Psychological sciences » Behavioural sciences
Organisation/Company University of Murcia Department Basic Psychology & Methodology Research Field Psychological sciences » Behavioural sciences Mathematics » Statistics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 3 Nov 2026 - 14:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 May 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual interested in becoming a specialist in the field of research synthesis methodology, and particulary meta-analysis.
We offer a 4-year full-time contract at the University of Murcia, where the PhD student will join a well-established research team with a tracked record of methodological and applied contributions in meta-analysis.



Funding from this position stems from a recently-awarded grant titled "Advanced methods to examine heterogeneity in meta-analysis", with Prof. José A López-López and Prof. Julio Sánchez-Meca as co-PIs.
The candidate is expected to be based in Murcia for the whole duration of the contract. Although we welcome applications from English-speaking candidates, being fluent in Spanish is highly desirable, as the post involves both research tasks and a small amount of teaching hours to local undergraduate students (40-60 hours per year).
The PhD student will join the university by May 1st, 2027 and will be affiliated to the Department of Basic Psychology and Methodology, where the vast majority of staff members have a Psychology background. However, given the strong methodological focus of the grant we will also consider applications from candidates with a Statistics/Biostatistics background.
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy

📌 PhD position in meta-analysis methodology at University of Murcia (España)
🏢 University of Murcia
📍 España