Postdoctoral Researcher (salary level E 13 TV-L)

Creating knowledge. Making a difference. Shaping the future. This is what the University of Münster stands for as one of the strongest research-oriented universities in Germany and one of the largest employers in the region. Every day, over 7,000 employees devote themselves to cutting-edge research and excellent teaching. We share more than a workplace. We share the desire to make a real impact – regionally and internationally. Our day-to-day work is distinguished by diversity, openness and space to pursue one’s ideas. Become a part of our team – in academia, a technical or manual trade, or administration. The Institute of Sociology in the Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a **Postdoctoral Researcher (salary level E 13 TV-L)** ==================================================== for the externally funded project **BOOST (ERC Starting Grant, PI: Prof. Dr. Isabel Raabe)** at the earliest possible date. We are offering a fixed-term full-time position for four years. BOOST investigates how adolescents’ online and offline relationships develop and how these dynamics shape social inequalities. Using an innovative longitudinal design, the project will collect complete social network data from entire school cohorts over multiple years. The project combines perspectives from sociology, psychology, and network science. The project is expected to start on **1 April 2027.** **Your tasks:** --------------- * Collaboration in the ERC project BOOST * Contributing to the design and implementation of a multi-wave school-based longitudinal study * Further development and coordination of survey instruments across data collection waves * Scientific oversight of and coordination with the external fieldwork organization * Documentation and management of research data * Conducting longitudinal social network analyses * Contributing to scientific publications and conference presentations * Contributing to dissemination and knowledge-transfer activities * Developing research questions and publication projects within the framework of the project **Our expectations:** --------------------- **Required qualifications** * A Masters's Degree and a completed PhD in Sociology, another social science discipline, or Psychology. * Strong quantitative research skills, demonstrated through their application in theses and/or peer-reviewed publications. **Desirable qualifications** * Research interests in adolescence, social relationships, digital media, and/or social inequality * Experience with survey data collection, including the design, implementation, and management of survey studies (school-based and/or other populations) * Experience with social network analysis (e.g., SAOMs, ERGMs), longitudinal data, and survey research * Experience using R or comparable statistical software * Experience with scientific publishing, research data management, and/or Open Science practices * Excell