On this site, you will see job announcements and miscellaneaous at irregular intervals as they were published before in the latest ECSR Newsletter. Generally, the ECSR Newsletter is scheduled to be published around the 10th of a month.
Jobs and Positions Announcements
– Grant Writing Stipend for Postdoctoral Researchers
The BAGSS Grant Writing Stipend for Postdoctoral Researchers is awarded for twelve months with the option of a six-month extension, starting from 01 April 2025. In individual cases, the starting date may be up to three months after that if necessary. The stipend amounts to 2,500 EUR per month. In addition, grant recipients are provided with office space and necessary equipment at BAGSS.
During the initial twelve-month period, recipients are expected to develop an excellent project proposal and submit it to an external funding body, e.g. the German Research Foundation (DFG). The grant proposal must include funding for the applicant’s own position afterwards, e.g. via an Emmy Noether Junior Research Group (DFG), an ERC Starting Grant, or a Temporary Position for Principal Investigators (“Eigene Stelle”, DFG). The Stipend is automatically extended for six months if the proposal has been submitted to an external funding body within the initial funding period.
The Bamberg Graduate School welcomes applications from postdoctoral researchers who hold a doctoral degree in the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Education, Political Science, Labour and Educational Economics and Demography. Qualified postdoctoral researchers of related subjects with a strong Social Science background are also encouraged to apply. We invite researchers whose research project fits into the research profile of at least one of our School’s four Pillars. Projects cutting across two (or more) Pillars are equally welcomed.
Specialised research agendas have been grouped into four thematic pillars:
PILLAR 1: Education, personal development and learning from early childhood to adulthood
PILLAR 2: Educational and social inequality across the entire life course
PILLAR 3: Changes in human capital, labour markets and demographic structures and their impact on social structures in modern societies
PILLAR 4: Governance, institutional change and political behaviour
A detailed list of topics that will be supervised by professors in our four pillars can be found here:
www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/application/topics
The Graduate School is committed to diversity, equal opportunities and the compatibility of family and career within its statutory obligations.
For further information about the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences, the application process and the required documents, please visit our website at
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bagss/application/grant-writing-stipend-for-postdoctoral-researchers/
The deadline for the submission of your application is Friday, 1 November 2024.
– The Max Planck Society invites all scientists all scientists with a doctorate to apply for one of several positions as Max Planck Research Group Leader
Successful candidates will be offered their own Max Planck Research Group at a participating Max Planck Institute of their own choice for an initial period of six years. As a Max Planck Research Group Leader, you will enjoy a world-class research environment at a Max Planck Institute with state-of-the-art infrastructure, administrative support, and the intellectual freedom to pursue an original research programme. The funding package of up to 2.7 Mio euros includes a German W2 position (equivalent to an assistant or untenured associate professorship), additional resources for the hiring of scientific staff and a budget to realize the project.
To submit your application online and for more details about the programme, please visit:
The deadline for applications is 14 October 2024.
For more information about the Max Planck Society and its institutes, please see:
– Postdoctoral Researcher in Minority Stress and Gendered Lives of Same-Sex Couples at the University of Helsinki
Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher for a fixed term position (2 years, starting as agreed).
More information:
Closing date is September 30, 2024
– Professor for Sociology of Education (open rank) at University of Bern, Switzerland
The Institute of Educational Science of the University of Bern in Switzerland is seeking to appoint a Professor for Sociology of Education (open rank; succession of Prof. Dr. Rolf Becker).
Further information (in German):
https://www.philhum.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/jobs/app/index_ger.html
Application deadline: October 15, 2024
– Two PhD positions at the University of Lausanne
For my ERC Consolidator project on “Improving Female Migrants’ Labour Market Positioning” (PROFEM), I am currently offering two PhD positions (4 years / 100%). The project aims to examine occupational segregation processes from a gender-migrational perspective across countries and over time considering micro (individual), meso (organisational) and macro (country) factors. Candiates should have a strong background in quantitative methods.
