Research Assistant for Cross-national Survey Projects

(1,0 FTE) 24 september 2026

Are you excited about contributing to large-scale cross-national survey studies? Do you enjoy tackling diverse challenges, from questionnaire and software testing to managing translations, data processing and client support? Would you like to collaborate with leading research institutes, survey agencies, and universities around the world? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Centerdata develops survey software and questionnaires, as well as facilitates the fieldwork of several leading studies in the social sciences. These studies include the European Social Survey (ESS), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), European Values Study (EVS), and Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE). Our Cross-national Survey Projects team facilitates the data collection of these projects, operating at the intersection of software development and survey research. We are seeking an enthusiastic Research Assistant who enjoys working collaboratively and delivering high-quality results, and thrives in a dynamic working environment.

What you will be working on:

As a Research Assistant, you will play an active role supporting the team and a range of cross-national survey projects. Working in a small, multidisciplinary team, you will develop expertise in complex survey systems and contribute to the software and questionnaire development process. You will also provide professional service desk support to participating countries and project partners, helping to ensure the successful implementation of the survey projects. Your tasks will include, among others:

• Service desk activities using a ticketing system, to provide operational support to our scientific partners and fieldwork agencies in different countries.
• Testing questionnaires and software tools.
• Helping with setting up survey platforms / fieldwork environments for international partners and f...