Postdoctoral Researcher in geocoded electoral data

About the role

The Postdoctoral Researcher will contribute to the Electoral Spaces project by developing infrastructure for geocoded electoral data. The role involves creating tools for data curation, validation, and spatial aggregation while establishing frameworks for legal and ethical data provision. The researcher will also support project coordination and conduct methodological research to demonstrate the value of the infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of data curation, validation, and spatial aggregation tools for geocoded electoral data using the statistical software R
• Establishing a framework clarifying legal, ethical, and licensing conditions for data provision and reuse
• Supporting the principal investigators in coordinating the overall project and managing workflows and project knowledge
• Creating user documentation, training materials, and public interfaces for the infrastructure
• Conducting methodological or applied research showcasing the added value of the infrastructure

Required skills

• R
• Spatial data science
• Longitudinal data integration
• Spatial data integration
• Reproducible workflows
• Version control
• Data curation

Qualifications

• PhD in political science, quantitative social science, spatial data science, or a related discipline
• Completed academic university degree (Master’s or equivalent)

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Mobile working regulations
• Childcare subsidies
• Company health management
• Discounted university sports programme
• Pension provision support
• Further training measures

About the Company

GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is an internationally active research institute, funded by federal and state governments and a member of the Leibniz Association.