Postdoctoral Research Fellow

vor 2 Monaten


Berlin, Deutschland Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH Vollzeit

The research unit Skill Formation and Labor Markets (Director: Professor Heike Solga) at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) is looking for
**One Postdoctoral Research Fellow (f/m/x).**

The appointment is for 22% (in 2024) and 24% (in 2025) of the regular working hours (currently 39 hours/week) from June 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025. The position's workplace is in Berlin.

The position is in the work package “Evaluating the relation between family diversity and educational inequalities.” The work package explores how and through which mediating channels, family diversity influences children’s educational success. Mechanisms of particular interest include (a) economic, social, cultural, and emotional resources in the family, (b) parents’ and children’s health, and (c) genetic nurture.
- Stellenbeschreibung

**Your tasks and duties**
- Contributions to the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical development of the work packages described above and to the overall mission of the ECPD
- Design and implementation of original research to advance the goals of the work packages described above, including, but not limited to, the empirical studies based on secondary analysis of complex survey and register data as well as original data collection efforts
- Close interdisciplinary cooperation with all project participants, both within and across work packages of the ECPD
- Publication of research output in international peer-reviewed journals, usually in cooperation with co-authors from the ECPD
- Presentation of project results at workshops and conferences
- Participation in dissemination activities targeting scientific and non-scientific audiences
- Coordination with project partners, both within and across work packages

**Your profile**
- An excellent Ph.D. in sociology or a social science discipline on a topic related to the work package targeted by the applicant
- Excellent academic writing skills, demonstrated by publications in international peer-reviewed journals
- Excellent skills in quantitative methods and the analysis of complex data (e.g., longitudinal data, multilevel data, register data)
- Advanced organizational skills, as well as the willingness and capacity for teamwork
- Expertise in the fields of sociology of education, social mobility, and family sociology
- Knowledge of socio-genomics and social-biological explanations of health is desired
- Experience in register data or big data handling is desired
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English

**What we offer**
- Remuneration in accordance with EG 14 TVöD Bund
- Additional benefits for public service employees (VBL U)
- A well-equipped workplace in the center of Berlin
- An international, cooperative, and diverse working environment
- A commitment to career development through regular training opportunities and further measures, as specified in the WZB Code of Conduct for career development
- Flexible working hours- **Application procedure**- Bewerbungsschluss
- 10. April 2024
- Beschäftigungszeitraum
- 01.06.2024-31.12.2025
- Wöchentliche Arbeitszeit
- 10h
- Kontakt

Kristin Thompson
kristin.thompson [at] wzb.eu
- BeschreibungResearch Unit Skill Formation and Labor Markets



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