Xenia Schmalz
@xeniaschmalz.bsky.social
I study reading and dyslexia, especially across languages. Psycholinguist, cognitive scientist, Open Science advocate, academic mum. I love books, languages, travelling.
In the contribution by Elif Ecem Çalışkan, we compare human ratings for semantic variables to those produced by LLMs in the Turkish language, which has not been studied a lot to date.
"Language Models as Tools for Psycholinguistics” Speakers: Fritz Günther (HU Berlin), Cosimo Iaia (Goethe University Frankfurt), Elif Ecem Çalışkan (LMU München), @jobschepens.bsky.social (University of Cologne), and @mariakna.bsky.social (Royal Holloway London)
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In the contribution by Elif Ecem Çalışkan, we compare human ratings for semantic variables to those produced by LLMs in the Turkish language, which has not been studied a lot to date.
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Looking forward to being part of this symposium at TeaP2026. I will present our TRUST guidelines for reading research and the German Lexicon Project (GLP)
"Neuro-cognitive advances in visual word recognition research.” Speakers: @ahaugg.bsky.social (University of Zurich), Sabrina Turker (University of Vienna), @janahasenacker.bsky.social (University of Erfurt), @benjamingagl.bsky.social (University of Cologne), Harald Baayen (University of Tuebingen)
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Looking forward to being part of this symposium at TeaP2026. I will present our TRUST guidelines for reading research and the German Lexicon Project (GLP)
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November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Curious about becoming a PCI Psych recommender, but not sure if you should? Here's a short video with some reasons why it might be time to sign up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BDr... #PsychSciSky #SciPub
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Hi all German community members,
we’re looking for colleagues based in Germany and employed at a German university or Hochschule who are interested in joining a small team for a Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre application (“Fokus Netzwerke 2026”).
we’re looking for colleagues based in Germany and employed at a German university or Hochschule who are interested in joining a small team for a Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre application (“Fokus Netzwerke 2026”).
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Hi all German community members,
we’re looking for colleagues based in Germany and employed at a German university or Hochschule who are interested in joining a small team for a Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre application (“Fokus Netzwerke 2026”).
we’re looking for colleagues based in Germany and employed at a German university or Hochschule who are interested in joining a small team for a Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre application (“Fokus Netzwerke 2026”).
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🔝 Last chance to work with us!
At #BCBL we have 6 positions available to work on our research groups.
🔸1 PhD position
🔸3 Research Assistant
🔸1 Junior Systems Engineer
🔸1 Postdoctoral researcher
Do you want to know more? +info👇
https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers
At #BCBL we have 6 positions available to work on our research groups.
🔸1 PhD position
🔸3 Research Assistant
🔸1 Junior Systems Engineer
🔸1 Postdoctoral researcher
Do you want to know more? +info👇
https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🔝 Last chance to work with us!
At #BCBL we have 6 positions available to work on our research groups.
🔸1 PhD position
🔸3 Research Assistant
🔸1 Junior Systems Engineer
🔸1 Postdoctoral researcher
Do you want to know more? +info👇
https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers
At #BCBL we have 6 positions available to work on our research groups.
🔸1 PhD position
🔸3 Research Assistant
🔸1 Junior Systems Engineer
🔸1 Postdoctoral researcher
Do you want to know more? +info👇
https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job-offers
As I'm one month into my new position (Vertretungsprofessur, acting professorship), here are some random thoughts about the German academic system. I'm enjoying my new role, but it's also an occasion to learn and wonder about the German academic system, and specifically the academic job market. 1/6
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
As I'm one month into my new position (Vertretungsprofessur, acting professorship), here are some random thoughts about the German academic system. I'm enjoying my new role, but it's also an occasion to learn and wonder about the German academic system, and specifically the academic job market. 1/6
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I’ll soon(ish) post an ad for a postdoc position in my lab to study individual differences in brain plasticity following blindness or deafness, with a start date of spring/summer 2026. Feel free to email me if you’re interested.
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ll soon(ish) post an ad for a postdoc position in my lab to study individual differences in brain plasticity following blindness or deafness, with a start date of spring/summer 2026. Feel free to email me if you’re interested.
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Please repost! I am looking for a PhD candidate in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience to start in early 2026.
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Please repost! I am looking for a PhD candidate in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience to start in early 2026.
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
I have an idea: given the amount of academics in Germany that commute and therefore use trains as their office, maybe the ministry of education could subsidize DB?
