Jobs

PhD in Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento

8 fully funded PhD positions for the academic year 2025/2026 (41st cycle) at Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento.

One of the 8 scholarships is specifically reserved for the thematic area “Labor Unions, Migrant Workers, and Ethnic Inequalities”, within the framework of the FIS2 project “LUMINE”.

Program Highlights

• Rigorous training in critical thinking regarding sociological theory, research design and advanced quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods for social research
• Access to research facilities, labs, teaching opportunities, and global networks
• Annual scholarship of €16,200 and generous research budget of €1,800 per year
• Supervision by leading scholars in the field

Application deadline: 15 May 2025 16:00 (Italian time)
For more information see: https://www.unitn.it/en/phd/sociology-and-social-research
For inquiries, please contact us at phd.ssr@unitn.it

– Research Associate or Lecturer (50-100%) at University of Bamberg

The Chair of Sociology, with special emphasis on Social Inequalities at the University of Bamberg has a vacancy (starting between August and October 2025) for a Research Associate, preferably post-doc or Lecturer (m/f/d) (Akademische/r Rat/Rätin) for an initial period of three years in a fixed-term employment relationship as a research assistant or, if the necessary requirements are met, as a civil servant.

Application deadline: 15 May 2025
For more information see here.

– AxPo Visiting Scholars (Sciences Po)

The AxPo Visiting Scholars Call for Applications is now open for visiting research stays at AxPo, Sciences Po, Paris, for a duration of approximately 1-2 months each.

Application deadline: 19 May 2025
More information in the call here.

– PhD position in Inequality and Integration @UNIL (80%)

The Graduate School for Public Administration of the University of Lausanne is looking for a PhD student 80% (max. 5 years), ideally starting in September 2025. The PhD researcher will work in close collaboration with Prof. Flavia Fossati and the team members of the Inequality and Integration research unit.
We are looking for a new colleague who is eager to work on and interested in contributing to the overall research agenda of the research unit. Our current projects focus on the politics of immigration in the fields of education, equal opportunities, and labour markets. Thereby, we study attitudes, policies and the politics of these questions mainly through quantitative and experimental methods.

Application deadline: 25 May 2025
For more information see here.
Contact for further information Professor Flavia Fossati, flavia.fossati@unil.ch

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​- Postdoc position at UNED in Madrid or remotely

Full-time 1-year postdoc position to work on a project on gender and social stratification from a comparative and longitudinal perspective (PI: Tomás Cano: tomas.cano@poli.uned.es). Starting date: October 2025

Application deadline: 2 June 2025
For more information see here.

– Fixed-term position in the area of Sociology – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

The Department of Social Sciences at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is offering a two-year fixed-term position in the field of Sociology.

Application deadline: 14 June 2025
For more information see here.
Contact for further information: socialsciences.department@uc3m.es

– 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.