Jobs

-Post-Doctoral Researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

The postdoc will work within the ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project (https://www.wealthtraject.eu) at DIW Berlin for a duration of three years. The project investigates diversity in long-term wealth accumulation trajectories within and between social groups.
Application deadline: 7 July 2025
See more information here: https://www.diw.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=diw_01.c.956590.de
Contact: Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de)

-Research Assistant at Technical University Berlin

The position is advertised as part of the interdisciplinary research project “The Capital’s Shadow: Wealth Concentration in Startup Ecosystems”, which is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The aim is to understand the mechanisms of opportunity hoarding and the associated effects on the startup ecosystem in terms of innovation, social permeability and prosperity. To this end, a comparative ethnography of the startup ecosystems in Paris and Berlin will be conducted.

See more information regarding requirements and conditions here: https://www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-postings/195047

Application deadline: 11 July 2025

-Fully Funded PhD in Quantitative Sociology – Trinity College Dublin

The Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin is inviting applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD position (stipend €25,000/year + tuition fees) on the project “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce in High-Income Countries.” The project uses cross-national longitudinal data to study the economic causes and consequences of divorce in later ages.

Applicants should have strong quantitative skills and a background in sociology or related fields. Additional teaching assistant pay is available.

Application deadline: 21 July 2025 (23:00 GMT)
More information: https://www.tcd.ie/sociology/about-us/vacancies/
Informal enquiries and formal applications should be sent to: Dr. Nicole Kapelle (nicole.kapelle@tcd.ie)

– Senior Researcher in Sociology of Education and Work at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (up to 4.5 years, 80-100%, Sofia/Bulgaria)

The ERA Chair project ‘ProSkills2Work: Progressing Promising Skills to Work in Bulgaria’ at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a vacancy for a Senior Researcher to be filled for up to 4,5 years: https://proskills2work.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ps2w_senior-researcher_job-ad-ii.pdf

Application deadline: 24 August 2025
More information on EURAXESS: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/349508

– Research Fellow (Postdoc) in Sociology of Education and Work at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (up to 4.5 years, 80-100%, Sofia/Bulgaria)

The ERA Chair project ‘ProSkills2Work: Progressing Promising Skills to Work in Bulgaria’ at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a vacancy for a Research Fellow (Postdoc) to be filled for up to 4,5 years: https://proskills2work.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ps2w_postdoc-researcher_job-ad-ii.pdf

Application deadline: 24 August 2025
More information on EURAXESS: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/349530

– Postdoctoral Position in Quantitative Labor Market Research at the Department of Sociology (Swiss Job Market Monitor), University of Zurich

2-year postdoctoral position (60–80%) with the prospect of extension, starting October 1, 2025, or earlier, or by arrangement. The position focuses on conducting empirical research on topics such as social inequalities in the labor market, occupations or recruitment using large-scale job advertisement data, as well as implementing adaptations to the complex sampling and weighting design and contributing to the maintenance of the SJMM data infrastructure. Candidates should hold a PhD in sociology or economics, demonstrate expertise in labor market research, have strong background in quantitative methods and programming experience.

Apply now, as applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
The full call for application is available at this link.