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International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Economy & Society

CfA: Research Associate (PostDoc; 2nd qualification period/Habilitation), TU Berlin; DL: 09 May, 2025

The Faculty VI Institute of Sociology and the Department of Organizational, Work and Economic Sociology at the Technical University of Berlin is seeking applications for the position of Research Associate (PostDoc; 2nd qualification period/Habilitation) with the salary grade of E13 TV-L (Berliner Hochschulen).

The department focuses on empirical research on topics of organizational, work and economic sociology with a special focus on social inequality. It offers introductory and in-depth courses in the B.A. and M.A. Sociology degree programs. Teaching at the department is characterized by close integration with ongoing research projects and a decidedly practical orientation.

Your tasks:

  • Development and implementation of an independent research project in the subject area.

  • They offer courses in the compulsory and elective areas of the BA and MA degree programs in sociology with a technical science focus

  • Independently conducting consultation hours to provide academic support to students in face-to-face and online formats, as well as supervising final theses

  • Cooperation with the various research projects at the department and within the Institute of Sociology

Expected qualifications

  • Successfully completed academic university degree (Master, Diploma or equivalent) and doctorate in sociology or social sciences

  • Experience in empirical social research and proven skills in qualitative methods and/or computational methods

  • The ability to teach in German and/or English is required, as is the willingness to acquire any language skills that are lacking.

  • Confident use of MS Office

Desirable:

  • Strong interest in wealth inequality within organizational, labor, and/or economic sociology

  • Interest in research- and practice-oriented teaching

  • Independent and committed way of working

  • Experience in preparing scientific publications

  • Experience in writing third-party funding applications

The offer:

  • An inclusive and appreciative working atmosphere in a committed team

  • Intensive individual supervision and support of scientific work

  • National and international cooperation

  • Working hours and mobile work offer compatibility of family and career

Please send your application, quoting the reference number VI-153/25 and the usual documents, exclusively by email (in a single PDF document, max. 5 MB) to Prof. Dr. Isabell Stamm at d.kilczan@tu-berlin.de .

For further details, visit https://www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/193249?filter%5Bfulltextsearch%5D=VI-153%2F25

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