Research Assistant SHK/WHF (application deadline: January 31, 2025) Research Assistant SHK/WHF (application deadline: January 31, 2025)

The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn is an internationally operating research university with a wide range of subjects. Over 200 years of history, around 38,000 students, more than 6,000 employees and an excellent reputation at home and abroad: The University of Bonn is one of the most important universities in Germany and has been recognized as a university of excellence.

To sharpen and further develop its scientific profile, the university has established six Transdisciplinary Research Areas (TRAs). As new organizational structures that promote innovation, the TRAs focus university research on key scientific, technological and social future topics. They serve as creative and exploratory platforms on which subjects and faculties connect in a topic-oriented manner and coordinate their strategic development.

To support the TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies, we are looking for a student or research assistant (SHK/WHF) (m/f/d) as of May 1, 2025 (limited to one year with a weekly working time of initially 5 hours, from August 1, 2025 up to 10h/w).

Within the TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies, scientists investigate the complex relationships between individuals, institutions and societies and use this to develop new perspectives on micro-phenomena (e.g. personality development, action competences, individualization) and macro-phenomena (e.g. world society, globalization). The aim is, for example, to identify key factors that influence social cohesion, equal opportunities, efficiency, resource protection and the development of individual skills in the interaction of all these factors.

Your tasks:
• Supporting the TRA manager
• Editing and maintaining the TRA homepage
• Research work, creating summaries, overviews, etc.
• Image editing, creating flyers, invitations, etc.
• Supporting the organization, preparation and follow-up of events (analog/digital)
• Setting up and sending the TRA 4 newsletter, maintaining the member mailing list

Your profile:
• Enrolled at a university for a social science, economics, social science, law, cultural studies or humanities degree (Bachelor/Master) with very good grades
• German language skills at native speaker level and very good written and spoken English
• Confident use of common MS Office programs and ZOOM
• Interest in inter-/transdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration and research
• Independent and proactive approach, organizational talent
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to work in a team
• Experience with Plone 5, eCampus and Confluence (desirable)
• initial experience in organizing events and/or supporting projects (desirable)

We offer:
• a varied and challenging job in a team-oriented work environment
at one of the largest employers in the region
• flexible working hours and work design
• insights into university science and project management as well as national and
international inter-/transdisciplinary research
• remuneration in accordance with the applicable guidelines for the employment of student and research assistants at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Due to personnel law requirements, only students who have not previously been employed at the University of Bonn can apply.