Research assistant

4 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Department

"School Development and School Effectiveness Research"

Research Field

Educational sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

25 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

29,25

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

01424-02-wiss-nk

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. Thanks to its location in the Rhine-Main science region, the university can unfold to its full potential and showcase its innovative power and dynamism. Its status as a comprehensive university allows for multidisciplinary learning and teaching and has great potential for internationally renowned, interdisciplinary research. Almost all of its institutes are located on a single campus close to the Mainz city center – creating a lively academic culture for researchers, teaching staff, and students from every continent.

Faculty 02 Social Sciences, Media and Sport - Institute of Educational Science - Department of "School Development and School Effectiveness Research" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Research assistant 
part-time (75 %) 

The position is part of the DFG project "School in times of change" in the "Center for School Im-provement and School Effectiveness Research”. The joint project operates at the interface between quantitative school effectiveness and teaching research and research into the history of educa-tion and is headed by Prof Dr Tobias Feldhoff together with Prof Dr Sabine Reh and Prof Dr Eck-hard Klieme from the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. Based on the Three-Country-Study by Fend at the end of the 1970s, the project collected data from the same 24 schools in 2023 using largely identical question-naires and tests. In total, data is available for both measurement dates from around 2000 teachers, 3700 pupils and almost 500 classes. Linking the data from the two surveys should provide infor-mation about the changes in school and teaching cultures and their paths of impact. In addition to historical comparisons, the data can also be used to analyse current issues in school and teaching research on topics such as the impact of teachers' beliefs, maths and English lessons, parental support with homework, student perfor-mance, well-being and learning morale or social inequality. You can find out more about the study here.  

Your tasks:

• Active participation in the project (including analysing the data using statistical methods, e.g. multi-level analyses, preparing feedback to schools, documenting the data) 
• Development and processing of an independ-ent research question within the framework of the project with the aim of a doctorate or habili-tation
• Publication of project results and presentation at (inter)national conferences.
• Realisation of courses in the educational sci-ences (Bachelor of Education) 
• Exchange and participation in the "School development and school effectiveness re-search" work area 
   

Requirements

Research Field

Educational sciences » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Your profile: 
In addition to the general requirements under civil service law, applicants must fulfil the recruitment requirements stipulated in Section 57 of the Rhine-land-Palatinate Higher Education Act.

• Very good scientific university degree in edu-cation or social sciences, sociology, psycholo-gy or a teaching degree programme, as well as a corresponding doctorate in the case of the qualification goal of a habilitation
• Knowledge of educational, school or teaching research or willingness to familiarise yourself with it.
• Knowledge in the application of statistical analysis methods (SPSS, r, Stata)
• Knowledge of analytical methods (e.g. hierar-chical data structures or SEM) is desirable.
• Very good language skills in German (B2 or higher) and English (B2), both written and spo-ken
• Interest in educational history research
• Ability to work independently, personal com-mitment, communication and co-operation skills in a project team.
   

Additional Information
Benefits

• Exciting and very dynamic working environ-ment in an interdisciplinary team
• Integration into an international research net-work 
• Support for further scientific qualification (in terms of content, methodology and personal development), including the use of project da-ta
• Extensive personnel development program-mes 
• Flexible working hours and work location ar-rangements (e.g. mobile working, home of-fice)
• Job ticket for the entire Rhine-Main area
   

Selection process

The position is remunerated according to EG 13 TV-L and to be filled as soon as possible, initially for a limited period until 30 September 2026.

The position is intended to serve the academic qualification (doctorate or habilitation).

We are a place of diversity and welcome qualified applications from people with varied backgrounds. 

We are endeavouring to increase the proportion of women in the scientific field and are therefore particularly interested in receiving applications from women.

People with severe disabilities will be given prefer-ential consideration if they are suitable.

Please send your informative application docu-ments summarised in a pdf file stating the ID number 01424-02-wiss-nk by 25.04.2024 by e-mail to:

[email protected]

If you have any questions, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tobias Feldhoff, Tel: 06131/39-29323.

Notes on data protection

Website for additional job details

https://karriere.uni-mainz.de/en/research-and-teaching/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculty 02 Social Sciences, Media and Sport - Institute of Educational Science - Department of "School Development and School Effectiveness Research"

Country

Germany

State/Province

Rhineland-Palatinate

City

Mainz

Postal Code

55112

Street

Saarstraße 21

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Rhineland-Palatinate

City

Mainz

Website

https://www.uni-mainz.de/eng/index.php

Street

Saarstr. 21

Postal Code

55122

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED