Research Associate for the Project “Social Constructions of Climate Moods” § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG
Institution: Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS)
Salary level: EGR. 13 TV-L
Start date: 01.07.2026, fixed for a period of three years (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).
Application deadline: 2026-04-09
Scope of work: part-time
Weekly hours: 75 % of standard work hours per week
The Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as well as the interactions between the two. To this end, we are looking for colleagues from a wide range of disciplines, including the natural sciences as well as the social sciences. We are proud to work together in a truly integrating manner. Our partners, e.g. the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Helmholtz Centre Hereon or the German Climate Computing Centre are also hiring. All jobs: www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/jobs
Your responsibilities
Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue further academic qualifications outside of their work responsibilities. They may also pursue doctoral studies outside of working duties.
Doctoral candidates are members of the structured doctoral program of the School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences (SICSS), which provides high-quality, interdisciplinary, and internationally oriented training.
- conducting studies of social media content related to contested issues in the context of mitigating and adapting to climate change with a focus on patterns and dynamics of climate moods
Especially:
- designing and conducting automated and manual (multimodal) quantitative and qualitative content analyses
- (co-)authoring articles to be published in international academic journals, presenting research at international conferences
- contributing to collaborative research in the DFG cluster of excellence CLICCS
The research associate may also support teaching or MA student supervision if related to the research project and engage more broadly in the academic life at the cluster of excellence and in climate-related communication and media research in the social sciences at University of Hamburg.
Your profile
A university degree in a relevant field.
Expected: an above average MA degree in communication science or a related social science field; research experience in computational social sciences (esp. automated media content analysis and/or social media analysis), excellent knowledge of English, working knowledge of German, skills in empirical social science methods and programming in R/Python, ability and willingness to proactively work in an interdisciplinary team.
We offer
Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a digital age” drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.
The University of Hamburg is committed to equity. Diversity enriches our university life, whether in our studies, research, teaching, education, or workplace. We therefore welcome all applications, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic or social background, age, religion or belief, disability, or chronic illness.
Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.
Instructions for applying
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Christiane Krüger christiane.krueger@uni-hamburg.de |
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Application deadline
Use only the online application form to submit your application with the following documents:
- cover letter
- CV
- copies of degree certificate(s)
If you experience technical problems, send an email to bewerbungen@uni-hamburg.de.
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