About us:

The DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centre SHARP ‘Simulation-based learning in higher education: Advancing research on process diagnostics and personalised interventions’ contributes to theory-building on personalising learning using simulations in higher education. As a joint research context, SHARP focuses on diagnosing and intervening as two highly relevant professional practices in many academic professions.

The subproject A05 ‘Personalised Formative Assessment Training in Simulated Experimental Physics Instruction’ investigates effects of patterns of the use of scaffolds in a Virtual Reality classroom simulation on the development of Formative Assessment skills of pre-service physics teachers. The position is located at the Department of Psychology, Chair of Education and Educational Psychology, Research on Instruction and Learning Lab (Prof. Sarah Hofer), in collaboration with the Chair of Physics Education (Dr. Stefan Küchemann).

You can find an overview of all sub-projects and open positions here.

We are looking for you:

Research Associate (m/f/x)

in Munich

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• planning, preparing and conducting empirical studies on simulation-based learning
• analysing data
• contributing to scientific publications.

Your qualifications:

• You completed your doctoral thesis with distinction in psychology, educational science, or the learning sciences.
• You are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and working in research teams.
• You have very good knowledge of social science research methods and statistics.
• You have experiences in planning and conducting empirical studies.
• Experiences with multimodal process analyses and software for evaluating and managing complex data would be an advantage.
• You have very good written and spoken English skills.

Benefits:

• We offer the opportunity to gain further academic qualifications.
• Contributing to the CRC SHARP, you will become part of an interdisciplinary group of researchers working in an excellent research environment to significantly advance higher education theory and practice.
• The CRC provides all its members with tailored support, coaching and supervision, including special support for international researchers.
• You will be paid an attractive salary at the payscale 0.375 FTE of TV-L E13. Your contract will be limited to 3.75 years.
• Your workplace is centrally located in Munich and easily accessible by public transportation.
• LMU has signed the "Diversity Charter" and is committed to diversity among its employees. We actively promote gender equality.

We welcome applications from women and other groups that are currently underrepresented in the academic system.

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Your detailed application includes a cover letter, your CV and copies of your transcripts and certificates.

Please submit your application via our online portal by 09.07.2025 at the latest. Further information can be found here.

If you have any questions, please contact sarah.hofer@psy.lmu.de.

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