Research Associate

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Hamburg, Deutschland Universität Hamburg Vollzeit

Research Associate (English linguistics) for the project “Predicting COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake from Public Discourse” - 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG
- InstitutionFaculty of Humanities, Department Languages, Literature and Media II (SLM II), Department of English
Salary levelEGR. 13 TV-L
Start date01.10.2023, fixed for a period of three years (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).
Application deadline20.08.2023
Scope of workpart-time
Weekly hours63 % of standard work hours per week**Responsibilities**:
Duties primarily include research. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Specific Duties

Specific duties of the Research Associate include the collection and analysis of Twitter data, the preparation and co-authorship of research publications and conference presentations, participation in international conferences as well as contributing to the strengthening of data science at the University of Hamburg through the Cross-Disciplinary Labs network. The position does not involve any teaching duties. The Research Associate is also encouraged to work towards a PhD, the topic of which should be broadly aligned with the Principal Investigator’s research interests, and may be, but does not need to be, connected to the project.

Applicants need to be in possession of a Master’s degree (or equivalent) by the starting date of the position.

**Requirements**:
A university degree in a relevant field.
- excellent proficiency in English
- excellent skills in academic writing
- experience with the statistical analysis of linguistic data (esp. with R and/or Python), the analysis of metaphorical language, corpus linguistics and/or discourse analysis are of advantage

We offer
- Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
- Continuing education opportunities
- University pensions
- Attractive location
- Flexible working hours
- Work-life balance opportunities
- Health management
- Educational leave
- 30 days of vacation per annum

As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.

Instructions for applying

Contact

Prof. Dr. Robert Fuchs

+49 40 42838-1684

Reference number
- 301Application deadline
- 20.08.2023Interviews are scheduled to take place remotely in the week of 21 August to 25 August 2023.

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