Melina Posch
Short profile
Melina Posch is a PhD candidate at the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology at Leipzig University and a doctoral fellow of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). She studied psychology at Leipzig University and participated in study and research stays in Australia, including at the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology. Her studies were supported by the German National Academic Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). As part of her PhD, she investigates occupational health and well-being, focusing on motivation and proactive behavior, using various methodologies such as longitudinal and diary studies, as well as vignette designs.
Professional career
- 2023
Research Stay, University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia - 2022
Research Associate, Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology, Leipzig University - Since 2022
PhD Candidate at the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology, Leipzig University
Doctoral Fellow, German National Academic Foundation - 2016-2021
Student and Research Assistant, Wilhelm Wundt Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University - 2016-2017
Statistics Tutor, Chair of Psychological Research Methods, Leipzig University
Education
- 2019-2021
Master of Science in Psychology, Leipzig University
Fellow of the German National Academic Foundation - 2018
Exchange Student (DAAD Annual Scholarship), Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia - 2015-2019
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Leipzig University