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Research Associate (pre- or post-doc) (f/m/d) at the SHARE BERLIN Institute

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 (pre- or post-doc) (f/m/d)

full-time (39 hours per week), to start as soon as possible, initially limited until August 2027.

Key responsibilities:

Develop a project website together with an external web agency for the SoGreen project that focuses on the social aspects of the green transition
Drafting a concept for the dissemination of project results
Contribute to the development of a data management plan to ensure data exchange and data harmonization among the participating social surveys (SHARE, ESS, GGP and GUIDE)
Creation of comprehensive documentation files for SHARE data users
User support via email and input for user workshops
Contribute to the continuous improvement of data protection measures and protocols in the SHARE Research Data Center (RDC)
Participate in international workshops, conferences, and meetings relevant to the RDCs mission

Your profile:

Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Sciences, Data Science, Statistics, or similar).
Experience in data management and research data governance is highly desirable
Proficiency in data management software and tools (e.g., Stata, R, Python)
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
Interest in own research on substantive or methodological topics
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
Further scientific qualifications through a dissertation will be possible
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 no later than 24.03.2025.