Postdoc (f/m/x) in the SOEP

Your responsibilities:

• Contribute to collection of original data, including factorial survey experiments
• Develop your research agenda within the project focused on Objective 4 (to discover drivers of the variation in the intergenerational persistence across countries, regions, and birth cohorts with a focus on demographic conditions)
• Close collaboration in research with team members and international partners
• Conceptualization, realization, and publication of research in international peer-reviewed journals
• Presentations of research at national and international conferences
• Project co-management
• Mentoring of researchers

Your qualifications:

• Completed master's degree and PhD in demography, sociology, economics, or a closely related field
• Strong publication record
• A keen interest in the research agenda of the project
• Experience with analysis of longitudinal data and mixed-effects models
• Experience in data collection
• Experience in project management
• Proficiency in using Stata and/or R
• Fluency in scientific English
• German knowledge would be an advantage
• Enjoy teamwork but also be able to work independently

What we offer: An exciting research environment and a strong research group, including all the benefits of DIW Berlins international networks.

Insights into data collection processes as well as early access to unique and restricted data, including linked panel and administrative life course data.

The freedom to develop your research questions and set your focus within the project. The chance to integrate your research into the Socio-Economic Panel framework. A creative and collaborative working environment and an international team consisting of highly motivated early career and experienced colleagues.

A job at a research institute with around 300 colleagues, where diversity, equal opportunities, and a healthy work-life balance guide all areas of work. Flexible work schedules tailored to your needs as well as remote work are key parts of our work culture.

DIW Berlin supports your professional and personal qualification and advancement via internal and external career development opportunities and annual performance reviews.

You are paid according to the collective agreement for the public sector (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), which includes an annual bonus as well as a company pension with VBL Ost.

The office is located in the middle of Berlin-Mitte convenient to public transportation. As a DIW Berlin employee, you are eligible for a reduced VBB-Firmenticket that is partially subsidized.

This is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 3 years. Remuneration is paid according to TVöD Bund, salary group E14.

Application and information

We value diversity and welcome all applications regardless of gender, disability, nationality, or ethnic or social origin. If youre interested in the position, we are excited to hear from you!

In-person interviews are planned to take place in the calendar weeks 5. and 6.

Philipp Lersch Leiter der Forschungsgruppe Life Course and Inequality in der Infrastruktureinrichtung Sozio-oekonomisches Panel DIW Berlin

Das DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) ist seit 1925 eines der führenden Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitute in Deutschland. Es erforscht wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche Zusammenhänge in gesellschaftlich relevanten Themenfeldern und berät auf dieser Grundlage Politik und Gesellschaft. Das Institut ist national und international vernetzt, stellt weltweit genutzte Forschungsinfrastruktur bereit und fördert den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs. Das DIW Berlin ist unabhängig und wird als Mitglied der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft überwiegend aus öffentlichen Mitteln finanziert.

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