At the University of Greifswald’s Institute of Psychology, Professorship for Health and Prevention, in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, there is a job vacancy, expected to be available from 1 June 2026, subject to budgetary regulations, for a full-time
Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Associate
The position on offer is permanent. The position is suitable for part-time employment. Payment will be made in accordance with pay group 13 TV-L Wissenschaft.
Job responsibilities:
- Teaching courses in health psychology, social psychology and organisational psychology, including a lecture (in the Bachelor of Science in Psychology, the Master of Science with a focus on Research in Science and Practice, and the Master of Science with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy in a research context)
- Representing the key research areas of the Professorship for Health and Prevention within the German Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ)
- Contributing to the development of projects and research proposals
- Leading and implementing methodological research work within the framework of the German Center for Child and Adolescent Health at the Greifswald/Rostock partner site
- Conducting cross-site Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and Geographically-explicit Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) studies
- Recording of patient-centred outcomes
Job requirements:
- A first-class degree in psychology, social sciences or health sciences (Diplom or master’s degree)
- PhD or PhD nearing completion in the field of psychology
- Teaching expertise in health, social and organisational psychology
- Demonstrated ability in conducting EMA studies with children, adolescents and young adults
- Expertise in obtaining external funding
- Expertise as well as previous research within in the main research areas of the partner site of the DZKJ, in particular in children and adolescents with chronic conditions
- A record of publications in the field of Community Health Research (CHR) as well as in the field of EMA and data science, e.g. longitudinal models, as well as proven competence in leading a research group in the field of EMA or longitudinal modelling
Desired:
- Several years’ experience in university teaching is desirable
- Experience in leading interdisciplinary teams, management and consultancy
- Evidence of specialised university teaching qualifications and academic engagement with issues related to (university) didactics
The position is open to all persons, irrespective of gender.
Due to the underrepresentation of women in equivalent positions at the University, applications from women are particularly welcome and will be treated with priority if they have the same qualifications and as long as there are no clear reasons which make a fellow applicant more suitable.
Severely disabled applicants with the same qualifications will be considered with preference.
According to § 68(3) PersVG M-V, the Staff Council will only be involved in staff matters of the academic or artistic staff on request.
Please only submit copies of your application documents as they cannot be returned. Unfortunately, application costs (e.g. travel expenses for interviews) will not be reimbursed by the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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Applications comprising all usual documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, research interests, and names and contact information of references) should be sent with reference to the job advertisement number 26/Sa10 by 27 April 2026, preferably via email (one PDF file), to:
Universität Greifswald
Institut für Psychologie
Lehrstuhl Gesundheit und Prävention
Prof. Dr. Silke Schmidt-Schuchert
Robert-Blum-Str. 13
17489 Greifswald
silke.schmidt@uni-greifswald.de