Jobs

– Associate Professor of Work, employment, and/or organizations at NIDI (The Hague)

The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) invites applications for an Associate Professor (Senior Researcher) with expertise in work, employment and/or organizational dynamics in the context of demographic change. The successful candidate will develop and lead innovative research lines, contribute to NIDI’s international research profile, and play a key role in acquiring competitive research funding and supervising PhD students and postdocs. We seek excellent scholars with a PhD in demography, sociology, or a related social science. NIDI is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and affiliated with the University of Groningen. NIDI offers a stimulating, collaborative research environment in the center of The Hague.

Application deadline: 9 February 2026
For more information, see here

– Head of Research Department “Migration and Mobility” (Research Director) (w/m/d) at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Wiesbaden (Germany)

BiB is recruiting a department head to lead a team of currently 15 researchers working on international and internal migration and (commuting) mobility, with a focus on drivers and motivations, individual/family/societal consequences, and quantifying/modelling migration flows. The position is permanent (full-time or part-time) and graded E15 TVöD Bund / A15 BBesG (German public-sector pay scale). A cooperation with Goethe University Frankfurt is envisaged, with the perspective of a 20% W2 part-time professorship (migration sociology and mobility research) subject to formal requirements.

Application deadline: 18 February 2026
For further information (in German), see here

– Vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher on inequality of opportunity at the University of Lausanne

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher (18 months, start in September 2026 or upon agreement) to contribute to the SNSF Starting Grant project “Liberal and radical equality of opportunity (EQUALOPP)”. The project aims at developing novel ways to measure inequality of opportunity using, among others, survey data from Switzerland, Germany, the UK, the US, and administrative data from Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden. More information on the project can be found on the website.

Application deadline: 22 February 2026
For more information see here.
Interested candidates can contact the PI, Michael Grätz (michael.gratz@unil.ch).

– Professorship in Sociology University of Zurich

The Department of Sociology, the University of Zurich, and Zurich as a center of higher education offer a stimulating research and teaching environment with a wide range of opportunities for academic exchange and cooperation.

The future holder of this position is expected to have conducted excellent, internationally visible research in the field of quantitative sociological methods and sociological methodology, with an additional specialization in a substantive research area within sociology.

Application deadline: 25 February 2026
For further information see here.

– Doctoral Scholarship in the Key Research Initiative Demography & Social Inequality (three years, starting October 01, 2026) at the University of Cologne

The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS) at the University of Cologne offers a three-year doctoral scholarship to outstanding students holding a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Social Sciences. Applicants with research interests in ethnic diversity, crime and delinquency, or social networks are especially encouraged to apply.

Application deadline: 15 March 2026.
For details see here.