Thanks to Eberhard Karls Universitat Tübingen

Deadline: 22 June 2014


The LEAD Graduate School (www.lead.uni-tuebingen.de) for

Learning, Educational Achievement and Life Course Development,

funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State governments,
invites applications for

Up to six 3-year doctoral positions or stipends as of October 2014.

Education and its outcomes being essential to the welfare of a society and its
members, the goal of LEAD is to contribute relevant findings to several key
questions in evidence-based education. As an integrated research and training
program, LEAD aims at excellent research and academic careers for young
scientists at the intersection between Empirical Educational Research and the
neighboring disciplines of (1) Cognitive and Social Psychology, (2)
Neuroscience and Informatics, (3) Clinical Psychology, (4) Language and
Linguistics, and (5) Sociology and Economics.

Requirements

Successfully or nearly finished MA or MSc or equivalent degree graduates in
Empirical Educational Research or one of the above-mentioned neighboring fields
with excellent grades and a strong interest in conducting research from an
interdisciplinary perspective are encouraged to apply. In addition,

• Candidates’ prospective PhD research should be relevant to the LEAD Graduate
School, i.e., relating to LEAD’s research questions and one of the LEAD
intersections. We accept applications from all fields and regarding all topics
related to LEAD; however, we especially encourage applications regarding the
topics listed on our website:
www.lead.uni-tuebingen.de/job-opportunities
• Candidates should be prepared to contribute to the mission of excellence of
the LEAD Graduate School.

Gains

LEAD PhD candidates benefit from unique opportunities:

• A prestigious, internationally focused and interdisciplinary PhD program
within the German Excellence Initiative;
• Regular thesis discussions with peers and supervisory teams, plus retreats and
lectures and workshops with renowned international guest researchers;
• Funds for the support of thesis-related research and training;
• Tailor-made training and research support from the LEADing Research Center,
including lab rotations;
• LEAD support systems for families, equal opportunity, and diversity.

Applications

Applications should include a completed application cover sheet, a CV, degree
and other certificates/ transcripts showing a recent graduation or one in the
nearest future, two letters of recommendation, a statement of research interest
and experience, plus a motivation letter describing your interest in obtaining a
PhD within LEAD. For more information, please go to www.lead.uni-tuebingen.de.

Please send all documents in one single pdf attachment via email to the Director
of the LEAD Graduate School, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Trautwein, at
<[log in to unmask]>, until June 22, 2014. Appli-cations beyond
this date are welcome and will be taken into account as further positions
become available. Interviews will take place on July 15 and 16, 2014.

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