Would you like to support science and research? Welcome to SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH, a non-profit organisation.
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a panel study established in 2004 that collects socio-economic and biomedical life course data from people aged 50 and over (ap-prox.140,000 to date) in almost 30 countries. It provides internationally comparable longitudinal mi-crodata for scientific research and policy advice. As Europe's largest social science panel study and one of the major European research infrastructures in the field of social sciences, SHARE also has the legal form of a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) since 2011.
The SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH (SBI) is the seat of the central coordination of SHARE and re-lated scientific research. The SBI was founded in 2022 by the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA). The SBI and SHARE-ERIC work closely together on all questions of implementation and scientific advancement of the research infrastructure.
We are now seeking a motivated individual to join our team in an international and academically stimulating environment. We are offering an interesting and varied role with the opportunity to make a significant impact.
Research Associate (f/m/d)
full-time (39 hours per week), to start as soon as possible, initially limited until August 2027.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and implement procedures for secure access to sensitive regional data of SHARE
- Manage the preparation of regional datasets for research use
- Collaborate with the legal department to ensure compliance with GDPR in the processing, storage, and dissemination of sensitive regional data
- Provide support and guidance to researchers applying for access to the data, including handling data access requests and reviewing data usage proposals
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of data protection measures and protocols in the RDC
- Organise processes and workflows related to data access taking into account data protection
- Conduct quality control of regional datasets to ensure data integrity and security
- Participate in international workshops, conferences, and meetings relevant to the RDCs mission
Your profile:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Social Sciences, Statistics, or similar).
- Experience in data management, research data governance, or working with sensitive data is highly desirable
- Familiarity with GDPR and data protection regulations is of advantage
- Knowledge of research methods and survey data, particularly in the fields of health, ageing, or social sciences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities including the openness to work in a flexible team based in different locations
- A structured and conscientious work style, with a strong affinity for data
- Proficiency in data management software and tools (e.g., Stata, R, SPSS, or similar)
- Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional European languages are a plus
Our offer for you:
- An exciting and varied role in an internationally shaped and dynamic scientific working environment
- A cooperative and open working atmosphere with a modern workplace for creative freedom and new ideas
- Opportunities for networking within the international research community and for the implementation of research projects
- Work-life balance with attractive flexitime and mobile working arrangements
- Remuneration and social benefits are based on the collective wage agreement for the civil service (TVöD Bund, if the prerequisites are met, up to level E13).
SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH attaches great importance to diversity. We look forward to every qualified application regardless of age, health and physical impairment, gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology or sexual orientation. Occupational equality of the sexes is guaranteed.
Are you interested:
Then we look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents as one PDF stating your earliest starting date to Sylvia Becker by e-mail to applications@share-berlin.eu.
