The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) conducts research into the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and cooperation with digital media. The institute is a member of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz Gemeinschaft) and committed to international standards of excellent science.
The IWM invites applications for the position of a
Post-Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
Full-time, fixed term for three years, starting May 2025 or later
in the Lab led by Dr. Eva Specker.
The research focus of the Lab is on aesthetics and learning. We aim to understand how aesthetic experiences can be a source of learning and what can be learned from aesthetic experience. The lab takes a blended approach that aims to transfer findings from controlled experimental laboratory settings to ecologically valid real-life informal learning settings with a specific focus on museums. The lab uses a variety of methods (e.g. eye-tracking, VR) covering the entire continuum from computer-based tasks to real-life engagement. With the aim of uncovering generalizable patterns and understanding which factors (e.g. the type of media people engage with) can influence and shape both the aesthetic experience and the learning process, we involve different disciplines in our research, with a focus on psychological approaches and methods.
Your tasks:
* Develop an independent research profile to attract competitive third-party funding
* Involvement in on-going research projects and the supervision of (doctoral) students and support in the administrative management of the lab
* Design, implementation, evaluation and documentation of empirical studies
* Presentation of research findings at national and international conferences
* Publications as well as documentation of these findings in relevant academic journals
* Collaboration on general institute-related activities
Your profile:
* Strong interest in empirical aesthetics and its intersection with learning processes (in a broad sense)
* Experience in designing, planning, execution and analysis of empirical studies
* Programming knowledge (e.g. R, Python)
* Experience in field studies, specifically in museums is a plus
* Above-average degree in psychology or related disciplines
* Very good command of English
Our offer:
* Work in a cooperative and enthousiastic team
* A stimulating, international and interdisciplinary oriented research environment
* Remuneration based on the collective agreement for the public service in the federal states of Germany (pay group 13 TV-L), including the social benefits customary in public service
* Active support for the reconciliation of work and family life, including a subsidy toward the costs of accommodation and care for children of pre-school age, family-friendly working hours, mobile working and occupational health management (OHM)
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Eva Specker by email: e.specker@iwm-tuebingen.de .
Please send your application in a single PDF file with the usual supporting documents and a covering letter, curriculum vitae and certificates by quoting reference number 1006-2025 to career@iwm-tuebingen.de. Preference will be given to applications received by April 10, 2025 .
Equal opportunities are part of our personnel policy. Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.