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.
Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik
Amalienstr. 33
80799 München
Deutschland
For further information, please visit our website at
http://www.share-project.org or contact Stephanie Stuck (
stuck@mea.mpisoc.mpg.de).