GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is an internationally active research institute, funded by federal and state governments and member of the Leibniz Association.
Starting on February 1st, 2025 our Department Survey Data Curation, Team International Studies located in Cologne, is looking for a
Postdoctoral Researcher
(Salary group 13 TV-L, 100% working time, for 36 months)
The department „Survey Data Curation“ processes and prepares social science research data across a diverse range of data types to support sociological and political science research, especially in comparative perspectives across space and time. The curated data include long-running national (e.g., ALLBUS, GLES) and international (e.g., ISSP, CSES) survey programs, which are documented and curated to the highest quality standards, but also research data products derived from or connected to these surveys, such as geo-referencing services or trend files.
The project „Eurobarometer Modular Cumulation (EBMC)“, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), will systematically harmonize and merge numerous Eurobarometer survey datasets and provide them to the research community as a user-friendly and expandable data offering. The topics of the pilot datasets will be 'European Integration' and 'Climate Change'.
Your tasks will be:
- Conceptualization, framework and code development for harmonization and cumulation of data
- Development of decision rules, documentation standards, templates, and guidelines for future cumulations
- Supporting the project leader in coordinating the project’s Work packages
- Co-authoring reports, conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications in cooperation with leading international scientists
- Conducting own research in the project context
Your profile:
- Master degree or equivalent and Ph.D. in sociology, political science or a related field
- Excellent knowledge of quantitative social research methods, especially with international comparative survey data
- Some experience in data harmonization
- Very good knowledge of the statistical software Stata or R
- Excellent written and spoken English, German language skills are not necessarily required
Our Benefits:
- An international and interdisciplinary working environment that also supports you in developing your research profile
- A working environment in a friendly and collegial atmosphere as well as cooperation in a motivated team
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of up to 60% mobile working within Germany
- Very good conditions for reconciling work and family life, e.g. subsidies for childcare for children who have not yet attained the age of compulsory schooling
- Holistic company health management and discounted participation in the university's sports program
- Generous support for your pension provision as a direct insurance policy
- Promotion of your skills through further training measures
For further information concerning the tasks please contact Dr. Boris Heizmann via phone +49 / 221 / 47694-486 or via E-Mail. If you have questions about the application process, please contact Franca Tosetti via E-Mail.
Interested?
Please apply via our Online-application portal until 21.10.2024.
Our reference number is: SDC-20
GESIS offers an exciting work environment for interdisciplinary research at the interface between social sciences and computer sciences. As an infrastructure institution, we serve the promotion of the social science research, and we are in close cooperation with well-known international research institutes.
GESIS supports your career developments. We offer a wide range of career possibilities within an attractive working atmosphere with a high level of self-responsibility and scope for action. You work in an international environment in the heart of Cologne and you benefit from our flexible working area.
GESIS guarantees the attention of the disability regulations and advances the professional gender equality. The position can also be filled on a part-time basis.
As a family-friendly employer, we are certified by the audit Work&Family since 2010.
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