Graduate Assistant

Your responsibilities: Supporting the development and maintenance of the project website. Assisting the launch of social media accounts, and supporting ongoing content creation and public engagement. Assisting the development and maintenance of a research database of existing documents (including policy, project and research publications in Chinese and English). Conduct text analysis on collected documents to support research objectives. General research tasks. Your profile: Currently enrolled in a Master’s program at a university in Germany. Excellent language skills in English and Chinese, with the ability to collect and analyze documents in both languages. Basic communication skills in German are an asset. Strong research and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail. Experience or strong interest in web content management and social media platforms. Familiarity with text analysis methods and database management. Knowledge of data visualization techniques will be advantageous. Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. A proactive, self-motivated, and collaborative approach to work. We offer: Remuneration at the student employee rates of the MPG support for junior scientists and scholars: currently €15.84 for Master’s students who can demonstrate completion of their Bachelor’s degree. Working hours to align with your studies.  Work in an international setting with staff and guests from more than forty countries Close contact with all research and research-support units and the opportunity for direct, personal dialogue. Promotion of your professional interests and research interests. Use of the on-site reference library. Access to the wide range of training courses offered by the MPG’s Planck Academy. Occupational health management: weekly in-house yoga classes; regular information on courses offered by our partner health insurance companies. A student representative for equal opportunities. The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer that strives to foster an inclusive workplace. As an institute of the MPG, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science supports a working community for all free from discrimination and harassment. We explicitly encourage applications from qualified individuals who belong to groups that are often underrepresented in the workplace due to age, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender, nationality, race, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or religion. Please follow the links to find out more about the MPIWG’s policies on gender equality and hiring practices for people with disabilities, as well as Germany’s anti-discrimination laws as outlined in the General Equal Treatment Act. Your application: Please submit your application with complete documents, preferably without a photograph, through our application portal. Include cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of qualifications (in a single PDF file) and job references (if available; in a single PDF file). https://recruitment.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/position/32800775 Applications must be received by December 31, 2025 (23:59 CET). Please note that we can only accept electronic applications submitted through the portal. InquiriesFor any questions about the position or the application process, please contact the research group’s coordinator Ms. Dieu Linh Bui Dao (office-ahlers@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de).Further information on the MPIWG can be found at https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/. Address Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany