PhD Position (f/m/d) to conduct experimental research in the area of judgment and decision making...
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany
- Institution
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
- Country
- Germany
- Position type
- Masters
- Subject area
- Psychology & Cognitive Science
- Location
- DE
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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Part-Time Suitability:
The position is suitable for part-time employment.
Starting date:
01.10.2026
Job description:
Successful candidates are expected to conduct excellent research, publish in international journals, and support the research and teaching activities at the KIT Cognition and Consumer Behavior Lab. A key research focus will be on how people perceive variability and risk. The position is particularly interesting for people who enjoy conducting behavioral experiments at the intersection between cognitive psychology and economics and who are motivated to develop and test quantitative models of judgment and choice behavior.
This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.
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