Student Research Assistant (m/f/d) to Support Research Project.

The GIGA seeks to hire a Student Research Assistant (m/f/d) to support the research project “WONAGO”. The weekly working hours are 15 hours, and the contract term is 12 months starting as soon as possible (earliest from 1 November 2025). Remuneration is based on the hourly rate for student assistants at the University of Hamburg and currently amounts to €13.98 (bachelor's student) / €16.05 (master's student) per hour. As part of the team, you will: • Collect and code data for a dataset on the official speeches of political leaders in select countries. • Support the development of a comparative dataset on populism and foreign policy. • Support the organization of the project events. • Assist with literature reviews in relevant fields. • Participate in meetings and get to know the GIGA. Your qualifications: • Very good proficiency in English. German-language skills are not a pre-requisite. • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and reliably. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and Excel. • Prior experience with data collection, qualitative or quantitative coding, or dataset management is not required but advantageous. Please send your application as a single PDF file, from which we can learn about your motivation and qualifications (e.g. brief motivation, CV, and transcript of records), via e-mail to Aynur Deniz Sunel ([email protected]). The selection process begins on 20 October 2025, and ends when the position has been filled. Further information on the GIGA: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/. Learn more about the WONAGO project here. If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Dr. Hakkı Taş ([email protected]).