Student Research Assistant | Center for Adaptive Rationality

The Center for Adaptive Rationality directed by Ralph Hertwig at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Berlin) is seeking applicants for two positions as Student Research Assistant to assist the ongoing research in all phases of the scientific process. Research assistants are usually employed on a basis of 43-86h a month. The position lasts until December 31st, 2025. The anticipated start date is August 1st, 2025. The remuneration without a Bachelor's degree is 15,18 €/h (Research Assistant), in the Master's degree 15,84€/h (Scientific Assistant).

Requirements

• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program at a German university (computer science, cognitive science, psychology or related field).
• Good level of English.
• High interest in participating in research on social decision-making.
• Interest in video analyses

Desired qualifications

• Familiar with video annotation and event logging software (e.g., Boris, https://www.boris.unito.it/).

What we offer

The research center for Adaptive Rationality is investigating various aspects of judgment and decision making. We offer you the chance to participate in an international and interdisciplinary research team. The position is to assist our research on the socio-ecological drivers of human foraging in the wild (see for more info: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/qbvp9_v2). In this project, we investigate individual and collective foraging of ice fishers in Finland using GPS logging devices to record high resolution spatial search behavior and head-worn cameras to identify behavioral states during search (e.g., drilling holes in the ice, relocating between resource patches, angling and catching fish). A core component of the activities is to analyze video data using event logging software (https://www.boris.unito.it/).

How to apply

The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. The Max Planck Society is further committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such individuals.

Please send your application electronically to Ralf Kurvers (kurvers@mpibberlin. mpg.de) using the subject line “Application Student RA Icefishing Page 2 ARC”. Your application should include the following documents in a single PDF document: (a) a short motivation letter, (b) CV without a photo, and (c) relevant school/university certificates and references. Applications are considered until the position is filled.