Research Associate for The Project “eu Green

Research Associate for the Project “EU Green Deal” - subproject of the DFG Research Unit “Big Structural Change (RU BISC)” - 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG
- InstitutionFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Socioeconomics; Sociology
Salary levelEGR. 13 TV-L
Start date01.01.2025, fixed until 31.12.2028, a further extension is possible depending on the availability of funds (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).
Application deadline16.10.2024
Scope of workpart-time
Weekly hours75 % of standard work hours per week**Responsibilities**:
Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

This position is part of the interdisciplinary DFG Research Unit “Big Structural Change” RU BISC. The research unit investigates the changing acceptance of and compliance with societal core institutions (e.g., formal rules and social norms) in the face of climate change, globalization & technological change, and mass migration. The subproject “EU Green Deal” investigates the role of the European Green Deal in shaping domestic institutions in Germany, Poland, and Sweden. Working in the project, you conduct qualitative empirical work in the three countries (mainly expert interviews) and analyse the data in light of neoinstitutional theory and Europeanisation perspectives. The gathered data can be used for your PhD project, if applicable. Furthermore, you assist in academic project management. You participate in the regular meetings and workshops of RU BISC, attend one summer school at least to further develop your methodological skills, and interact with the professor (primary advisor), with the other researchers in RU BISC, other doctoral students and postdocs in the team, and with junior and senior researchers in the department and faculty. Funding is provided for conference travel and summer schools.

**Profile**:
A university degree in a relevant field.

You have a degree in sociology or a neighboring field (political science, socioeconomics, etc.) and at least a basic understanding of and interest in economics (the dominant collaborative discipline in the interdisciplinary Research Unit is microeconomics). You have a solid knowledge of social scientific methods, with experience in qualitative interviewing being an asset. Knowledge of relevant tools, such as MaxQDA, Nvivo, STATA, and/or R is an asset. You are interested in eco-social transformation and/or Europeanisation processes. A good proficiency in English is necessary to work comfortably in the English-speaking environment at RU BISC.

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

You will be integrated into the team of a professorship that is highly productive in the area of comparative welfare state research, Europeanisation, and eco-social transformation research and provides a broad interdisciplinary and international network. Furthermore, you will be integrated into the interdisciplinary DFG research group consisting of professors and junior researchers in the field of microeconomics, political science, and sociology, who all have a focus on experimental and empirical methods to investigate institutional change.

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future” drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.

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

Instructions for applying

Contact

Prof. Dr. Katharina Zimmermann

+49 40 42838-8643

Beate Hartmann

+49 40 42838-3521

Reference number
- 308Location

Welckerstraße 8
20354 Hamburg

Application deadline
- 16.10.2024- cover letter
- CV
- copies of degree certificate(s)

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