For its department “Institutions and Political Inequality” (Director: Prof. Macartan Humphreys, Ph.D.), the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) is looking for
Four Student Assistants (f/m/x)
on a temporary basis, starting on June 15, 2021 for a duration of six months (extension is possible) with a weekly working time of up to 19 hours.
WZB is a non-profit organization and a member of the Leibniz Association. WZB engages in research of fundamental societal questions from the perspectives of different disciplines. It is one of the most renowned institutions in the field of social sciences. The scientists who work together at the institute come from such fields as sociology, political science, economics, law, and psychology. The findings of WZB research are directed at the science community, the interested public, and also experts dealing with political and economic issues, with media, and society.
The unit’s research focuses on the experimental and otherwise quantitative study of the political economy of inequality and informal institutions. The successful applicant will work in a dynamic research environment with scholars from Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, Romania, Russia and the United States.
The student assistants will primarily work on research projects led by the researchers of the unit, including observational and experimental work on political and economic inequality, voter pivotality, media persuasion, political and economic decentralization, traditional political institutions, intergroup relations, migration, and the politics of government surveillance. The student assistants may also work on research conducted by other members of the research department, such as projects on the social/political determinants of Covid-19 mortality, or the socio-political impact of Covid-19 restrictions.
The positions would be an ideal substantive fit for students interested in development, conflict, and political and economic inequality, and in learning about field experimental and survey methods. The position also allows the candidate to pursue either an MA dissertation or an independent research project based on the data generated from the above-mentioned projects.
Your tasks and duties
Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference. We value diversity and welcome all applications – irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. WZB expressly encourages women or persons with migration backgrounds to apply.
If you have any questions regarding the job opening, please contact
application-ipi@wzb.eu.
For more information about the research group IPI, follow this link:
https://www.wzb.eu/en/research/political-economy-of-development/institutions-and-political-inequality.
For more information about WZB, see
http://www.wzb.eu/en.
Have we sparked your interest? In that case, we are looking forward to receiving your application (letter of motivation, CV) in a single PDF-file by April 18, 2021 to
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
IPI department
application-ipi@wzb.eu