Research Assistant / Associate (f/m/d) – Post-Doc
Our Profile
The Chair of methods of empirical social research at the institute of sociology at RWTH Aachen University (Prof. Thomas Grund) works interdisciplinary and empirical. Our completed and ongoing research projects primarily focus on quantitative as well as simulation-based analyses of social networks from different fields in the social sciences. This includes research about and with, as well as further development of statistical procedures for social network analyses (e.g. ERGMs, SAOMs), mechanisms of homophily or simulation-based modelling of segregation dynamics. While our research projects are based on different fields of application (e.g. criminology, sports, social relations), we apply the approach of analytical sociology to investigate explanatory mechanisms that constitute social phenomena. We achieve this by linking problem-driven research of relevant societal questions with a strong methodological expertise.
Your Profile
We expect an excellent Doctoral/PhD degree in the Social Sciences (e.g. Sociology, Psychology, Political Sciences), Statistics, Computational Social Science or Computer Sciences. Further qualifications should cover:
- Experience with planning and conducting quantitative research projects
- Relevant publications (especially in international journals)
- Experience in the acquisition of third-party funding
- Excellent communication skills in English
The successful candidate should have a research focus in one of the following areas:
- Quantitative research on social networks
- Simulation-based approaches on modelling social phenomena
- Online experiments
Your Duties and Responsibilities
Your main task will be to help set up a new research agenda investigating assumptions of social network models on actors’ perceptions of network ties. Thus, the successful candidate will conduct literature reviews, search for data sources, conduct data analyses and write grant proposals.
What We Offer
The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract.
The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term up to March 31, 2024.
An extension of the employment relationship is planned, but conditional on successful acquisition of funding.
The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).
This is a full-time position with the possibility of a part-time contract upon request.
This is a full-time position (100 % of the standard weekly hours for full-time employees) and comes with a teaching obligation of 4 SWS in areas such as advanced research methods, social network analyses, social simulation. A part-time position with reduced teaching obligation is also possible.
The position comes with generous support for workshop and conference attendance.
We provide a family-friendly environment and encourage applications from abroad. German is no requirement.
The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).
The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact
Dr. Robert Hellpap
Tel.: +49 241 80-96229
[email protected] rwth-aachen.de
Please send your application by August 15, 2022 to
Dr. Robert Hellpap
Chair of methods of empirical social research
Eilfschornsteinstraße 7
52062 Aachen, Germany
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