Univ.-Prof. Dr. Veronika Job
Professorship for Motivational Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology
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Curriculum Vitae:
1997-2003 lic. phil. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Thesis: Development of an Implicit Association Test (IAT) for the Achievement and Affiliation Motive (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. F. Wilkening)
2003-2007 PhD in Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Thesis: Antecedents and Consequences of Motive-Goal Congruence Summa Cum Laude (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. V. Brandstätter)
2007-2008 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2008-2010 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, USA
2011-2014 Research Scientist (Ambizione grant awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation), Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2014-2017 Senior Teaching and Research Associate (Oberassistenz), Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2017-2021 Professor of Social Psychology (W2), Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
since February 2021 Professor of Psychology of Motivation, Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology at the University of Vienna
Research areas:
*Determinants, processes, and outcomes of goal-striving, self-regulation, and self-control
*Management of effort and self-control: Effects of preceding tasks and learning history
*Lay theories/mindsets: How they affect self-regulation, interpersonal relationships, well-being
*Implicit and explicit motives and attitudes (assessment, incongruence
"The overarching goal of my research is to identify and understand psychological processes that promote the positive adjustment of individuals in various and changing social environments. How can people manage their actions in a way that helps them to achieve their long-term goals? Why do they sometimes fail to reach their goals? Answers to these questions provide the foundation for theory based psychological interventions aimed at improving people’s self-regulation and addressing various social problems." (Veronika Job)