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Faculty of Management, Economics and Social SciencesCologne Center for Comparative Politics

Vacancy announcement: Research Assistant

PD Dr.habil. Elena Semenova at the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics (CCCP) is looking for a Research Assistant (10 hours per week each).

The desired start date is 1 January 2025. 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 14,80 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

Please submit your application in English (letter of motivation, CV, grade transcript, and possibly additional evidence of qualifications) as a single PDF file to semenovaSpamProtectionwiso.uni-koeln.de. Application deadline is 31 October 2024. Interviews will be held soon thereafter.

Read full announcement here.

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