Scientific project assistant without a doctorate (m/f/d)

• Application deadline 16.07.2025
• Salary Category B1 without PhD
• Salary per Year (Full Time) € 52,007.20
• Employment Start August 2025
• Hours per week 30 h/w
• Duration of Contract Temporary employment
• Temporary Employment 4 years

Your Responsibilities

• Independent as well as team research in connection with the FWF START project “The emotions we speak: predicting language change from speakers’ emotional attitudes to grammatical structures using formal linguistic tools”
• Independent planning, conducting and evaluation of scientific experiments
• Publication activities related to the FWF START research project
• Writing a PhD thesis in psycholinguistics on a topic related to the FWF START project

Your Profile

• Completed diploma or master’s degree in Psychology
• Expertise in the areas of psychology, neurolinguistics, or psycholinguistics
• Expertise in language and/or emotion processing (strongly preferred)
• Interest in learning experimental approaches to language
• Enjoyment of scientific work
• Independent working style and a high level of initiative-taking
• Excellent team-building and organizational skills

Application Documents

The following documents are required for an application:

• Cover letter and academic CV
• Brief proposal of a possible topic for a dissertation, with demonstration of flexibility in adapting the topic to that of the project
• Proof of completion
• Proof of languager skills, required in the curriculum, if the doctoral programme is not completed in the first language (please note that an admission is required). For a doctorate in Psychology (within the doctoral program of the Faculty of Natural Sciences) a language certificate in German on a C1 Level (CEFR C1) is required.
• Two references (names and contact information)

We offer an annual gross salary of at least € 52,007.20 for a fulltime position. An overpayment based on qualification and experience is possible.

We Offer

About us

At the University of Graz, 4700 employees work together on future questions and solutions for the world of tomorrow. Our students and researchers take on the major challenges of society and share their knowledge. We work for tomorrow. Be part of it!

Contact

Dr. Svitlana Antonyuk I +43 (0)316 380- 2524 I svitlana.antonyuk(at)uni-graz.at 

Prof. Guilherme Wood I+43 316 380 – 8503 I guilherme.wood(at)uni-graz.at

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The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications are generally given priority for admission. We welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position.

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