Research Assistant (m/f/d) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for International Labor Relations

Research Assistant (m/f/d) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for International Labor Relations

At Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU / UniBw H), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professorship for International Labor Relations (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Krzywdzinski), a position is available from the next possible date for a

Research Assistant (m/f/d)
(salary group 13 TVöD Collective agreement for the public service ;
39 hours per week)

for a limited period until 31.12.2026.

The research in this area deals with processes of globalization and technological change in the world of work and is carried out in close cooperation with other research teams at the HSU / UniBw H, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the research group "Globalization, Work and Production" at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. The focus is on a sociological analysis of the development of the field of work of data scientists and other central groups of scientists in digital capitalism. Of particular interest here is the use of AI applications and the associated changes in work processes, activities and qualification requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Participation in research, particularly in data collection and data analysis
• Creation of presentations and publications
• Assistance in teaching to the extent of basically 3,0 trimester hours per week
• Possibility of further academic qualification (e.g. doctorate or habilitation)
• Carrying out general administrative work as well as academic activities in academic self-administration

Qualification requirements:

• A completed university degree Diplom (univ.) or Master in social sciences, preferably with a focus on the sociology of work and technology

Furthermore desired:

• Experience in empirical research
• Previous knowledge in the field of industrial or technology sociology and in qualitative social research
• Knowledge of foreign language in English with a proficiency level that corresponds at least to the language level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• Interest in scientific work and the ability to teach

Features of this position:

• Exciting work environment with national and international research collaborations
• Capital-forming benefits
• Annual bonus payment
• Company pension scheme
• Flexible working hours
• DeutschlandJobTicket with employer subsidy if the necessary requirements are met
• Possibility of claiming a childcare place in a daycare centre close to the campus if the necessary preconditions are met
• You will benefit from targeted personnel development and an extensive range of further training and education opportunities.
• Budget-friendly meals in the campus canteen with three meals a day
• You have the opportunity to participate in company health measures (for more information, see: ).
• Free parking on the campus grounds
• Possibility of using the Bundeswehr's own car-sharing service (for more information, go to: ).

For questions related to scientific or technical aspects, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Krzywdzinski, by e-mail: .

The employment is based on the TVöD in conjunction with the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz German Act on Fixed-Term Scientific Contracts . In principle, the activities correspond to pay group 13 (E13). Classification up to pay group 13 of the TVöD shall be made in accordance with 12 of the TVöD with regard to the activities to be performed on a more than temporary basis and the fulfilment of the personal or collective agreement requirements (job characteristics).

Part-time employment is possible.

The Federal Armed Forces promotes professional equality between women and men and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women.
In accordance with the Sozialgesetzbuch IX Social Code Book IX and the Disability Equality Act, we expressly welcome applications from severely disabled persons; the fulfilment of the requirements for the advertisement will be considered on an individual basis.

More information about the university and the professorship can be found at:

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Please send your application with the usual documents exclusively in electronic form (pdf file), quoting the reference number GeiSo-2024, by 12.01.2025 to:

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Note:
Information on data protection in the application process can be found on the website under the heading "Universität - Karriere - Datenschutzinformationen".

Applications without reference number will not be considered and will be deleted immediately for data protection reasons.