Freie Universität Berlin
Zentralinstitut John-F.-Kennedy-Institut - Sociology Department
The sociology department at the John F. Kennedy Institute teaches and studies the political economy of the United States in comparative and historical perspective combining data-driven computational approaches with informed institutional analyses of capitalism, finance and insurance, housing and welfare states as well as policing and drawing on theories from Comparative Political Economy, historical and economic sociology.
Research assistant (praedoc) (m/f/d)
with 65%part-time job
limited to 4 years
salary grade (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L FU
reference code: WiMi_JFKI_Soziologie
Tasks
- internationally visible research output aiming at publication in refereed journals and book series
- participation in teaching
- active participation in applying for third-party funding
- The successful candidate has the opportunity to develop her/his academic profile (PhD degree).
Requirements
Requirements:
Master’s degree in sociology or neighboring social sciences
Desirable:
- interest in one or more of the following research areas: economic sociology, historical sociology, (historical) political economy, historical social science, computational sociology
- advanced skill in quantitative, statistical methods (R, stata, Python), ideally also historical-comparative methodology or computational social sciences
- experience in database construction and management
- very good language skills in English, ideally more languages, codings skills
How to apply
Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents (CV, transcripts, motivation, writing sample, research project), indicating the reference code, no later than July 21st , 2025 in PDF format (preferably as one document) to Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kohl: sociology@jfki.fu-berlin.de or postal to
Freie Universität Berlin
Zentralinstitut John-F.-Kennedy-Institut
Sociology Department
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kohl
Lansstr. 7-9
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)
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Facts
| Published | 30.06.2025 |
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| Category | Research assistant |
| Location | Germany, Berlin, Berlin |
| Area of responsibility | Research, Humanities and social sciences, Teaching (university), Social sciences |
| Start date (earliest) | Earliest possible |
| Duration | limited to 4 years |
| Full/Part-time | 65%part-time job |
| Remuneration | salary grade (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L FU |
| Working language and expected level |
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| Homepage | https://www.fu-berlin.de/ |
Requirements
| Field of study | Law, economics and social sciences, Sociology |
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Apply
| Application deadline | 21.07.2025 |
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| Reference number | WiMi_JFKI_Soziologie |
| Application documents | CV, transcripts, motivation, writing sample, research project |
| By post | Freie Universität Berlin
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| By email | sociology@jfki.fu-berlin.de |