Researcher (Post-Doc) - (SDM-179)
Temporary full-time Mannheim
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GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is an internationally active research institute, funded by federal and state governments and member of the Leibniz Association.
Starting on 1 February 2026, our Department Survey Design & Methodology (SDM), Team Cross-cultural Survey Methods, located in Mannheim, is looking for a
Researcher (Post-Doc)
(Salary group 13 TV-L, working time 100 %, 2-year contract)
Your tasks will be:
- Managing the project from a content point of view, in close collaboration with a GESIS internal software developer and external language experts and service providers who, among other things, provide multilingual answer scales, evaluate them, or enrich them with meta-information
- Being the contact person for the relevant social science research communities
- Drafting of guidelines for assessing the equivalence of multilingual answer scales, for replication by the research communities
- Disseminating the repository at various stages of the project
- Project-related research, e.g., on the equivalence of answer scales
Your profile:
- Completed Master’s degree and PhD in the social sciences, e.g., in psychology, sociology, political science, or a related field; experience with intercultural substantive or methodological research is an advantage
- Very good knowledge of social science methods and in data analysis (e.g. R or Stata)
- A strong interest in collaborating with software developers, including on software development, and in multilingual research
- Structured, independent, and procative way of working
- Very good written and spoken English; knowledge of German is an advantage
Our Benefits:
- An exciting opportunity to improve data quality, comparability, and replicability in intercultural research
- Support for your research activities by facilitating participation in international conferences and workshops
- Flexible working hours and regulations for mobile working
- Very good conditions for reconciling work and family life, e.g. subsidies for childcare for children who have not yet attained the age of compulsory schooling
- Holistic company health management and discounted participation in the university's sports programme
- Generous support for your pension provision as a direct insurance policy
- Promotion of your skills through further training measures
Contact
For further information concerning the tasks please contact Dr. Dorothée Behr (dorothee.behr@gesis.org) via email. If you have questions about the application process, please contact Helena Rustler (helena.rustler@gesis.org) via E-Mail.
Interested?
Please apply via our Online-application portal until 14.11.2025.
Our reference number is: SDM-179
About us
GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure that socially relevant questions can be answered based on reliable data, the latest scientific methods and research information. We help with study planning and data collection, provide high-quality research data, support with data preparation and analysis, and finally with data archiving.
GESIS helps you gain further qualifications. We offer our employees a wide range of career opportunities in an appealing work environment with a high degree of personal responsibility and creative freedom. With us, you will work in an international environment in the heart of Mannheim and Cologne and benefit from a flexible work environment as well as internal and external networks.
GESIS ensures compliance with the guidelines for the severely disabled and promotes professional equality between women and men. Full-time positions can also be filled on a part-time basis.
As a family-friendly employer, we have been certified by the “berufundfamilie” audit since 2010.
Further information on working at GESIS can be found here.
