Student Research Assistant (gn)

Hertie School gGmbH

  • Berlin
  • Post Date: 28. November 2025
Job Description

We are looking for a

Student Research Assistant (gn)

for the project Cross-partisan conversations" , part-time for 10-15 hours/week, to start in January 2026. The contract is limited to 6 months.


  • Work with conversation diaries, transcripts, audio, and video recordings to build structured datasets
  • Develop and run analyses on conversational dynamics (e.g., content, tone, turn-taking, sentiment, behavioral indicators)
  • Assist in coding and classifying conversation features (text-based and audio/video-based)
  • Conduct descriptive and exploratory empirical analysis in Stata, R, or Python
  • Contribute to documenting the workflow and preparing summary materials

  • Currently enrolled at a German university and studying a relevant field
  • Proficiency in Stata, R, or Python (at least one; more is a plus)
  • Strong analytical skills and interest in applied empirical research
  • Ability or willingness to work with multi-modal data (text, audio, video)
  • Reliability, attention to detail, and ability to work independently

  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Good Traffic Connections
  • International and diverse work environment
  • Mobile working possible
  • Remuneration: € 15.00 hourly wage
  • 20 days paid leave + workation
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