36.3659, Support: German; Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics: PhD Position in Psychology of Language, University of Göttingen

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Date: 25-Nov-2025
From: Nivedita Mani [nmani at gwdg.de]
Subject: German; Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics: PhD Position in Psychology of Language, University of Göttingen


Institution/Organization: Georg-Elias-Müller-Institut für Psychologie,
University of Göttingen
Web Address:
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.html?filters={%22vollzeit%22:[],%22befristet%22:[],%22gruppe%22:[],%22besoldGrp%22:[]}&details=76184

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition;
Psycholinguistics
Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

At the University of Göttingen -Public Law Foundation-,
Graduiertenkolleg 2906 Neugier, there is a position as
PhD Position in Psychology of Language [B4] (all genders welcome)
Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L/75%
to be filled. Starting date is 1st of August 2026. The position is
limited to 31st of July 2029.
As part of a research network that has been established at the
University of Göttingen in 2024 - Research Training Group (RTG) 2906
Curiosity - we advertise here a PhD position for an initial period of
three years, with a very strong possibility of extension for a further
year. The project is expected to commence on August 1st, 2026.
Across eleven projects, scientists in the second cohort of the RTG
2906 will investigate the neuropsychological, biological, and
computational underpinnings of curiosity. The network comprises a
highly interdisciplinary consortium of psychologists, biologists as
well as systems and computational neuroscientists who will work
together to answer three broad research questions: (A) When are we
curious? (B) Why are we curious? and (C) How are we curious? The PhD
position advertised here will examine the factors that induce
curiosity across early development and how these factors shape early
word learning. In particular, the PhD researcher will, together with
the PIs, devise a set of studies to examine how infants, young
children and adults attend to objects in their environment, and
examine how differences in attention shape the learning of novel
labels for these objects. A particular focus is on the use
ofhead-mounted eye-trackers to run studies in naturalistic
interactions between children and their caregiver.
Your Profile:
 - A good M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in Psychology or a related
field e.g., Psycholinguistics, Behavioral, Cognitive or Comparative
Biology
 - Experience conducting studies with human participants, in
particular eye-tracking studies
 - Advanced statistical and analytical abilities (experience using R
and/or Python is a plus)
 - Excellent command of the English language (Level C1); German
language skills are not necessary but would be an advantage
 - Excellent critical thinking and communication skills
What we Offer:
 - A highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, team-oriented
research environment
 - Close supervision by an interdisciplinary Thesis Advisory Committee
 - Enrolment in a training programme comprising compulsory and
elective courses suited to individual needs and careers goals, as well
as regular retreats and summer schools
 - Ample funding for conferences and external laboratory visits
RTG 2906 is based in Göttingen, a university town with 28,000 students
across all disciplines. The Göttingen Campus has its overarching
research foci in living networks, sustainability, and dynamics of
change, and includes four Max-Planck Institutes, the German Primate
Center, the Campus Institute for Data Science, and the Campus
Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks. The thirteen doctoral
projects are spread across these Göttingen Campus institutes.
How to Apply:
Detailed information on the application process, the research project
and the training programme are available on the RTG webpage
(https://www.uni-goettingen.de/rtg2906). As part of the online
application process you will be asked to upload a motivation letter
and certified copies of your degree and language certificates. There
will be a total of eleven open PhD positions in RTG 2906; in case you
are applying for more than one position, please indicate this in your
cover letter (n.b. applying for more than one position is in no way
detrimental to your application). Please note that you must apply to
each position separately.
For questions about the position, please contact Prof. Nivedita Mani
(nmani at gwdg.de)
If you have any questions about the application process, you can write
to rtg2906 at uni-goettingen.de
The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and
places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for
women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in
fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has
committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports
their employees in balancing work and family life. The University is
particularly committed to the professional participation of severely
disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely
disabled people. In the case of equal qualifications, applications
from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. A
disability or equality is to be included in the application in order
to protect the interests of the applicant.
Please upload your application in one pdf file including the usual
documents until 1/31/2026 on the application portal of the university
using this link: http://obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/Index/76184.
For more information get in touch with Aleksandra Bovt directly via
E-Mail: abovt at uni-goettingen.de, Tel. +49 5513927963 .
Please Note:
With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your
applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on
the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Information General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Application Deadline: 31-Jan-2026

Web Address for Applications:
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.html?filters={%22vollzeit%22:[],%22befristet%22:[],%22gruppe%22:[],%22besoldGrp%22:[]}&details=76184

Contact Information:
Nivedita Mani



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