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 01.01.2025, our Executive Board located in Mannheim, is looking for a
Postdoctoral Researcher
(salary group 14 TV-L, working time up to 100 %, fixed-term for 4 years)
The mission of GESIS is to provide fundamental, nationally and internationally significant research-based services for the social sciences. The institute's services can be found at https://www.gesis.org/en/services. The Executive Board of GESIS manages the institute and plans its strategic development.
Your tasks will be:
- conceptualizing a joint survey platform building on various survey programmes at GESIS in coordination with the Executive Board and the scientific directors of the GESIS departments
- planning of organisational and substantive features of the new integrated survey and data infrastructure.
- organising and monitoring of the infrastructure’s first round of surveys
- research on survey methodological issues and publication of this work in international journals
Your profile:
- very good doctoral degree in sociology, psychology, or in a related field in the social sciences
- several years of professional experience in the collection of quantitative survey data
- experiences with long-term survey programmes are preferredan advantage
- very good project management and interpersonal skills as well as English and German proficiency
Our Benefits:
- the position offers are large amount of freedom for innovative and creative concepts and solutions and a direct exchange with the GESIS Executive Board
- excellent research environment with various support programmes and opportunities for internal and external collaborations
- 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 programme
- 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 Prof. Dr. Beatrice Rammstedt via phone (0621/1246-155) or via E-Mail. If you have questions about the application process, please contact Malina Hoffmann via E-Mail.
Interested?
Please apply via our Online-application portal.
Our reference number is: VST-1
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 Mannheim 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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