PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Sociology in Germany

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg is advertising a Post-Doc / wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in or Akademische*r Rat/Rätin auf Zeit (m/w/d) at the Chair of Computational Social Science and Artificial Intelligence (CoSSI) . This is a full-time (100%) academic position, initially limited to three years with the option of extension . The post is aimed at candidates with interests in Computational Social Science , Artificial Intelligence , and related Computer Science / social science methods. The...

ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research is advertising a postdoc opening in social insurance within the unit Labor Markets and Social Insurance . The post is shared by Nicolas R. Ziebarth , who notes that the position is in his unit and asks readers to share widely. The opportunity is a 6-year postdoc with tenure option at 100% employment and no teaching . The research focus is centered on social insurance , with strong links to labor markets , public economics , and related policy r...

The Berlin School of Economics announces its Research Associates Program: Call for Applications 2027 , supporting postdoctoral researchers and junior professors in economic sciences across partner institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg. Two postdoctoral openings are highlighted: • Universität Potsdam : Postdoctoral Research Associate in Urban Economics / Public Economics • Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung (WZB) : Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Labor Economics with a f...

GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences is advertising a Research Associate (PhD Student) position in the field of survey research within the Survey Design and Methodology (SDM) department and the GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample in Mannheim, Germany . The role is part-time (75%), paid at pay grade 13 TV-L , and limited to 4 years , with a planned start date of 2027-01-15 . The successful candidate will support and implement survey projects, coordinate study submissions w...

GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is recruiting a Research Associate (Postdoc) in the Field of Survey Research (GESIS Panel) for the Department of Survey Design & Methodology in Mannheim, Germany. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for four years, starting on 15 January 2027 . The successful candidate will join the GESIS Panel Team and help coordinate the implementation of the GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample (GP.dbd) , a panel resource that enables the collection...

Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) is advertising a 12-month full-time postdoc position at its ScienceCampus in Regensburg. The role is designed to support an independent research project that can later be used for applications to postdoc positions or third-party funding. Researchers are invited to propose projects in the thematic areas of the Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America - Regensburg : (In-)Security and Sovereignty , Translation of Knowledge and Cultures...

Fully funded PhD positions are available in Urban Health within the DFG Research Training Group “Urban Future – managing transformations for a better health in blue cities” at the University of Bonn and Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Germany. This call is aimed at candidates with a strong interdisciplinary profile and interest in topics such as public health , geography , environmental sciences , life sciences , and social sciences . The post emphasizes urban health research a...

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting a Postdoc / Research Scientist (m/f/d) for the Kinship Inequalities Research Group in Rostock, Germany . This is a full-time, 3-year research position focused on kinship demography , with interdisciplinary links to demography, sociology, anthropology, mathematics, statistics, computer science, and biology . The group, led by Diego Alburez-Gutierrez , works on kin availability, kin loss, family composition, generational overl...

GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is offering a Postdoctoral Researcher position in the Department Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences (KTS) , Team Information and Data Retrieval , located in Cologne with work location information also referencing Mannheim . The role begins on 1 December 2026 and is a full-time , temporary postdoctoral appointment at Salary group 13 TV-L , limited until 31 December 2028 subject to approval. The position sits at the intersection of info...