PhD Student and Research Associate (f/m/nonbinary)

The research-based infrastructure of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), based at DIW Berlin, is one of the largest and longest-running multidisciplinary panel studies in the world, currently surveying about 30,000 people in nearly 15,000 households each year. SOEP claims to capture social change and is thus confronted with ever new and diverse topics and tasks. Its data collection and generation follows the concept of the survey or data life cycle.

To start as soon as possible we are looking for a

PhD Student and Research Associate (f/m/nonbinary)

(part-time at 65%)

Tasks

• Research assistance in the field of survey methodology with focus on data science
• Statistical generation of synthetic data in the field of big data and in the context of multiple imputation of missing data
• Cooperation with project team members in the SOEP at DIW Berlin as well as the SOEP working group on survey methodology
• Presentation of study results at national and international conferences

Requirements

• Academic degree in data science, statistics, survey statistics, empirical social sciences, or economics
• In-depth statistical knowledge
• In-depth knowledge of the analysis of quantitative survey data
• Confidence in the use of data analysis methods and software (Stata, R)
• Good knowledge of Python is advantageous
• Very good command of English
• Independent, self-reliant, and committed approach to your work
• Strong organizational and coordination skills

What we offer

• The opportunity to work on an innovative and interdisciplinary research project
• The chance to integrate your research into the Socio-Economic Panel framework
• The possibility to work flexibly (in terms of time and place)

The position is linked to a PhD degree completed in the framework of a structured doctoral program, preferably in the Berlin area. A doctoral agreement will be signed with DIW Berlin that will guarantee, among other things, qualified individual supervision.

The position will be paid in line with the TVöD Bund pay scale, salary group EG 13. The contract is for a fixed-term period of 48 months.

In addition to flexible working hours, DIW Berlin also offers mobile work and an employee discount on the public transport ticket.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications—regardless of the applicant’s gender, disability, nationality, or ethnic and social origin.

Please apply online, quoting the reference number SOEP-10-23, by March 15, 2023. Further information on DIW Berlin can be found on our homepage at www.diw.de . For information on the research area, please contact Prof. Dr. Sabine Zinn ([email protected]).

For more information about DIW Berlin, please visit our homepage at www.diw.de .

DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) has been one of Germany’s leading economic research institutes since 1925. It analyzes economic and social scientific relationships in research areas of high societal relevance and uses its findings to provide advice to policy makers and society at large. The institute is part of national and international networks, makes research infrastructures available to users worldwide, and promotes the career development of young researchers. DIW Berlin is independent and, as a member of the Leibniz Association, is financed primarily out of public funds.