Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Department
- Institute of Educational Science
- Research Field
- Educational sciences » Other
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Germany
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 39
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Reference Number
- 01524-02-wiss-nk
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. Thanks to its location in the Rhine-Main science region, the university can unfold to its full potential and showcase its innovative power and dynamism. Its status as a comprehensive university allows for multidisciplinary learning and teaching and has great potential for internationally renowned, interdisciplinary research. Almost all of its institutes are located on a single campus close to the Mainz city center – creating a lively academic culture for researchers, teaching staff, and students from every continent.
Faculty 02 Social Sciences, Media and Sport - Institute of Educational Science - Research Unit "School Improvement and School Effectiveness Research" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Research associate
full-time (100%)
The position is part of the DFG project "School in times of change" in the " Center School improvement and school effectiveness research". The joint project operates at the interface between quantitative school effectiveness and teaching research and research into the history of education and is headed by Prof Dr Tobias Feldhoff together with Prof Dr Sabine Reh and Prof Dr Eckhard Klieme from the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. Based on the Three-State-Study by Fend at the end of the 1970s, the project collected data at the same 24 schools in 2023 using largely identical questionnaires and tests. In total, data is available for both measurement dates from around 2,000 teachers, 3,700 students and almost 500 classes. Linking the data from the two surveys should provide information about the changes in school and teaching cultures and their paths of impact. In addition to historical comparisons, the data can also be used to analyse current questions in school and teaching research on topics such as the effect of teachers' beliefs, maths and English lessons, parental support with homework, student performance, students' well-being and learning morale, and social inequality. You can find out more about the study here.
Your tasks:
- Analysis of quantitative-empirical data (including multi-level analysis using regressions, mediation and moderation analyses)
- Publication of project results and presentation at (inter)national conferences
- Development and processing of an independent research question as part of the project
- Support in the coordination of the DFG joint project "Schule im Wandel - SchiWa" between the Berlin, Frankfurt and Mainz locations
- Documentation of the complex data sets (teacher and student questionnaires and performance test)
- Exchange and participation in the work area "School improvement and school effectiveness research"
Requirements
- Research Field
- Educational sciences » Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
In addition to the general requirements under civil service law, applicants must fulfil the recruitment requirements stipulated in Section 57 of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act.
- Very good scientific university degree in education or social sciences, sociology, psychology or a teacher training programme
- Sound knowledge and experience in analys-ing quantitative (school/educational research) data, preferably multivariate analysis methods (e.g. SEM and hierarchical data structures)" as well as in SPSS, R and/or MPLUS.
- Knowledge and experience in educational, school or teaching research or the willingness to familiarise yourself with it.
- Doctorate desirable.
- good language skills in German (B2 or higher) and English (B2), both written and spoken.
- Experience in empirical research projects and project coordination
- Ability to work independently, personal commitment, communication and co-operation skills in a project team as well as an international orientation.
Additional Information
- An exciting and very dynamic working environment in an interdisciplinary team
- Integration into an international research network
- Support for further scientific qualification (content-related, methodological and personal), including the use of the extensive project data
- Extensive personnel development programmes
- Flexible working hours and work location arrangements (e.g. mobile working, home office)
- Family-friendly working conditions
- Job ticket for the entire Rhine-Main area
The position is paid according to EG 13 TV-L and to be filled at the earliest possible date until initially 31.10.2025. Provided that a cost-neutral project extension is approved by the third-party funder, an extension of the employment period of approx. 11 months may be considered.
We are a place of diversity and welcome qualified applications from people with varied backgrounds.
We endeavour to increase the proportion of women in the academic field and are therefore particularly interested in receiving applications from women.
People with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration if they are suitable
Please send your informative application documents summarised in a pdf file by stating the ID number 01524-02-wiss-nk by 25.04.2024 by e-mail to:
If you have any questions, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr Tobias Feldhoff, Tel: 06131/39-29323.
- Website for additional job details
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Faculty 02 Social Sciences, Media and Sport - Institute of Educational Science
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- City
- Mainz
- Postal Code
- 55112
- Street
- Saarstraße 21
Where to apply
- feldhoff@uni-mainz.de
Contact
- State/Province
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- City
- Mainz
- Website
- Street
- Saarstr. 21
- Postal Code
- 55122
- feldhoff@uni-mainz.de