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 October 1, 2025 our Department Computational Social Science (CSS), Team Transparent Social Analytics located in Cologne, is looking for a Research Associate for Jupyter4NFDI
(Salary group 13 TV-L, working time 100 %, limited until 30. September 2027)
The department Computational Social Science (CSS) collects digital behavioral data and provides computer-based methods for collecting and analyzing such data for social science research. It also supports scientists with the integration of digital behavioral data into their research designs. The department's research focuses on the quality of digital behavioral data, the development and validation of computational social science methods and the transformation of digital societies.
The advertised position is part of the project Jupyter4NFDI. The goal of the project is to establish and operate a basic service that provides low-barrier access to computational resources within the framework of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). The project is being implemented in collaboration with leading Tier 2 and Tier 1 scientific computing centers in Germany. Furthermore, Jupyter4NFDI is collaborating with international projects such as the MyBinder.org federation.
Contact
For further information concerning the tasks please contact Dr. Arnim Bleier via E-Mail (arnim.bleier@gesis.org). If you have questions about the application process, please contact Franca Tosetti via E-Mail (franca.tosetti@gesis.org).
Interested?
Please apply via our Online-application portal until September 07th, 2025.
Our reference number is: CSS-112
About us
GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure that socially relevant questions can be answered based on reliable data, the latest scientific methods and research information. We help with study planning and data collection, provide high-quality research data, support with data preparation and analysis, and finally with data archiving.
GESIS helps you gain further qualifications. We offer our employees a wide range of career opportunities in an appealing work environment with a high degree of personal responsibility and creative freedom. With us, you will work in an international environment in the heart of Mannheim and Cologne and benefit from a flexible work environment as well as internal and external networks.
GESIS ensures compliance with the guidelines for the severely disabled and promotes professional equality between women and men. Full-time positions can also be filled on a part-time basis.
As a family-friendly employer, we have been certified by the “berufundfamilie” audit since 2010.
Further information on working at GESIS can be found here.
