Stellenausschreibung 1009-2025

The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) conducts research into the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and cooperation with digital media. The institute is a member of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz Gemeinschaft) and committed to international standards of excellent science.

The IWM invites applications for the position of a

Researcher / PhD Position (m/f/d)

Part-time 75%, fixed term for three years, starting October 2025 or later in the Everyday Media Lab.

The Everyday Media Lab investigates (incidental) knowledge processes that occur when people engage with social media or communicative AI, whether in everyday life or in professional contexts. The successful candidate will contribute to the research line on knowledge-related social media use. Potential topics include processes ambient awareness, the “news-finds-me” perception, or misinformation stemming from skimming social media content, as well as learning from platforms like TikTok or YouTube. These topics are approached from media psychology, social psychology, and/or communication science perspectives.

Your responsibilities will include designing, conducting, and analyzing empirical studies, presenting findings at national and international conferences, and to publishing in peer-reviewed international journals. In addition, you will support the administrative management of the lab. Writing your doctoral thesis on a self-generated research question in one of the research areas of the lab is desired and explicitly supported.

Your profile:

• Experience in the design, planning, conduction and analysis of empirical studies (surveys, experiments, experience sampling, …)
• Strong interest in knowledge-related effects of social media use
• Self-motivated and pro-active working style
• Open and curious mindset; enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams and contributing to a culture of shared learning
• Above-average degree (master, diploma, or equivalent) in psychology, communication science, cognitive science, or related disciplines
• Very good command of English; knowledge of German is an asset

We offer:

• An exciting and varied field of research with creative freedom in an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented research institute located in central Tuebingen (Germany)
• A stimulating research environment and a cooperative and enthousiastic team
• Remuneration based on the collective agreement for the public service in the federal states of Germany, including the social benefits customary in public service
• Employment, remuneration (pay group 13 TV-L) and social benefits, including company pension scheme and 6 weeks annual leave, are based on the collective agreement for the public service in the federal states of Germany (TV-L)
• Reconciliation of work and family life, family-friendly working hours, cost subsidy for pre-school childcare
• Mobile working option (hybrid), subsidy towards the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket, occupational health management (OHM)

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. Sonja Utz by phone +49 7071 / 979-308 or email: [email protected].

Please send your application in a single PDF file with the usual supporting documents and a covering letter, curriculum vitae and certificates by quoting reference number 1009-2025 to [email protected]. Preference will be given to applications received by June 30, 2025.

The IWM is committed to equality for all people and therefore expressly welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, ethnic, cultural or social background, gender, religion, belief or sexual identity. Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

Stiftung Medien in der Bildung (SbR)
Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien
Schleichstr. 6
72076 Tübingen

Job offer 1007-2025

The Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) conducts research into the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and cooperation with digital media. The institute is a member of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz Gemeinschaft) and committed to international standards of excellent science.

The IWM invites applications for the position of a

Postdoctoral Researcher as a Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d)
Research on and Implementation of Digital Teaching Scenarios

Full-time, initially fixed term for four years, starting as soon as possible

The position has the possibility of a two-year extension following a successful interim evaluation

To strengthen research into digital teaching scenarios, a junior research group will be set up at the IWM to offer a highly qualified postdoctoral researcher the opportunity to conduct independent research at an early stage.

The junior research group should focus on research and development of digital teaching scenarios (e.g. using AR, VR, AI, online videos, adaptive tools). The empirical research should capture and analyze teaching and learning processes, for example by video analysis or eye-tracking. Development activities for instance may include AI tools, the creation of dashboards or the integration of AR/VR.

The junior research group will be part of the newly established "Digital Education" Lab, which will be headed by a professor.

The TüDiLab provides a research infrastructure and serves as a living lab. It is a joint Lab of the University of Tübingen and the IWM linking teacher education with empirical classroom research across various subjects. As a living lab it also promotes co-construction and collaboration with educational practice. The TüDiLab is part of the IWM-Future Innovation Space (FIS), a living lab for future educational innovations.

Your Tasks:

• Conduct excellent, internationally visible, empirical research on digital teaching scenarios in authentic contexts
• Coordinate the TüDiLab
• Prepare competitive grant applications for third-party funding
• Collaborate with researchers from the Tübingen School of Education (TüSE), the Tübingen Center of Digital Education (TüCeDE), and the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network
• Contribute to the further development of the IWM
• Participate in teaching at the Department of Psychology at the University of Tübingen (2 hours per week each semester).

Your Profile:

• Outstanding Ph.D. in educational psychology, empirical educational research, educational sciences, subject didactics or a comparable field
• An ambitious and innovative research agenda
• Openness to the research and application context in teacher education
• Excellent English language skills

We Offer:

• An excellent research environment for linking basic and applied research, located in central Tuebingen
• The opportunity to establish your own junior research group, including a newly created PhD position (75% E13 TV-L). The team will also include a technical staff member responsible for maintaining the TüDiLab and assisting with empirical studies
• A modern and well-equipped workplace, a cooperative and open working atmosphere and targeted professional development opportunities (including methodological consulting and media technology programming)
• Mobile working option (hybrid), subsidy towards the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket, occupational health management (OHM)
• Reconciliation of work and family life, family-friendly working hours, cost subsidy for pre-school childcare
• Employment, remuneration (pay group 14 TV-L) and social benefits, including company pension scheme and 30 days of annual leave, are based on the collective agreement for the public service in the federal states of Germany (TV-L)

Contact and Application

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Ulrike Cress via phone: +49 7071 / 979-209 or by email: [email protected].

Please send your detailed written application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and a short research proposal (approximately one page) in a single PDF file by quoting reference number 1007-2025 to [email protected]. Preference will be given to applications received by May 31, 2025.

The IWM is committed to increase the number of women in research and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

The IWM supports equal opportunities for all people and expressly welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, ethnic, cultural or social background, gender, religion, worldview, or sexual identity. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified.

Stiftung Medien in der Bildung (SbR)
Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien
Schleichstr. 6
72076 Tübingen