Daniel Wehrend

CV

Professional Experience

Scientific Assistant @ Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) – Media Research Methods Lab (MRLM) & (Social) Media Observatory (SMO)
Hamburg, Germany | May 2023 – today

  • Collection, coding, validation, and quality assurance of social media data
  • Research on right-wing extremist and discourses in digital public spheres
  • Quantitative and computational analysis of social media data
  • Contribution to the development and maintenance of research tools and data infrastructures
  • Preparation of academic publications, workshops, presentations, and events

Student Assistant @ Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) – Media Research Methods Lab (MRLM) & (Social) Media Observatory (SMO)
Hamburg, Germany | September 2022 – April 2023

  • Collection, coding, validation, and quality assurance of social media data
  • Research on right-wing extremist and discourses in digital public spheres
  • Quantitative and computational analysis of social media data
  • Contribution to the development and maintenance of research tools and data infrastructures
  • Preparation of academic publications, workshops, presentations, and events

Student Assistant @ Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) – work on the DFG project “Public Connection: Individuals’ Media Repertoires and the Refiguration of Publics”
Hamburg, Germany | September 2020 – September 2023

  • Preparation, conduct, and analysis of qualitative structured interviews
  • Analysis of quantitative survey data
  • Coding using MaxQDA
  • Contribution to publications

Education

Technical University of Berlin, MA Interdisciplinary Research on Antisemitism
Berlin, Germany | October 2022 – today
Thesis: “Title pending“

University of Hamburg, BA Media and Communication Science & Political Science
Hamburg, Germany | October 2019 – March 2023
Thesis: “News repertoires in times of crisis – A qualitative analysis of news usage during the Corona pandemic“

Skills and Knowledges

Language: German: native; English: fluent