Research Assistants (10 hours per week each)
The desired start date is 1 November 2023. The research assistant will support the international project "Institutional rules and their effects on cabinet and ministerial durability in advanced democracies" (funded by the German Research Foundation).
Tasks include:
- collection, coding, and preparation of biographical data
- assistance with data analysis
- support in the organization of workshops and conferences
- support in literature research
Prerequisites:
- MA student in social/political science
- confident in the use of Office Programs
- very good knowledge of English spoken and written is required
- knowledge of another western language (e.g. French), Asian (e.g. Japanese) or Eastern European language are desired
- very good knowledge of STATA (and SPSS or R)
- good knowledge of Data preparation
- good knowledge of quantitative Methods
We offer:
- Pay according to standards of the University of Cologne for research assistants: at the moment 13,20 Euro/hour for students with a Bachelor degree.
- Chance to gain first-hand experience in a current research project
- Opportunity to improve quantitative research skills
- Participation in an international research team
Application:
Please submit your application in English (letter of motivation, CV, grade transcript, and possibly additional evidence of qualifications) as a single PDF file to semenova
wiso.uni-koeln.de. Application deadline is 30 September 2023. Interviews will be held soon thereafter.
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Project Assistants
The project assistants will support the German-Portuguese project "Experts, power, and democracy: The rise of technocracy in Europe" (funded by the German Academic Exchange Service and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the Project-Based Exchange of Persons program).
Requirements:
- MA student (with very good grades).
- very good knowledge of written and spoken English
- very good knowledge of quantitative data analysis
- very good knowledge of STATA (and SPSS or R).
Project responsibilities include:
- two research visits to the University of Lisbon (Portugal).
- active participation in data preparation and data analysis
- active participation in the preparation and publication of project results
- active participation in joint workshops
- support in the preparation of international workshops at the University of Cologne
The benefits of participating in the project include:
- the opportunity to establish international scientific networks
- to actively participate in a scientific project
- to actively participate in the preparation of manuscripts and scientific publication
- to improve the knowledge of quantitative methods
- to gain experience in preparing and giving scientific presentations
- to write your final thesis on the basis of the project
The position of a project assistant is unpaid. The project covers the travel and accommodation expenses of project assistants at the University of Lisbon.
Application:
Please submit your application in English (letter of motivation, CV, grade transcript, and possibly additional evidence of qualifications) as a single PDF file to semenova@wiso.uni-koeln.de. Application deadline is 30 September 2023. Interviews will be held soon thereafter.
See full announcment as PDF