Research Associate (Doctoral student) focus on psychometrics

Our Benefits:

• Funding for international and domestic conferences and research stays
• 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. Piotr Koc via phone +49(0)621/ or via E-Mail ( ). If you have questions about the application process, please contact contact person via E-Mail ( ).

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 as soon as possible our Department Survey Design & Methodology (SDM) , Team Scale Development and Documentation located in Mannheim , is looking for a Research Associate (Doctoral student) focus on psychometrics (Salary group 13 TV-L, working time 75 %, limited to 4 years). 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. With the Open Access Repository for Measurement Instruments (ZIS), the department maintains one of the largest collections of validated instruments in the social and behavioral sciences. GESIS supports researchers who plan to archive their instruments in ZIS by offering feedback on validation and by publishing separate guidance materials (e.g., tutorials and best-practice documents) on developing and validating measures.

Your profile:

• Scientific university degree (e.g., Master’s degree) in Psychology, Sociology, or related discipline
• Very good understanding of quantitative methods, including classical and modern test theories
• Solid programming skills in R (knowledge of Python or Julia is an advantage)
• Very good German and English language skills

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Das bringst Du mit:

Interested?

Please apply via our Online-application portal until . Our reference number is: SDM-183

Your tasks will be:

• Reviewing submissions of empirically validated measurement instruments
• Developing documentation standards and tutorials in the field of psychometrics
• Assisting with the day-to-day management of the Repository
• Conducting independent research in the field of psychometrics/quantitative methods in the context of a PhD

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