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 as soon as possible our Department Computational Social Science (CSS), Team Transparent Social Analytics located in Cologne, is looking for a
Student Research Assistant
(15,20 € / 16,09 € hourly rate, 14 hrs./week, temporary)
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 goal of the Transparent Social Analytics team is to make methods for data collection, preprocessing, and analysis of digital behavioral data accessible and transparent, and to make computational social science research reproducible. The successful candidate will, in particular, support the team around the GESIS Methods Hub in designing, testing, and evaluating AI applications.
Student Research Assistant, Team Transparent Social Analytics (SHK-CSS-38)
Köln
Part-time
Working Student
Your tasks will be:
- Creating analysis scripts for social science research questions using R or Python
- Generating and testing synthetic data that replicates properties of social science or digital behavioral research using AI models
- Checking statistical analyses for reproducibility
Your profile:
- Completed (or soon to be completed) Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
- Experience in programming with R and Python
- Interest in and experience with generative AI and Large Language Models
- Good command of English or German
Our Benefits:
- Opportunity to actively contribute to systems used by many researchers
- Possibility to participate in scientific work and publications
- Flexible working hours and regulations for mobile working
- Very good conditions for reconciling work and family life
- Holistic company health management and discounted participation in the university's sports programme
- Promotion of your skills through further training measures
Contact
Interested?
Please apply via our Online-application portal until 06.08.2026.
Our reference number is: CSS-SHK-38
Our reference number is: CSS-SHK-38
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.
