Student Research Assistant in Social Sciences

**Date**:12 Sept 2025

**Location**: Esch-sur-Alzette, LU, L-4366

**Company**:LISER

**The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)**

**is recruiting a**

**Student Research Assistant in Social Sciences (max. 15h/w, f/m)**
- **Ref**:25-30**:

- **2 months student fixed-term working contract at LISER (part-time, max. 15hours/week)**:

- **Registration as a full-time student at the University of Luxembourg is required**:

- **Department**:Urban Development and Mobility**:

- **Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)**:

- **Expected start date : October/November 2025**

**About the WinWin4WorkLife (WW4WL) project**:
In this project we study the social, economic and spatial impact of remote working arrangements (RWA) by combining employer and employee perspectives into a single framework and applied to five case studies in Europe (DE, FI, LU, PT, SK). The main large objectives of WW4WL are to (1) Enhance an interdisciplinary understanding of these impacts of RWA in using mixed methods, (2) Identify essential living and working conditions of RWA that ensure a healthy work-life balance and gender equity in urban, rural and cross-border areas (the 5 case studies), (3) Develop forecasting models of spatial and environmental impacts of RWA with different scenarios, (4) Assess regional and cultural differences in RWA, with special attention to different remote work practices in 5 case studies, (5) Elaborate evidence-based policies for healthy, inclusive and sustainable RWA in close collaboration with stakeholders and citizens.

The project relies on a new data collection in these five case studies. We already collected information about remote work from companies, and we are now collecting information from employees. This employee study consists of three phases: (i) an online survey (currently ongoing), (ii) a time-use diary with GPS tracking, and (iii) in-depth interviews.

**Your Role**:

- Transcribe interview recordings;
- Translate transcriptions into English.

**Your Profile**:

- You are currently enrolled as a Master student at the University of Luxembourg in social sciences, geography, political sciences, economics or a related field, and seeking for a student part-time job;
- Experience with conducting and transcribing interviews;
- Excellent communication and writing skills in English and French are required; German is a strong asset;
- Excellent communication and writing skills in additional languages such as Luxembourgish and/or Portuguese are an added advantage.

**_ LISER particularly encourage female applicants to apply_**

**Application process**:

- Curriculum vitae;
- Motivation letter;
- Copy of your last obtained diploma and transcripts (i.e., bachelor);
- Contact details of two referees (no recommendation letters).

**Please note that the position will remain open until filled.**

**Why LISER?**:
LISER is a publicly funded research institute located in Luxembourg and dedicated to applied empirical research in economic, social and spatial sciences. The Institute attracts top researchers from all over the world and high-level student training is a vibrant part of the Institute’s activities. LISER staff consists of approx. 200 employees, about 60% of the staff being researchers; mainly from the fields of economics, geography and sociology. The vision of the institute is to be a socio-economic research institute internationally recognised, focused on scientific excellence and societal impact, able to contribute through multi-disciplinary and intersectoral research, in an active and inclusive way to a sustainable and inclusive society at national and international level.

The institute is located on the new Belval campus in the south of Luxembourg (Cité des Sciences, Luxembourg), which hosts the University of Luxembourg and a substantial part of the country’s publicly funded research facilities, i.e. LISER, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) cross-national data centre, the Luxembourg institutes of Health (LIH) and of Science and Technology (LIST). Information on research in Luxembourg is accessible via the national EURAXESS platform.

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**_LISER is strongly committed to gender parity, diversity and inclusion and is proud to be an equal opportunities Employer. _