Student Assistant (Hybrid)

Position description

As a student assistant, you will be part of our team for conflict transformation research and work closely with the researchers. Your task is to support a sub-project realised by the Berghof Foundation as part of the research consortium ‘MOTRA. Monitoring and Transfer Platform Radicalisation’. The aim of MOTRA is to systematically monitor radicalisation trends in Germany and to strengthen the related knowledge transfer.

The part-time position (10 – 12 hours/week) is to be filled in Berlin at the earliest possible date.

You will support the following main tasks for the project:

• Planning and conducting qualitative expert surveys (interviews and questionnaire surveys) among actors from science, security authorities and prevention practice.
• Analysing the collected data using qualitative research methods
• Documentation of project results and their dissemination within the consortium, at national and international conferences and in practice
• Coordination of research activities with the consortium, professional exchange and data integration
• Donor reporting

Your knowledge, experience & skills

• You are enrolled in a Master’s degree programme and are studying a social science subject with solid knowledge in the fields of ‘radicalisation’, ‘extremism’ and/or ‘extremism prevention’
• You are familiar with methods of qualitative data collection and analysis and have initial experience in conducting and analysing interviews and/or focus groups.
• Experience with the MAXQDA analysis software (or comparable tools) and in creating and working with online questionnaires is an advantage.

Additional skills:

• Strong organisational and communication skills; reliability and the ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Very good knowledge of German and English is essential
• Confidence in dealing with MS Office applications

What you can expect from us

• Highly experienced and engaged community of practice
• Cooperative and dynamic team
• Compensation 14€ per hour
• Highly insightful and challenging tasks
• Confidence-based flexible working hours
• Flexibility regarding office vs. mobile working solutions

Application instructions

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