ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics is a research-based information infrastructure for economics and a member of the Leibniz Association. The institution is one of the largest of its kind in the world and accommodates more than 4 million media units. It also provides access to millions of digital full texts. ZBW is scientifically affiliated to the University of Kiel, Christian Albrecht University (CAU), and conducts its own application-oriented research in computer science and information science, with a focus on open science.
We are looking for a
Researcher
to join our interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Web Science research group in Kiel. The position start date is September 1st, 2025.
Remuneration is based on the public sector pay scale TV-L at grade EG 13 TV-L (75%, currently 29,025 hours / week). According to § 2 section 2 of the federal law of Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG), the contract will be fixed-term until August 31st, 2028, according to the project period. This position offers the opportunity for further academic qualification and it is possible (but not mandatory) to combine the activity with a doctorate / habilitation in computer science.
The successful candidate is expected to contribute to ROARA (Repercussions of Open Access on Research Assessment), a project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The ROARA project seeks to analyze the publishing market and how publishers' economic interests clash with academic motivations.
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