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The SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH (SBI) is the German headquarters for the central coordination of the international survey project Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the SHARE-European Research Infrastructure Consortium (SHARE-ERIC), and related scientific research activities.

Founded in 2022 by the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA), our non-profit organisation aims to advance pioneering interdisciplinary research that combines socio-economic and biomedical approaches with a European perspective.

The DFG-funded project SHARE Germany coordinates the German part of the SHARE survey (https://www.share-umfrage.de/) with a team of four researchers who, in addition to their work on the project's infrastructure, pursue their own substantive and methodological research topics in the context of SHARE.

About SHARE

Since 2004, SHARE has been a large-scale, interdisciplinary study investigating the effects of health, social, economic, and environmental policies on people’s lives across Europe and beyond. With over 160,000 respondents in 28 countries, SHARE is the largest panel study of its kind in Europe. Through the accredited SHARE Research Data Center (FDZ-SHARE), we provide internationally comparable socio-economic, and biomedical longitudinal microdata to more than 20,000 registered users worldwide for scientific research. Since 2011, SHARE has held the legal status of a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC).

To complete the SHARE Germany team, we are looking for a:

Survey Specialist (f/m/d)

Full-time, starting as soon as possible, initially limited until December 31, 2027

Your diverse range of responsibilities includes:

• Preparation of the field phase: including reviewing translations and testing the questionnaire, preparing materials for fieldwork, and creating PR materials for participants
• Data preparation for the SHARE Germany data in cooperation with the database management team, including reviewing and maintaining panel preloads and gross samples, as well as coding tasks
• Support of the study management in tendering procedures, planning of fieldwork, and ongoing communication with the field institute conducting the survey, especially during the data collection phase
• Participation in national and international SHARE events and interviewer trainings conducted by the field institute
• Organization of the SHARE Germany user workshops
• Support of the study management in the preparation of annual and interim reports
• Writing and publishing scientific articles based on SHARE data
• Presentation of research findings at national and international conferences and workshops

Your Profile

• University degree in Social Sciences or a related field (Master's or Diploma)
• Relevant experience in the areas of survey management, data handling, mixed-methods research, and/or qualitative methodologies is considered an advantage
• Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken; experience in preparing texts for academic and/or professional public audiences is considered an advantage
• Good knowledge of Stata or comparable statistical software
• Interest in substantive and/or survey methodological research within the context of SHARE
• Ability to adapt to new or evolving tasks, combined with excellent organizational and communication skills and a strong sense of autonomy.

What We Offer:

• An engaging and responsible role with excellent opportunities for further training and development in a supportive and collegial work environment,
• The opportunity to work independently on scientific research, especially with the aim of completing a PhD, supported by the excellent interdisciplinary, multi-method network of SHARE researchers, for example in one of the focus areas:
  • “Silver Economy and Digitalization”
  • “Health Prevention in an Aging World”
  • “Sustainability and Flexibility of Care”
  • “Inequality in Income, Health, and Wealth”
• Being part of one of the most important social research projects in Europe
• A varied and responsible position in an international research environment
• A cooperative, open working atmosphere, and a modern workplace with room for creativity and new ideas
• Flexible working hours, attractive flextime arrangements, and the option for remote work
• Remuneration and social benefits in accordance with the German public sector collective agreement (TVöD Bund, up to EG 13, depending on assigned responsibilities)

Diversity is important to us:

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We are committed to the professional equality of all genders.

Are you interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your application, including a cover letter outlining your motivation for the position, an informative CV, and references — all combined into a single PDF document. Please indicate your earliest possible starting date and name your file starting with your last name. Please send your application, stating the reference number SHARE-DE-01-2025, no later than October 31, 2025, via email to Sylvia Becker at applications@share-berlin.eu.