Student Research Assistant Position
16.66% or 7 hours per week / 6 months contract renewable / start 1 November 2026
The Faculty of Psychology is one of seven faculties of the oldest university in Switzerland. With our core focus areas Society & Choice and Health & Interventions, we are successful both nationally and internationally in our research and study programs. The Centre for Social Psychology conducts research at the interface of social psychology, consumer psychology as well as cognition and decision sciences. Our research follows a social-cognitive and empirical-quantitative approach.
Three student research assistant positions
The Centre for Social Psychology is seeking three student research assistants for 7 hours per week (16.66%). The initial contract is for 6 months, starting 1 November 2026 and may be renewed by mutual agreement for each new semester of study.
Two positions will be supervised by Dr Fanny Lalot & MSc Jakob Schuck; one other position by MSc Camilla Boggia.
Your position
In your role as a research assistant, you will work under supervision on current research in the field of social psychology. A selection of possible tasks is: searching for relevant literature, translating materials (DE/EN), creating and conducting studies, analysing data, presenting results or writing them up according to APA norms, recruiting participants for the VERVE Lab.
Your profile
- You are studying psychology at the University of Basel and are interested in social psychological research
- You want to be actively involved in research and work on topical projects
- You like to work independently, but also communicate successfully in a team
- You have a very good command of English
- You have experience with statistical data analysis (notably R) or are willing to familiarise yourself with them
- You have experience with programming online studies (such as Unipark or SoSciSurvey) or are willing to familiarise yourself with them
We offer you
- Work in an open and supportive team
- Insights into (social psychological) research
- Flexible working hours
Application deadline: 23 August 2026
Interviews (tentative): 31 August – 4 September 2026
Applicants should submit the following documents (in English), using the University of Basel's online recruiting tool (applications through other channels will not be considered):
- Curriculum vitae
- A single additional PDF containing a short letter of intent stating motivation to apply for the position, past and current research experience, research interests plus a transcript of grades / courses attended
