The Hector Institute for Empirical Educational Research (Director: Prof. Dr. Trautwein) is seeking, as part of the scientific support and evaluation of the Hector Children’s Academies,
a Student Assistant (m/f/d)
for approximately 25 hours per month.
The position is available from 1 April 2026 and will initially be offered for six months (until 30 September 2026), with the aim of an ongoing employment and longer-term collaboration.
The team provides scientific support and evaluates the Hector Children’s Academies, an extracur-ricular enrichment program for (highly) gifted primary-school children in Baden-Württemberg. Find-ings from studies conducted in collaboration with the Academies and their partner schools inform the program’s ongoing development.
Our project investigates gifted primary-school students’ challenges in self-regulated learning (SRL) and develops and evaluates SRL-supportive intervention activities linked to Hector Children’s Acad-emy courses. To support this work, we are seeking a motivated student assistant with a background in educational sciences, psychology, or a related field.
Typical Tasks:
• In-person data collection with children
• Create and edit short, research-related animated videos for instructional/study ma-terials (e.g., based on PowerPoint slides; no filming or audio recording required)
• Translate and adapt materials from English into German in a child-friendly, age-appropriate style
• Support updates to the online course on the learning platform Moodle (e.g., updating pages, links, quizzes, and learning materi-als)
• Conduct literature review in the field of education sciences
Your Profile:
• Native-level German (C2 or equivalent) and very good English skills
• Reliable availability for in-person data collection in early April
• Experience with video editing
• Experience with Moodle is an advantage, but not required
• Experience with children is a plus
If you are interested in working on this project, we look forward to receiving your application (including cover letter, CV, high school diploma (Abiturzeugnis), and Transcript of Records) by email as a single PDF document, preferably immediately or by 12.03.2026, to: enise.akay-arasspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de
Please use the subject line: “Hiwi HKA SRL”.
The University of Tübingen is committed to supporting qualified women and therefore particularly encourages them to apply. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified.
