Two Student Research Assistants (DE/EN), Scale Development and Documenation (SHK_SDM_2025_038)

Starting on February 2026 our Department Survey Design & Methodology (SDM), Team Scale Development and Documenation located in Mannheim, is looking for two

Student Research Assistants
(13,98 € / 14,87 € hourly rate, 40 hrs./ month, temporary)

The department Survey Design & Methodology (SDM) is both nationally and internationally recognized for its expertise in survey methodology, gained over many years by conducting own research as well as consulting on and implementing renowned survey projects. The Scale Development and Documentation team is responsible for the development, documentation, and quality assurance of social science survey instruments. The advertised positions involve working with Survey Quality Predictor (SQP) software, which supports researchers in developing their questionnaires.

Your tasks will be:

• Support with coding survey items
• Support with expanding the database to include new survey items
• Support with developing a marketing concept for SQP
• Collaboration on creating training and advertising materials in German and English, as well as maintaining the website

Your profile:

• Interest in surveys, especially in questionnaire development
• Very good written and spoken English skills, German skills are an advantage
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong teamwork, communication, and organizational skills, as well as an independent and proactive approach to work
• Knowledge of statistical software (e.g., STATA, R) is an advantage

Our Benefits:

• Insight into scientific work at a research institute
• Varied and independent tasks
• Very good conditions for reconciling work and family life
• Flexible working hours and regulations for mobile working
• Holistic company health management and discounted participation in the university’s sports programme
• Promotion of your skills through further training measures

Contact

For further information concerning the tasks please contact Dr. Lydia Repke via E-Mail (lydia.repke@gesis.org) or phone 0621/1246-581.  If you have questions about the application process, please contact Michaela Kurtov via E-Mail (michaela.kurtov@gesis.org).

Interested?
Please apply via our online-application portal until 23.12.2025.
Our reference number is: SHK_SDM_2025_038