Postdoctoral Researcher

Seite teilen **Faculty of Psychology**: Psychological Method lab In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week = 100%) 01.09.2025 or later, we are looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher (M/F/x) "Loneliness across time and space (LOTIS)" LOTIS is a five-year project funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant that attempts to advance our understanding of how loneliness and places are linked. We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher (100%, 48 months) who will conceptualize and implement the central longitudinal study of the project, a three-year study combining experience sampling and mobile sensing in four repeated waves. The study will be conducted in Bochum, Germany. The postdoctoral researcher will be part of an international project team consisting of at least two other doctoral researchers and the supervisor and principal investigator Prof. Luhmann. In addition, there is the possibility for further research cooperations within the Psychological Methods team. Please note that this position is not suitable for a remote-only arrangement. **Scope**: full-time **Duration**: fixed-term, 4 years / 48 months **Start**: 01.09.2025 or later **Your tasks**: - Conceptualization, implementation and analysis of a three-year longitudinal study combining experience sampling and mobile sensing methodology - Recruitment of a representative sample of participants in Bochum, Germany, in cooperation with city administrators - Data management and data analysis, with a particular focus on data management of complex unstructured GPS data and advance statistical methods (particularly machine learning) - Implementation of Open Science principles in all project phases (e.g., pre-registration of studies, transparent research data management) - Publication of English-language articles on the project results - Science communication on the project (e.g. public talks, media interviews) **Your profile**: - Doctoral degree in psychology - International research experience (e.g., peer-reviewed publications in international journals, international research stays) - Enthusiasm for the topic of the project (topic-specific expertise is of advantage, but not a requirement) - Excellent data analytic skills (e.g., machine learning methods; management and analysis of GPS data or other mobile sensing data; large-language models) and advanced knowledge of the statistical software packages R and Python and their extensions - Strong and consistent open science record - International research experience, experience in science communication and experience with industrial or administrative collaborations are of advantage - Excellent command of written and spoken German and English - Because of its focus on the city of Bochum, local knowledge of the city and geography is of advantage - Reliability, ability to work in an international team and high commitment **We offer**: Challenging and varied tasks with a high level of independence, Collaboration in a committed and appreciative team, Options for flexible working (mobile working and teleworking) **Further information**: The position is salaried and based on the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E13 100% TV-L. Further information can be found at (in German). The place of work is Ruhr University Bochum. If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation. At the request of the applicant (m,f,x), the staff council may be involved in selection interviews. **Contact persons for further information**: **Prof. Dr. Maike Luhmann Tel.**: +49 234 32 24624 **Stephanie Hedtfeld Tel.**: +49 234 32 27169 RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM 44801 Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 SOCIAL MEDIA