Data Scientist TVöD 13, 80%

The German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research GmbH (DZHW) is a non-university, non-profit research institution funded by the German federal and state governments with headquarters in Hanover and a location in Berlin. The institute, which employs around 200 staff, is a national and international centre of excellence for higher education and science research. The scientific departments of DZHW conduct knowledge- and problem-oriented research on current and long-term developments that concern all levels of higher education and science.

We are recruiting for employment in the Research Department “Educational Trajectories and Employment” (start date : 01.04.2026)

Data Scientist TVöD 13, 80% (m / w / d)

The position is part of the research project EUROGRADUATE 2026 Germany and limited until 28.02.2029. EUROGRADUATE 2026 will carry out the data collection on German higher education graduates as the German contribution to the third round of the European graduate survey funded by the European Commission. The project works in close cooperation with DZHW’s Student Life Cycle Panel Study, which gathers national longi-tudinal data on higher education graduates. Within the broader EU initiative, EUROGRADUATE 2026 Germany will analyse data on German graduates in comparison with the participating European countries, drawing on the integrated dataset. The position is located at the Hanover site of the DZHW and is advertised subject to final funding approval.

Your profile :

• You have an excellent master’s degree in a discipline relevant to higher education research (preferably in economics, psychology, or sociology).
• You have a strong background in quantitative methods of empirical social research, with advanced skills in data collection, data processing, and data analysis (ideally with Stata).
• You have already gained some experience working in survey projects, analysing large data sets.
• Ideally, you have some experience working on international research projects and research interests in the field of higher education, skills development, or the labour market.
• You enjoy collaborating in a team, and independent scientific work is a standard for you.
• You have an excellent command of English (competence level C1 or C2).

Accordingly, your interests are either :

We offer you :

Are you interested?

Then we would like to meet you in person. For any questions, please contact Dr. Kai Mühleck (phone +49 (0) 511-450670-156). Please use the

online form

to submit your application by 11.02.2026.

We are committed to diversity and equal opportunities.

Our aim is to increase the proportion of women particularly in areas in which women are underrepresented and to promote their careers. We therefore strongly encourage highly qualified women to apply. We particularly welcome applications from qualified severely disabled persons and persons of equal status.

German Centre for Research on Higher Education and Science GmbH

Reference number 2026-EXT-60-94-T | www.dzhw.eu