Call for applications for research associate for Project “EU Green Deal” - subproject of the DFG Research Unit “Big Structural Change (RU BISC)”

15. Oktober 2024

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Socioeconomics; Sociology is looking for a research associate (§ 28 subsection 3 HmbHG) for the project “EU Green Deal” - subproject of the DFG Research Unit “Big Structural Change (RU BISC)”. It is a part-time position (75 % of standard work hours per week), the salary level is EGR.13 TV-L. Start date is 01.01.2025 and the working hours are fixed until 31.12.2028, a further extension is possible depending on the availability of funds (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).

Your responsibilities

Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

This position is part of the interdisciplinary DFG Research Unit “Big Structural Change” RU BISC. The research unit investigates the changing acceptance of and compliance with societal core institutions (e.g., formal rules and social norms) in the face of climate change, globalization & technological change, and mass migration. The subproject “EU Green Deal” investigates the role of the European Green Deal in shaping domestic institutions in Germany, Poland, and Sweden. Working in the project, you conduct qualitative empirical work in the three countries (mainly expert interviews) and analyse the data in light of neoinstitutional theory and Europeanisation perspectives. The gathered data can be used for your PhD project, if applicable. Furthermore, you assist in academic project management. You participate in the regular meetings and workshops of RU BISC, attend one summer school at least to further develop your methodological skills, and interact with the professor (primary advisor), with the other researchers in RU BISC, other doctoral students and postdocs in the team, and with junior and senior researchers in the department and faculty. Funding is provided for conference travel and summer schools.

Your profile

A university degree in a relevant field.

You have a degree in sociology or a neighboring field (political science, socioeconomics, etc.) and at least a basic understanding of and interest in economics (the dominant collaborative discipline in the interdisciplinary Research Unit is microeconomics). You have a solid knowledge of social scientific methods, with experience in qualitative interviewing being an asset. Knowledge of relevant tools, such as MaxQDA, Nvivo, STATA, and/or R is an asset. You are interested in eco-social transformation and/or Europeanisation processes. A good proficiency in English is necessary to work comfortably in the English-speaking environment at RU BISC.

The complete job posting can be found here [at the job opportunities at University of Hamburg] up until the application deadline on 16.10.2024.