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Postdoc on parenting leaves, at SOFI – Stockholm University

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) is hiring a postdoc focus on parenting leaves. The postdoctoral research will be part of a work package on career interruptions in relation to childbearing. Research has shown that parenting leave policies can contribute to both working-life exclusion and inclusion, and that the degree to which they do …

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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – In the field of low-quality work, poverty and well-being 80%

Starting in January 2024 (one-year contract followed by another one-year contact) Salary class 15 (Canton of Geneva)  The successful applicant is expected to contribute to a research project on the dynamics of low-quality work, in- work poverty and subjective well-being in Switzerland and in the UK.  In a dynamic environment, this position allows you to:  Main tasks, …

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PhD position at SOFI / Stockholm University Sociology department ––– On career interruptions due to further education and training

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and the department of sociology at Stockholm University have an PhD position relevant for students interested in social policy research. The PhD position is part of the research programme “Sustainable synergies”. The aim of the programme is to study how the welfare system can be developed to support a …

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Vacancy: Postdoctoral researcher position working on two new survey projects on welfare and the future of work

The Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position (3 years and 3 months) starting on 1 March 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a unique opportunity to join a research group that studies work and welfare in the …

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Research Fellow (Postdoc, m/f/d) in Social Sciences with focus on Labour Market and Survey Research – Leibniz Institute of Sociology

The Institute of Sociology invites applications for the position of a Research Fellow (Postdoc, m/f/d) in Social Sciences with focus on Labour Market and Survey Research (Salary Scale 13 TV-L, 100 %) starting March 1, 2023. The position is limited to three years. Responsibilities and duties The tasks include working in the Horizon Europe project …

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7 Doctoral Researcher Positions in Research Training Group at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications for 7 doctoral researcher positions in its new Research Training Group (RTG) 2513 “Social Dynamics of the Self” (SELF), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). BIGSSS is an international inter-university graduate school in the social sciences, located at the University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. …

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Postdoc position: Study families, inequality and social policy at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)

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Interested in families, inequality and social policy? We are hiring a postdoctoral fellow at the  Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University.  The position as a postdoc is connected to the comparative social policy research carried out at SOFI (www.sofi.su.se/english/research/three-research-units/socpol-social-policy) and part of the project rEUsilience: Risks, Resources and Inequalities: Increasing Resilience in …

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Postdoc Position “The Politics of Labor Market Inequality” – University of Konstanz

Reference Number 2021/XY. The research group “Politics of Labor Market Inequality and Occupational Mobility” as part of the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” invites applications for a postdoctoral position for a duration of 24 months starting in September 2022 (or upon agreement). In principle, this position can be divided into two part-time positions. …

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PhD Position: Public Attitudes Towards Social Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality: Britain and Scotland in Comparative Perspective

This studentship is funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS), supervised jointly by Dr Christopher Deeming and Professor Sir John Curtice at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Project details This is a call for a PhD position in Social Policy and Political Science …

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Vacancy Research Team Leader ‘Health and Care’ | European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

The European Centre has a vacancy for a Research Team Leader to design, manage and carry out research on a broad range of issues on long-term care and related health issues in an international comparative perspective in the UNECE region. Further details concerning the position are available in the vacancy note.  We would welcome candidates to send …

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