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Job Description

• Leading the data management team (4 to 5 people, including own position).
• Overall responsibility, coordination and supervision of data preparation, in particular preloads (including episodic information on education and employment) for the follow-up surveys and the creation of scientific use files.
• Editing, plausibility checking and processing of survey data, documentation of para- and metadata.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing teams (excellent leadership, teamwork, networking, and communication skills).
• Strong background in quantitative social-science research and survey data management.
• Experience with large-scale panel data.
• Profund experience with relational databases (SQL).
• Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• Excellent proficiency in (scientific) English and fluency in German or French.
• Good knowledge of statistical software (Stata, R, SPSS) and LaTeX.

We offer

• Collaboration in a large, unique, and innovative panel study embedded in excellent scientific networks, both nationally and internationally.
• Proficient, experienced and supportive scientific team.
• Salary in line with University of Bern regulations.
• Job location in Bern, Switzerland, one of the world's cities with the highest quality of life.