Jobs

– Post-doctoral Researcher Position at INED (Paris, France)

We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economics, Demography, or Quantitative Social Sciences to join the project WorkLiB (“Evolutions of Work-Life Balance over the Life-Cycle”), for 3 years, starting in April 2025. The position will be based in the Economic Demography Research Unit of the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED).

Application deadline: 17 February 2025
For more information, see: https://www.ined.fr/fichier/rte/General/RECRUTEMENT/Recrutements-2025/2025_Post-doc_WorkLIB_EN.pdf

– Postdoc in policy and wellbeing research, IFiS PAN

IFiS PAN, in consortium with LSE, PSE and University of Luxembourg, is looking for a postdoc to conduct policy and wellbeing research. The postdoc will work on the project “Wellmod: a Wellbeing Simulation Model for Enhancing Wellbeing for the Future” as a part of a highly-competitive NORFACE CHANSE grant. This post will link research with policy outreach: we will work in close collaboration with policymakers and stakeholders across Europe to avoid “the ivory tower” approach and to stand a high chance of influencing public policies that will translate into higher wellbeing of their populations. The post is fully flexible and compatible with other work and life commitments. Remote work is possible. The post is paid full time but I expect you to work, on average, 25 hours per week.

To apply, please download a “content of the announcement” file here: https://ifispan.pl/en/institute-of-philosophy-and-sociology-polish-academy-of-sciences-is-looking-for-a-post-doc-in-the-project-wellmod-a-wellbeing-simulation-model-for-enhancing-wellbeing/

Application deadline: 17 February 2025
For more information, contact: anna.gromada@sciencespo.fr

– Nuffield College Jemolo Fellowships, 2025-26 Academic Year

Nuffield College is delighted to announce the next round of the Jemolo Fellowship scheme for academic visitors to Nuffield College. Open to Italian researchers and non-Italian scholars who work on Italy, in the fields of Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Modern History and Public Law. Visitorships normally last between one and six months.

Application deadline: 21 February 2025
More information and how to apply at: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research/jemolo-fellowships

– Researcher (permanent position) at the Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

The Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences invites applications for the position of a researcher. We offer a permanent position at one of the leading institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Application deadline: February 20, 2025.
For more information visit: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/293896

– Call for a fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Essex

We are inviting applications from highly motivated individuals with a background in sociology, economics, finance, statistics, demography, psychology, or related discipline for a fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Essex.
The studentship is part of a project examining the links between debt and intrahousehold dynamics.

Application deadline: 24 February 2025.
Details and application link: Collaborative Project 2 — South and East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

– Research Assistant position at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

The Institute of Methods and Methodological Principles in the Social Sciences at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen invites applications for the position of a research assistant.

Application deadline: 24 February 2025.
For more information, see: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.html?filters={%22vollzeit%22:[],%22befristet%22:[],%22gruppe%22:[],%22besoldGrp%22:[]}&details=74797

– Two PhD Positions in Sociology at University of Konstanz

The newly established working group for Sociology of the Life Course at the University of Konstanz seeks two Doctoral Students in Sociology. The positions are part of the DFG-funded Emmy Noether group “Social Inequalities in Ageing Societies (SocIAS)”. The project offers considerable freedom to develop a PhD thesis within its context, focusing on health outcomes, or various forms of participation in later life, and addressing inequalities therein (e.g., by gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity, migration background, or their intersections).

Application deadline: 28 February 2025.
For details, please refer to the online job advertisement (https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/a8b2fda90c085a662d848148f51ee33eba88902a0).
For further questions, contact: ariane.bertogg@uni-konstanz.de

– Researcher position at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

The Institute of Methods and Methodological Principles in the Social Sciences at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen invites applications for the position of a researcher.

Application deadline: 28 February 2025
For more information, see: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.html?filters={%22vollzeit%22:[],%22befristet%22:[],%22gruppe%22:[],%22besoldGrp%22:[]}&details=74804

– Two doctoral researcher positions at Heidelberg University

Two Doctoral Researchers (fulltime) to work on comparative economic and social stratification, broadly defined. 4+1 years. German language skills are not required.

Application deadline: 28 February 2025
For more information, see: https://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=36643

– Fully funded PhD Scholarship in Sociology in University of Copenhagen

The Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, is hiring for a 3-year fully funded open PhD Scholarship in Sociology, starting 1 Sep 2025.

Application deadline: 2 March 2025
For more information, see: https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=163265

–  Two DAAD GSSP Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences

DAAD GSSP Scholarships are available from 1 October 2025 for up to four years. We welcome applications from candidates aiming to write their doctoral thesis at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences. The school supports scholarship holders through personal mentoring, workshops and support services.

Application deadline: 10 March 2025
For more information, see: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/bagss/Bewerbungsverfahren/CfA_DAAD_Winter_2025.pdf

– Sciences Po is hiring an assistant professor on digital inequalities (CRIS affiliation)

This assistant professorship position is designed to reinforce and complement our expertise in the study of digital inequalities. We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD, a solid theoretical and methodological background and an ambitious research agenda on social stratification and inequality, targeting publications in leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals. All disciplinary backgrounds are welcome as far as the research has strong connections with the social sciences.

Application deadline: 15 March 2025
For more information, see: https://www.sciencespo.fr/cris/en/news/we-re-hiring-an-assistant-professor-tenure-track/

– Doctoral scholarship in the Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences

The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) offers a Doctoral Scholarship in the WiSo faculty’s Key Research Initiative Demography & Social Inequality (three years, starting October 01, 2025).

Application deadline: 15 March 2025
For more information, see: https://cgs.uni-koeln.de/sites/cgs/Calls_for_Application/Announcement_Demography_Social_Inequality.pdf

– Masters degrees in Sociology at the UCL Social Research Institute

UCL invites student applications for four new 1-year masters programs in Sociology due to launch in 2025. The programs will offer cutting-edge training in quantitative and qualitative methods and equip students with a wide range of transferable skills relevant for research and the labor market. The degrees can be completed full time or part time, on campus or online, giving candidates the flexibility to engage with their study from anywhere in the world. For further information and application, see below:
* MSc Sociology offers a broad sociological training that is methodologically rigorous and spans both qualitative and quantitative approaches: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-msc
* MSc Sociology and Social Inequalities will appeal to students with an interest in understanding and addressing inequalities: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-and-social-inequalities-msc
* MSc Sociology and Data Science combines a broad grounding in sociology with a computational and statistical edge: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-and-data-science-msc
* MA Sociology of Childhood and Children’s Rights is a long-running and successful program that finds a new home in this broader degree structure: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-childhood-and-childrens-rights-ma