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I have an idea: given the amount of academics in Germany that commute and therefore use trains as their office, maybe the ministry of education could subsidize DB?
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Faculty Position in Cognitive Psychology, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt
Application deadline: 1 December 2025 or until filled
Application deadline: 1 December 2025 or until filled
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November 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Faculty Position in Cognitive Psychology, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt
Application deadline: 1 December 2025 or until filled
Application deadline: 1 December 2025 or until filled
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5 Jahre #95vsWissZeitVG! 🎉 Für @drkeichhorn.bsky.social, @kubon.bsky.social & mich 1 Anlass, Euch DANKE zu sagen, liebe Community: für Ausdauer, Engagement & Solidarität! Nur: Wie? Noch 1 gemeinsamer Text? Nein! Dem Anlass angemessen gibt‘s was ganz Neues: 1 gemeinsames Lied für Euch! #IchBinHanna 🎶
5 Jahre #95vsWissZeitVG: Unser Dank an die Community! #IchBinHanna #WissZeitVG
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October 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
5 Jahre #95vsWissZeitVG! 🎉 Für @drkeichhorn.bsky.social, @kubon.bsky.social & mich 1 Anlass, Euch DANKE zu sagen, liebe Community: für Ausdauer, Engagement & Solidarität! Nur: Wie? Noch 1 gemeinsamer Text? Nein! Dem Anlass angemessen gibt‘s was ganz Neues: 1 gemeinsames Lied für Euch! #IchBinHanna 🎶
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
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The Spoken Language group @bcbl.bsky.social is currently recruiting for these positions:
👉PhD students (expressions of interest are welcome on a rolling basis)
👉Postdoctoral Researcher (start date: Nov '26 - Sep '27) tinyurl.com/3um3bjze
👉Research Assistant tinyurl.com/y5uebra6
Please share ☺️
👉PhD students (expressions of interest are welcome on a rolling basis)
👉Postdoctoral Researcher (start date: Nov '26 - Sep '27) tinyurl.com/3um3bjze
👉Research Assistant tinyurl.com/y5uebra6
Please share ☺️
SPONSORSHIP FOR JUAN DE LA CIERVA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - SPOKEN LANGUAGE GROUP (E.K)
at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu
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October 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Spoken Language group @bcbl.bsky.social is currently recruiting for these positions:
👉PhD students (expressions of interest are welcome on a rolling basis)
👉Postdoctoral Researcher (start date: Nov '26 - Sep '27) tinyurl.com/3um3bjze
👉Research Assistant tinyurl.com/y5uebra6
Please share ☺️
👉PhD students (expressions of interest are welcome on a rolling basis)
👉Postdoctoral Researcher (start date: Nov '26 - Sep '27) tinyurl.com/3um3bjze
👉Research Assistant tinyurl.com/y5uebra6
Please share ☺️
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We're hiring! @univie.ac.at is seeking a TT Assistant Professor in the Psychology of Digitalization. If your work is about automation, AI, or immersive technology (e.g., VR) in the context of work and organizations (broadly defined), we’d love to hear from you. 👇
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We're hiring! @univie.ac.at is seeking a TT Assistant Professor in the Psychology of Digitalization. If your work is about automation, AI, or immersive technology (e.g., VR) in the context of work and organizations (broadly defined), we’d love to hear from you. 👇
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We are very excited to announce that we are opening applications to join the ReproducibiliTea Steering Committee at the beginning of 2026!
🔹 Full Announcement:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
✍️ Application Form:
forms.gle/R8FSHGJCFVk2...
🔹 Full Announcement:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
✍️ Application Form:
forms.gle/R8FSHGJCFVk2...
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We are very excited to announce that we are opening applications to join the ReproducibiliTea Steering Committee at the beginning of 2026!
🔹 Full Announcement:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
✍️ Application Form:
forms.gle/R8FSHGJCFVk2...
🔹 Full Announcement:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
✍️ Application Form:
forms.gle/R8FSHGJCFVk2...
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Need to calculate a sample size needed to detect an effect size before collecting data? 🧠LMU OSC's tutorial helps improve study design & conduct power analyses through simulation.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Simulations of Data in R for Advanced Power Analyses💪 lmu-osc.github.io/Simulations-...
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Simulations of Data in R for Advanced Power Analyses💪 lmu-osc.github.io/Simulations-...
Simulations for Advanced Power Analyses
lmu-osc.github.io
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Need to calculate a sample size needed to detect an effect size before collecting data? 🧠LMU OSC's tutorial helps improve study design & conduct power analyses through simulation.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Simulations of Data in R for Advanced Power Analyses💪 lmu-osc.github.io/Simulations-...
