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 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...

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...

The University of Bamberg is offering a five-year, full-time postdoctoral researcher position in Sociology / Health Inequalities within the Junior Professorship of Sociology, especially Work & Health. The post is part of the ERC Starting Grant project FIELDS – Fields of Education as New Drivers of Health Inequalities , beginning on 1 January 2027 . FIELDS examines how fields of education, including study majors and vocational training programmes, shape physical and mental health over the life co...

The Department of Public Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany is recruiting several Postdocs in public security law , public law , legal philosophy , and legal theory . The position is linked to the department’s comparative, international, and interdisciplinary research agenda on security-related matters, fundamental rights protection, the rule of law, democratic principles, digitization, internationalization, and fragmentation...