Student Assistant (m/f/d) MOTRA Project

The GIGA seeks to hire a

Student Assistant (m/f/d)

to support the research project “Monitoring System and Transfer Platform Radicalisation (MOTRA),” funded by BMFTR, for up to 10 hours per week, starting as soon as possible for 6 months with the possibility of extending the contract. The student assistant will be required to be physically present in Hamburg at least once every two weeks. 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.funded by BMFTR, for up to 10 hours per week, starting as soon as possible for 6 months with the possibility of extending the contract. The student assistant will be required to be physically present in Hamburg at least once every two weeks. 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.

Tasks:

• Co-developing issues and stances to evaluate in German politics

• Coding of X (formerly Twitter) posts by German politicians

• Engaging in literature search and management using Zotero

• Participating in script writing and programming

Mandatory qualifications:

• Full fluency in German, and proficiency in English

• Excellent analytical and comparative skills

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently

• Enrolment as a student of political science, sociology, economics, criminology, or related disciplines at a German university (if BA: 3rd semester or higher starting in April 2025)

Desired skills:

• Familiarity with research on radicalisation and extremism (e.g., right-wing, left-wing, or Islamist extremism)

• Experience with the collection, management, and analysis of social media data

• Experience with the collection, management, and analysis of survey data

• Knowledge of Python and R or Stata

• Knowledge of natural language processing (NLP) or other computational social science techniques

Please send your application as one PDF file, including a brief motivation letter, a CV, and a transcript of records, via e-mail to Andrew Crawford no later than 10 December 2025.

Further information on the MOTRA project can be found here.