Marcel Berger, MSc
PhD candidate

Tel.: +43 (0) 622 8044 – 5116
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Office hours: by appointment

Research group: Psychological Assessment

Education:

• Since 2025: PhD candidate at the Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg
• 2021 – 2024: Master’s degree in Psychology, University of Salzburg
• 2018 – 2021: Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, University of Salzburg

Academic positions:

• Since 2025: Research Associate at the Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg
• Winter semester 2025: Lecturer at OTH Regensburg (Introduction to Psychology 1)
• Winter semester 2024: Lecturer at the University of Salzburg (Practical Course: Psychological Assessment 1)
• 2021 – 2023: Student Assistant in the Department of Psychological Assessment; Tutor for courses in Psychological Assessment 1, Research Methods & Statistics 1, and Research Methods & Statistics 3

Research:

My research interests include personnel and student selection, leadership development, data analysis, and coaching.
In my doctoral research, I investigate the behavior-based assessment of conscientiousness, among other approaches using so-called objective personality tests. The aim is to move beyond subjective self-report questionnaires by using process-based parameters derived from test-taking behavior to obtain an assessment of conscientiousness that is as unbiased and observer-independent as possible.