<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-3923389894724370029m_4856195952522132525gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">The <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/" target="_blank">Max Planck Research Group for Rationality Enhancement</a> is looking for Ph.D. students, postdocs, or researchers with an M.Sc. degree interested in developing and evaluating online tools for self-improvement [<a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/phd-position-on-self-improvement-m-f-d" target="_blank">Ph.D. position</a>, <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/researcher-or-postdoc-position-on-self-improvement-m-f-d" target="_blank">researcher or postdoc position</a>] or goal setting [<a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/phd-position-on-effective-goal-setting-m-f-d" target="_blank">Ph.D. position</a>, <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/researcher-or-postdoc-position-on-effective-goal-setting-m-f-d" target="_blank">researcher or postdoc position</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">]. <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/internships-b-sc-m-sc-theses-and-research-assistantships" target="_blank">Internships and bachelor/master theses</a> on these topics are also possible.</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px"><br></span></div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/falklieder/rel/vision" target="_blank">Our mission</a> is to lay the scientific and technological foundations for helping people improve their minds, achieve their goals, and become the persons they want to be. Our research combines empirical methods from psychology with computational modeling, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction to answer fundamental questions about goal setting, goal pursuit, and cognitive growth in synergy with developing practical tools and strategies for supporting and promoting these essential cognitive abilities.<div><div><div class="m_-3923389894724370029m_4856195952522132525m_-9083767381594492670m_9104465046007904709m_-6188393367953757513m_6403360110030850782m_3906719538611156262m_-7708685730411252612gmail-m_7692501755882456368m_6475562791079651757m_-1067603332492464908gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>The <i>self-improvement</i> projectinvestigates how we can leverage technology to help people learn from their mistakes, extract wisdom from their day-to-day experiences, and to get better at goal setting and decision-making. We will develop and evaluate self-improvement apps that help people reflect on their decisions, their goals, and their thinking. The successful applicant will prototype potential web apps (e.g., using GuidedTrack) and work with software developers. This empirical part of the project will be performed in synergy with developing and testing models and theories of metacognitive learning and self-improvement. [Job ads: <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/phd-position-on-self-improvement-m-f-d" target="_blank">Ph.D. position</a>, <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/researcher-or-postdoc-position-on-self-improvement-m-f-d" target="_blank">researcher or postdoc position</a>] </div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>The project on <i>helping people set better goals</i> combines behavioral experiments, computational modeling, designing online tools, and intervention studies to develop a scientific foundation and practical tools for helping people set better goals. Upon identifying a promising intervention, the successful applicant will work with software developers to turn into a tool that can help millions of people. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">[Job ads: <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/phd-position-on-effective-goal-setting-m-f-d" target="_blank">Ph.D. position</a>, <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/researcher-or-postdoc-position-on-effective-goal-setting-m-f-d" target="_blank">researcher or postdoc position</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">].</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The starting dates are flexible. Applications should be sent to <a href="mailto:re-jobs@tuebingen.mpg.de" target="_blank">re-jobs@tuebingen.mpg.de</a>. For questions about the projects please contact <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/falklieder/home" target="_blank">Dr. Falk Lieder</a> at <a href="mailto:falk.lieder@tuebingen.mpg.de" target="_blank">falk.lieder@tuebingen.mpg.de</a>.<br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="m_-3923389894724370029m_4856195952522132525m_-9083767381594492670m_9104465046007904709m_-6188393367953757513m_6403360110030850782m_3906719538611156262m_-7708685730411252612gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Georgia, Times, Times New Roman, serif" color="#1c2336"><span style="font-size:15px">—</span></font><br></div><div dir="ltr">
<p style="margin:0px;font:13px Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span>Falk Lieder, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font:13px Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span>Max Planck Research Group Leader for Rationality Enhancement</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font:13px Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span>MPI for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong dir="auto" class="gmail_sendername">Falk Lieder</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:falk.lieder@gmail.com" target="_blank">falk.lieder@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 at 16:55<br>Subject: Fwd: PhD/Postdoc/Researcher/Internship Positions on Self-Improvement and Goal Setting<br>To: Falk Lieder <<a href="mailto:falk.lieder@gmail.com" target="_blank">falk.lieder@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong dir="auto" class="gmail_sendername">Falk Lieder</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:falk.lieder@gmail.com" target="_blank">falk.lieder@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 at 14:17<br>Subject: PhD/Postdoc/Researcher/Internship Positions on Self-Improvement and Goal Setting<br>To: Falk Lieder <<a href="mailto:falk.lieder@gmail.com" target="_blank">falk.lieder@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">The <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/" target="_blank">Max Planck Research Group for Rationality Enhancement</a> is looking for PhD students, postdocs, or researchers who would like to work on developing and evaluating online tools self-improvement [<a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/phd-position-on-self-improvement-m-f-d" target="_blank">PhD position</a>, <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/researcher-or-postdoc-position-on-self-improvement-m-f-d" target="_blank">researcher or postdoc position</a>] or goal setting [<a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/phd-position-on-effective-goal-setting-m-f-d" target="_blank">PhD position</a>, <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/researcher-or-postdoc-position-on-effective-goal-setting-m-f-d" target="_blank">researcher or postdoc position</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:12px">]. <a href="https://re.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/jobs/internships-b-sc-m-sc-theses-and-research-assistantships" target="_blank">Internships and bachelor/master</a> theses on these topics are also possible. </span></div><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="m_-3923389894724370029m_4856195952522132525m_-9083767381594492670m_9104465046007904709m_-6188393367953757513m_6403360110030850782m_3906719538611156262m_-7708685730411252612m_7692501755882456368m_6475562791079651757m_-1067603332492464908gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>The project on self-improvement investigates how we can leverage technology to help people learn from their mistakes, extract wisdom from their day-to-day experiences, and to get better at goal setting and decision-making. We will develop and evaluate self-improvement apps that help people reflect on their decisions, their goals, and their thinking. The successful applicant will prototype potential web apps (e.g., using GuidedTrack) and work with software developers. This empirical part of the project will be performed in synergy with developing and testing models and theories of metacognitive learning and self-improvement.</div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>The project on helping people set better goals combines behavioral experiments, computational modeling, designing online tools, and intervention studies to develop a scientific foundation and practical tools for helping people set better goals. Upon identifying a promising intervention, the successful applicant will work with software developers to turn into a tool that can help millions of people.<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(28,35,54);font-family:Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(240,231,219)"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(28,35,54);font-family:Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(240,231,219)"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Georgia, Times, Times New Roman, serif" color="#1c2336"><span style="font-size:15px">—</span></font><br></div><div dir="ltr">
<p style="margin:0px;font:13px Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span>Falk Lieder, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font:13px Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span>Max Planck Research Group Leader for Rationality Enhancement</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font:13px Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span>MPI for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany<br></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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