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Simulations of Data in R for Advanced Power Analyses💪 lmu-osc.github.io/Simulations-...
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The Speech, Sign, and Systems Lab (formerly VoiceLab) is seeking motivated PhD students to join us in Fall 2026! We are part of the University of Iowa’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, consistently ranked among the top 5 programs in speech sciences nationwide.
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Speech, Sign, and Systems Lab (formerly VoiceLab) is seeking motivated PhD students to join us in Fall 2026! We are part of the University of Iowa’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, consistently ranked among the top 5 programs in speech sciences nationwide.
I'm glad I chose Jamie Ward's "The student's guide to cognitive neuroscience" as the textbook for my CogNeurosci course. It's the textbook I wish I'd had as a student - easy to read, clear, and with examples connecting neuroscience and cognitive science.
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I'm glad I chose Jamie Ward's "The student's guide to cognitive neuroscience" as the textbook for my CogNeurosci course. It's the textbook I wish I'd had as a student - easy to read, clear, and with examples connecting neuroscience and cognitive science.
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Replication Research (R2), a diamond open access journal, has joined our growing list of PCI-friendly journals 🎉 Learn more about them here is.gd/r2_journal #PsychSciSky #SciPub
About the Journal | Replication Research
Replication Research is an interdisciplinary journal for replication research. This includes reproductions, where the same code and data are used to verify the originally reported results, close…
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October 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Replication Research (R2), a diamond open access journal, has joined our growing list of PCI-friendly journals 🎉 Learn more about them here is.gd/r2_journal #PsychSciSky #SciPub
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Great news for #replication #research. We have our own journal now! www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in... #openscience @flavioazevedo.bsky.social
A Community Model for Rigorous and Inclusive Scholarship: Inaugural Editorial of Replication Research (R2)
| Replication Research
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October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Great news for #replication #research. We have our own journal now! www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in... #openscience @flavioazevedo.bsky.social
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In case you missed my ZPID talk, here is the recording:
Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record
zpid.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Thanks for inviting me!
@zpid.bsky.social
#OpenScience
Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record
zpid.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Thanks for inviting me!
@zpid.bsky.social
#OpenScience
Monica Gonzalez-Marquez: Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record
People are excellent at pattern-seeking. We also love stories, solve problems in similar ways and have porous memories. Some people are also researchers. What do these characteristics mean for the cre...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In case you missed my ZPID talk, here is the recording:
Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record
zpid.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Thanks for inviting me!
@zpid.bsky.social
#OpenScience
Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record
zpid.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Thanks for inviting me!
@zpid.bsky.social
#OpenScience
We're looking for #Turkish speaking study participants! We are exploring the #iconicity levels of #Turkish words, and your participation would really support our research!
If you’re a native Turkish speaker, 18+, and grew up in Turkey, you can take part in this short (~15 min) anonymous #study. 1/3
If you’re a native Turkish speaker, 18+, and grew up in Turkey, you can take part in this short (~15 min) anonymous #study. 1/3
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We're looking for #Turkish speaking study participants! We are exploring the #iconicity levels of #Turkish words, and your participation would really support our research!
If you’re a native Turkish speaker, 18+, and grew up in Turkey, you can take part in this short (~15 min) anonymous #study. 1/3
If you’re a native Turkish speaker, 18+, and grew up in Turkey, you can take part in this short (~15 min) anonymous #study. 1/3
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** New ** Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow (3 yrs) for ESRC project on skilled reading in Arabic. Based in my lab at @rhulpsychology.bsky.social and collaborating with @denisdrieghe.bsky.social (Soton) and Sami Boudelaa (UAE). Please share! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Applications are invited for a 3-year, full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.This position is funded by an ESRC resear...
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
** New ** Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow (3 yrs) for ESRC project on skilled reading in Arabic. Based in my lab at @rhulpsychology.bsky.social and collaborating with @denisdrieghe.bsky.social (Soton) and Sami Boudelaa (UAE). Please share! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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PCI Psychology is open for submissions! Did you know that you can easily submit your recommended preprint to any of the 20+ PCI Psych friendly journals? See all friendly journals here: psych.peercommunityin.org/about/pci_fr...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
PCI Psychology is open for submissions! Did you know that you can easily submit your recommended preprint to any of the 20+ PCI Psych friendly journals? See all friendly journals here: psych.peercommunityin.org/about/pci_fr...
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