and eye movements in children.

Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference in the hiring process. The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. It therefore takes individual situations into account and asks for relevant information. The University of Tübingen seeks to raise the number of women in research and teaching and therefore urges suitable qualified women academics to apply for this position.  

Please send your application (consisting of CV and a short application letter summarizing your research experience and interests, plus the contact details of two potential referees) by July 20th, 2025 to Prof. Dr. Claudia Friedrich, friedrichspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de . 

Interested applicants are cordially invited to contact Prof Friedrich before applying, who will be happy to answer any questions.

The employment will be handled by the central administration of the University of Tübingen.

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