We are looking for a
Student Research Assistant (gn)
part-time (10 hours per week), to start in January 2026. The successful candidate will work for the research project Divorce and Diagnosis (DiDi). This project particularly focusses on studying how divorce-related health outcomes affect employment transitions, how divorce impacts different health outcomes (morbidities and mortality), how these patterns are moderated by age, gender, and past family behavior. For this, it integrates and applies novel and rich German register data on rehabilitations, employment biographies, divorce and pensions. The project is connected to the Einstein Center Population Diversity .
The Hertie School in Berlin prepares exceptional students for leadership positions in government, business, and civil society. The school offers master’s programmes, executive education and doctoral programmes, distinguished by interdisciplinary and practice-oriented teaching, as well as outstanding research. Its extensive international network positions it as an ambassador of good governance, characterised by public debate and engagement. The school was founded in 2003 by the Hertie Foundation, which remains its major funder. The Hertie School is accredited by the state and the German Science Council.