Jochen Rehmert
Curriculum vitae Jochen Rehmert
Jochen Rehmert is a Research Associate in the “STARS” Project at the Hertie School of Governance. His doctoral research revolves around electoral competition, legislative behavior and electoral systems.
Rehmert has gathered experience and expertise in applied research in Germany, Japan and the United States, where he worked in sociological and political research projects. He has received his BA and MA in Social Science from Humboldt University of Berlin, with exchanges to Japan (Ritsumeikan University) and the United States (Duke University). personal information
Born in Bückeburg, Germany, 22 December 1987 email [email protected] phone (M) +49 0176 41 877 987 work experience 09/2015–today Research Associate, Hertie School of Governance Participation in the “Who reforms? Electoral Competitiveness, Crisis and Economic Adjustment” sub-project of the interdisciplinary “State, Risk and Society (STARS)” research project. Reference: Prof. Mark A. Kayser [email protected]
12/2014–05/2015 Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Duke University Participation in political science research project on judicial decisions of the German Constitutional Court. Main tasks include research and data coding. Reference: Prof. Dr. Georg Vanberg [email protected]
04/2013–08/2015 Research Assistant, Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin Participation in political science research project The Impact of Electoral Vulnerability on Policy Recalibration. Main tasks include research, data collection, data management, and exploratory data analysis. Reference: Prof. Dr. Ellen M. Immergut [email protected]
09/2012 –11/2012 Intern, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo German Institute Participation in interdisciplinary political and sociological research project for Japanese Studies (DIJ) Gender and Political Participation in post-3/11 Japan. Main tasks included raw data collection, research, literature research, exploratory data analysis, content analysis of newspaper and email lists (in Japanese). Reference: Phoebe Stella Holdgrün [email protected]
06/2011 –08/-2011 Undergraduate Assistant, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) Social Science Participation in sociological research project Soziale Mobilita¨t, Ursachen fu¨ r Research Center Berlin (WZB) Auf- und Abstiege (Social Mobility, Causes of Up- and Downward Mobility). Main tasks included data management, data visualization using the software package Stata, as well as research and proof reading. Reference: Martin Ehlert [email protected]
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education 2015– today Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany Doctoral Program 1st Adviser: Professor Mark A. Kayser (Hertie School of Governance) 2nd Advisor: Professor Philip Manow (University of Bremen) Dissertation Topic: Behavioral Consequences of Electoral Competition and Incentives
2014–2015 Duke University, Durham, United States Exchange Program School: Department of Political Science Description: Comparative Politics and Statistics
2013–2015 Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany Master of Arts in Grade: 1.0 (very good) School: Department of Social Sciences Description: Social Sciences Thesis: Electoral Competition, Re-Election Uncertainty and Legislative Behavior Grade: 1.0 (very good)
2011–2012 Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan Exchange Program School: Faculty of International Relations Description: International Relations and Japanese Language
2009–2013 Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany Bachelor of Arts in Grade: 1.3 (very good) School: Department of Social Sciences Social Sciences Description: Minor in Economics Thesis: The International Political Economy of Development Strategies Grade: 1.0 (very good) conferences April 2016 ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, Pisa Presenter Coalition Inclusion Probabilities. A dynamic measure of electoral competitiveness (with Mark Kayser and Matthias Orlowski) teaching August 2016 Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis Teaching Assistant Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis, Professor Vera Troeger computer skills Basic python Intermediate LATEX, OpenOffice, Word, Microsoft Windows Advanced Stata, R, Excel other information Awards 2011 PROMOS Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Serivce (DAAD) 2014 Travel Grant, Fulbright Commission 2014 R.Taylor Cole Grant, Duke University
Languages German Mothertongue English Advanced (conversationally and academically fluent; TOEFL IbT: 110/120)
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Japanese Intermediate (conversationally fluent; JLPT N2: passed with 157/180) French Basic (simple words and phrases only)
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