Student Research Assistant, Team Survey Data Augmentation (SHK-SDC-23)

Köln

Part-time

Working Student

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 Survey Data Curation, Team Survey Data Curations, located in Cologne, is looking for one or two

Student Research Assistants
(15,20 € / 16,09 € hourly rate, up to 19 hrs./ month, temporary)

The department „Survey Data Curation“ processes and prepares social science research data across a diverse range of data types to support sociological and political science research, especially in comparative perspectives across space and time. The curated data include long-running national (e.g., ALLBUS, GLES) and international (e.g., ISSP, CSES) survey programs, which are documented and curated to the highest quality standards, but also research data products derived from or connected to these surveys, such as geo referencing services or trend files. The “Survey Data Augmentation” team specializes in developing methods for linking survey data with other types of data, such as georeferenced data, with a focus on democracy research. We are part of the emerging European data infrastructure “Monitoring Electoral Democracy” (https://medem.eu/).

Your tasks will be:

Supporting the team’s full range of service and research activities in the office in Cologne
Data collection and management
Analysis and visualization of research data
Literature research
Assisting with the preparation of events such as methodology courses and research workshops

Your profile:

Enrolled student in the social sciences (political science, sociology, or similar)
Strong knowledge of quantitative methods
Experience with the R programming language and the Zotero bibliography management tool is a plus
Interest in research on democracy or social science methods
Good command of English; German is a plus

Our Benefits:

Participation in research and service activities related to academic studies
Experience in data management and analysis relevant to a wide range of career fields
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

For further information concerning the tasks please contact Sebastian Ziaja via e-mail (sebastian.ziaja@gesis.org). If you have questions about the application process, please contact Christine Laßmann via e-mail (christine.lassmann@gesis.org).

Interested?

Please apply until October 5, 2026 via our Online-application portal.

Our reference number is: SHK-SDC-23

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.