Hub Science Project “psychology of Transformation Towards Sustainability”: Doctoral Research Associate with a Background in Psychology or a Related Field

**28.05.2025**

As a humanistic, sustainable and action-oriented university, Leuphana University of Lüneburg stands for innovation in education and science. Methodological diversity, interdisciplinary cooperation, transdisciplinary cooperation with practice-based partners and an overall dynamic development characterize its research profile in the fields of culture, education, management & technology, public affairs, and sustainability. With the university-wide research development program “Embracing Transformation through research, education and knowledge transfer” (in short “Embracing Transformation”) Leuphana aims to establish itself as a leading university for the analysis and critical reflection of transformation processes. More than one hundred researchers at various career levels will collaborate in an interdisciplinary environment to generate transformation knowledge that empowers individuals and communities to manage societal challenges and develop solutions for the common good.

**Visit our website** to learn more about the five Key Subject Areas that are involved in the project: “Climate Futures in Digital Cultures”, “Companies das Drivers of Sustainability Transformations”, “Democratic Resilience”, “Organizing in Times of Crisis”, and “Toward a Regenerative Society”, complemented by a “Psychology of Transformation” acting as a Hub Science. To create synergies between these various fields and explore new perspectives, the “Leuphana Transformation Lab“ will be established as a shared intellectual and physical space to promote collaboration among the researchers involved.

The university is looking for a responsible, motivated and committed person for the hub science project “Psychology of Transformation towards Sustainability” to fill the position of a

**Doctoral Research Associate with a background in Psychology or a related field**

**(salary group EG 13 TV-L, with 75 % of the regular weekly working time of a full-time employee for a limited period of 4 years to start on 1 October 2025 or depending on your availability)**

We invite you to become part of an exciting community of scholars and offer you the opportunity to advance your academic career by pursuing a doctorate. You will be able to refine your own disciplinary profile and work with a great number of participating Leuphana professors, postdocs, other doctoral researchers and international fellows in a stimulating interdisciplinary setting. You will thereby build an international network for the advancement of your career in the highly dynamic and future-oriented field of transformation research as well as management and organization studies. To fully benefit from the purpose and value of collaborative and interdisciplinary research facilitated by a shared physical space, an adequate presence on campus is expected.

**Your tasks**:

- Write a doctoral dissertation in the field of Psychology on the topic of science communication
- Plan, program, and analyze online and laboratory experiments
- Contribute to the common objective of “Embracing Transformation” by analyzing transformation processes and generating transformation knowledge
- Advance your own academic career, preparing for e.g. a postdoc position
- Participate in and co-organize regular meetings, workshops and conferences
- Contribute to teaching on the topics of the hub science project (amounting to 1 German SWS = 0.75 hours regular teaching time per week during the term)

**Your qualifications**:

- Interest in science communication and the transformation towards sustainable behavior
- Previous experiences in science communication are an asset but not a requirement
- Ideally, experience in interdisciplinary contexts
- Ability to program online surveys and lab experiments
- Ability to analyze data in R and other statistical software (e.g., SPSS) and willingness to expand your initial experiences
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (having an at least basic command of German is an advantage)
- Strong personal initiative, excellent organizational and analytical-critical skills, and ability to work in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams

**Our offer**:

- An inspiring cutting-edge collaborative research environment with multiple established and early-career scholars and scientists working together in an attractive modern university building designed by Daniel Libeskind
- Green and inviting campus at the edge of the picturesque Hanseatic town of Lüneburg, close to the Northern German metropolis Hamburg
- Flexible and family-friendly working hours within a time frame between 6 am and 9 pm, including opportunities for remote working
- A wide range of additional (subsidized) benefits such as continuing education, sporting activities, catering service for lunch and dinner, and a public transport ticket valid in the whole of Germany
- An additional company pension scheme through the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL)

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