The 'Munich Center for the Economics of Aging' (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy offers a full time position as

Data Base Manager

in the SHARE project at the earliest possible date. The position is limited to a two-year contract, with the possibility of extension conditional on funding. SHARE, the 'Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe' is a large international social science panel study. The data combines extensive cross-national information on socio-economic status, health, and family relations of Europe's elder population.

Your tasks will include:

• Processing and documentation of SHARE data
• Data checks in close cooperation with the SHARE country teams
• Mentoring, supporting and training of SHARE country teams
• Writing of data correction files in Stata

The successful applicant will have the following education, skills and competencies:

• University degree in social sciences, sociology, psychology, statistics, political science, economics, epidemiology, public health, demography, data science or a related field
• Experience with longitudinal survey data
• Advanced knowledge of statistical software, preferably Stata (or SAS, R, SPSS)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word
• Strong proficiency in English required, good knowledge of German desirable, knowledge of other languages welcome
• Team player mentality
• Self-organized & highly proactive working style
• Interest in own research on substantive or methodological topics

Further scientific qualification through a dissertation will be possible. Compensation will be in accordance with TVöD. A generous benefits package complements this attractive job in an international, team-oriented research endeavour. SHARE is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from women and men, including disabled people, from all cultural backgrounds and ethnic origins.

Please submit a complete application quoting reference number 06-19 (CV, cover letter, copies of degrees and certificates; one pdf document) by 31.03.2019 to stuck@mea.mpisoc.mpg.de and hr@mpisoc.mpg.de.

For further information, please visit our website at http://www.share-project.org or contact Stephanie Stuck (stuck@mea.mpisoc.mpg.de).