Data Base Manager (f/m/d)

Data Base Manager (f/m/d) at the SHARE BERLIN Institute

Would you like to support science and research? Welcome to SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH, a non-profit organisation.

The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is an international panel study established in 2004 that collects socio-economic and biomedical life course data from people aged 50 and over (approx. 160,000 to date) in almost 30 countries. It provides internationally comparable longitudinal microdata for scientific research and policy advice.

The SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH (SBI) is the seat of the central coordination of SHARE and related scientific research. The SBI was founded in 2022 by the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA).

We are now seeking a motivated individual to join our team in an international and academically stimulating environment. We are offering an interesting and varied job with the opportunity to make a significant impact as a part-time (20 hours per week) Data Base Manager, to start preferably from 01.04.2025, initially limited until 31.03.2026, as parental leave replacement. Option of full-time depending on the availability of funds.

Key Responsibilities:

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

Your Profile:

• 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 R, SAS, SPSS) and good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word
• Strong proficiency in English required, good knowledge of German desirable, knowledge of other languages welcome
• Self-organized & highly proactive working style, team player mentality
• Interest in own research on substantive or methodological topics

Our Offer for You:

• An exciting and varied role in an international and dynamic scientific working environment
• A cooperative and open working atmosphere with a modern equipped workplace for creative freedom and new ideas
• Attractive flexible and mobile working arrangements to balance work and private life
• Remuneration and social benefits are based on the collective agreement for the civil service in the public service (TVöD Bund, if the prerequisites are met, grouping up to E13)
• Further scientific qualifications through a dissertation will be possible.

SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH attaches great importance to diversity. We look forward to every qualified application regardless of age, health and physical impairment, gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, or sexual orientation. Occupational equality of the sexes is guaranteed.

Are you interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your application including a cover letter with motivation for the position, informative CV, and references, in one single pdf document stating your earliest starting date to Sylvia Becker by e-mail to applications@share-berlin.eu no later than 28.02.2025.