Jobs

– PhD Position in “Quantitative Social Sciences” at Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) & Centre for Demographic Studies (CED)

Please, share with your MA students and RAs this excellent PhD opportunity in Quantitative Social Sciences to study “Adolescents’ Mental Health, Social Media and Inequalities”. The successful candidate will join a top international MSCA Horizon Europe Programme on Mental Health. This is a 3-year well-paid PhD with additional funding for training, conferences, networking, workshops, and secondments at excellent institutions.

Application Deadline: 31 March 2025
Contact: Prof. Pablo Gracia (pgracia@ced.uab.es).
For more information, see: https://webs.uab.cat/touch/jobs/social-media-use-and-young-peoples-mental-health-a-quantitative-social-science-approach/

– PhD in Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna

Call for application for the PhD in Political and Social Sciences (4 years) at the University of Bologna.

Application deadline: 3 April 2025
For more information, see: https://www.unibo.it/en/study/phd-professional-masters-specialisation-schools-and-other-programmes/phd/2025-2026/political-and-social-sciences

– ESRC-funded PhD Studentship, University of Edinburgh

Project Title: ‘Connecting the dots’: investigating how multiple sources of disadvantage intersect and shape attitudes towards school, work and post-school destinations

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in Education to research the role of multidimensional (dis)advantage across the life course for young people’s attitudes towards school, work and post-school destinations. This studentship is an SGSSS ESRC ‘Advanced Quantitative Methods’ studentship, and therefore, a strong interest in applying advanced quantitative methods is a core requirement for the candidate.

Supervisory team: Dr Adriana Duta, Dr Valeria Skafida, Dr Patricio Troncoso

Full advert and more information about the project: here.

The scholarship is available as a +3.5 (3 year PhD and placement) or a 1+3.5 (Masters year, 3 year PhD, and a placement) studentship depending on prior research training. Information about funding arrangements is included in the Applicant Guidance (see section 8.5).

Application deadline: 10 April 2025, 5 pm BST; References are due 16 April, 5 pm BST.
Informal inquiries are welcome and should be directed to Dr Adriana Duta (Adriana.Duta@ed.ac.uk).

– 2-year Postdoctoral Researcher Position (80%) at University of Bern

Are you interested in being part of a newly established team researching career opportunities within companies based on gender, ethnicity, and social background? Do you have a talent for managing large projects and do you want to help establish a longitudinal linked employer-employee dataset? Then apply!

Application deadline: 14 April 2025
For more information, see: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobads/cc70a3e5-7a3c-4f0a-8ba3-469367f64288

– Head of Survey Data Management of the TREE Study (University of Bern)

Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE), an interdisciplinary multi-user and multi-cohort panel survey of currently two large cohorts of Swiss school leavers, is looking for the Head of Survey Data Management.

Application deadline: 15 April 2025
For more information, see: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobads/dad9f756-91f9-438d-8c05-f4ea2c78fe18

– PhD position at CREST in Paris

Patrick Präg (CREST) and Tobias Rüttenauer (UCL) are advertising a PhD position at CREST in Paris, dealing with migrants’ social connectedness and wellbeing and drawing on quantitative data analyses, starting in October 2025.

Application deadline: 15 April 2025
NB: Potential applicants are requested to contact us informally well before the deadline: patrick.prag@ensae.fr and t.ruttenauer@ucl.ac.uk
For more information, see: Call Migrant Wellbeing PhD.

– Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sociology (UCL Social Research Institute)

The UCL Social Research Institute is looking for a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sociology, to support the institute’s strong research profile in sociology as well as the delivery of its new MSc in Sociology.  This is a permanent academic post with a fair teaching load and good prospects for academic leadership and promotion. The successful candidate will have a strong anchoring in sociology, a record of high-profile contributions, and the ability to engage students and colleagues across various methodological approaches. Applicants should describe how they meet the essential and desirable criteria set out in the Person Specification included in the Candidate Information Pack.

– PhD in quantitative/mixed methods sociology (4 years, stipend, start in Sept 2025) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland

The Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin is offering prestigious stipends ranging from €18,500 to €25,000 per annum, plus additional pay for teaching assistantships, for two doctoral students to join the PhD in Sociology programme for a period of four years. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to design and conduct an innovative PhD project in Quantitative Sociology, focusing on Social Inequality and Life Course Research, or in Mixed Methods Sociology, specializing in Economic and Organizational Sociology. Applicants may apply for one of two department-led projects or propose their own research project.

Application deadline: 21 April 2025.
For more information, see: https://www.tcd.ie/sociology/vacancies/
Informal inquiries are welcome and should be directed to Assistant Professor Nicole Kapelle (nicole.kapelle@tcd.ie) or Assistant Professor Annatina Arene (aernea@tcd.ie).

– Postdoctoral Researcher interested in Family Demography (The Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics, Barcelona)

The Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher interested in Family Demography to join the ERC-funded project, ‘SINGLE – Understanding the Demography and Stratification of Singlehood in Europe’ (PI: Dr. Ariane Ophir). This is a full-time position for three years, based in Barcelona. 

Application deadline: 24 April 2025
For more information see: https://ced.cat/recursos/SINGLE_dem_R201_2025_CALL.pdf

– Three permanent research positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor level at NIDI (The Hague)

NIDI is looking for two Assistant Professors in the field of inequality, and human geography / spatial studies, and one Associate Professor in labor market studies. These are permanent positions. We’re seeking candidates with a PhD in one of the social sciences and expertise in one of the three focus areas. At NIDI, you’ll have the opportunity to develop innovative research lines, strengthen international research networks, mentor PhD students and postdocs, and contribute to impactful research that informs policy. NIDI, located in The Hague, is one of Europe’s leading institutes for interdisciplinary population research. It is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and affiliated with the University of Groningen. We offer a salary of € 4,537 – € 7,056 (scale 11/12) for the researchers at the Assistant Professor level and € 6,286 – € 8,405 (scale 13/14) for the Associate Professor level. Furthermore, depending on career stage and performance there is the future perspective of having a Professorship with our strategic partner, the University of Groningen/UMCG.

Application deadline: 28 April 2025
For more information: https://nidi.nl/en/about-us/vacancies/

– PhD student for a research project on the effects of the “AI revolution” on workers in the finance and media sectors in Norway (University of Stavanger)

The Department of Media & Social Sciences at the University of Stavanger is hiring a PhD student for a research project on the effects of the “AI revolution” on workers in the finance and media sectors in Norway.
The ideal candidate is a political/social/media scientist (or related), interested in technological change and its political and social effects, proficient in qualitative research methods, and speaks Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. The position (3 years full-time) is available from December 1st, 2025 (negotiable).

Application deadline: 4 May 2025
For more details and to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/266956/phd-fellowship-in-politics-social-sciences

– Assistant Professor (tenure track) or Associate Professor in Sociology (with specialization in Youth Studies) (University of Luxembourg)

The Department of Social Sciences within the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences is seeking a leading academic to join its team as Assistant Professor (tenure track) or Associate Professor in Sociology (with specialization in Youth Studies).
The successful candidate will have a research profile related to sociology with a focus on young people and one or more of the following areas: intergenerational relations, migration, social inequalities, digitality, life course.
Application deadline: 5 May 2025.
For more information, see.

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

2-year postdoctoral position (60-80%) (with the prospect of extension), starting June 1, 2025, or earlier, if possible (or by arrangement). The position offers the opportunity to apply advanced survey methodology and data science to big data, consisting of long time-series of job advertisements, and to conduct cutting-edge research with job ad data on labor market and social inequality topics.

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

– 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