For further information, please follow the LINK, or contact me directly (stephanie.steinmetz@unil.ch)
Deadline for application: 23.09.24 Forseen start: Nov 2024
– Visitors grants to the LIVES Centre in Lausanne and Geneva
The LIVES Centre is delighted to offer visitor grants to scholars who wish to visit and conduct research on the life course at the Universities of Lausanne or Geneva in 2025. These competitive grants are open to PhD students, postdocs, lecturers and professors who plan to spend at least two months on site, doing research in Lausanne or Geneva (excluding July and August). The grants cover travel and accommodation costs of up to 3000 CHF (~3000€). For further information, please consult the call for applications below and contact Daniel.Oesch@unil.ch if you have any questions. The deadline for applications is 15 November 2024.https://centre-lives.ch/en/appel/lives-visitor-grants-2025
– Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships (two posts), Nuffield College (Oxford, UK)
Nuffield College intends to appoint with effect from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter, two Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows (PPRFs) in Sociology, broadly construed to include sociology, demography, criminology, social and medical statistics, public policy, and social policy. The key responsibilities of the Research Fellows are to engage in advanced study and independent scholarly research in sociology broadly construed (as above); to disseminate research findings through publication and participation in conferences and seminars; and to take part in the intellectual life of the College by organising seminars, workshops, or conferences.
More details can be found here: http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/jobs-and-vacancies/postdoctoral-prize-research-fellowships-in-sociology-two-posts/
The application deadline is 23 September 2024.
– 2 PhD positions, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
The DFG-funded project “Gender-specific Mechanisms of Social Integration of Muslim Youth” at Goethe University Frankfurt, led by Prof. Dr. Lars Leszczensky and Dr. David Kretschmer, invites applications for two PhD positions.
One of the positions involves working with quantitative research methods, including social network analysis and/or survey experiments. German language skills are not required for this position, and the call for it is available in English. The second position involves conducting research using qualitative methods. German language skills are required for this position.
Both calls for applications can be found here: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___Gesellschaftswissenschaften
More information on the project can be found here: https://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/156008984/Gendered_mechanisms_of_social_integration_among_Muslim_youth__German_Research_Foundation__DFG?locale=en
Deadline: 19th of September 2024
– Part-time research position (50%) at postdoctoral/doctoral level at the MZES, University of Mannheim
At the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Prof. Dr. Ilze Plavgo and Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pollak are offering a part-time research position within their project “Inequality formation through parenthood transition & family policy constellations in Europe”. The project studies social inequalities in parenthood effects on families’ labour market outcomes in Europe, and seeks to identify how different family policy constellations shape income inequality formation after transition into parenthood.
Position: One part-time research position (f/m/d) of 50% at a post-doctoral (or a final year PhD) level. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience (public sector pay scale E13). Employment Contracts in Academia.
Duration: 1 year. Possibility of a three-year extension given successful project funding and depending on the provisions of the German Act on Fixed-Term
Starting date: ideally in November 2024.
Application deadline: 16 September 2024
About the position and how to apply: https://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/d7/en/news/items/part-time-research-position-fmd-at-the-mzes
For further information, contact Professor Ilze Plavgo (ilze.plavgo@uni-mannheim.de) and Professor Reinhard Pollak (reinhard.pollak@gesis.org).
– 3-year postdoc position on population changes in young persons’ mental health
The postdoc-position (full-time) is available at the Centre for Fertility and Health, a Norwegian Centre of Excellence.
The candidate will work in an interdisciplinary and inspiring environment and contribute to the project “YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences, and trends”.
More information: https://tinyurl.com/4h2775mf. Deadline: August 26, 2024.
– Kohli Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sociology – Max Weber Programme, European University Institute
The call for applications for the Kohli Fellowship at the European University Institute (EUI) for the academic year 2025-26 is now open.
The Kohli Fellowship is a postdoctoral fellowship within the Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies at the EUI. The MWP is the world’s largest postdoctoral programme in the social sciences and humanities, hosting 60-70 postdoctoral fellows annually in the fields of social and political sciences, economics, history and law. Max Weber Fellows are expected to work on their own research projects and they are assigned a mentor from the EUI faculty.
The Kohli Fellowship is awarded to a promising early-stage researcher in sociology. The fellowship is awarded for 24 months. The current monthly stipend is € 2,500, subject to revision. The general conditions of the Max Weber Fellowship apply. The start date for the fellowship is 1 September 2025.
Interested candidates can apply within the framework of the MWP’s general call for applications.
The deadline for applications is 18/10/2024 at 14:00 (CET).
Further information:
Kohli Fellowship: https://kohlifoundation.eu/programs-kohli-fellowships-for-sociology/
Max Weber Programme: https://www.eui.eu/apply?id=max-weber-fellowships&subpage=informationForApplicants
– Post-Doctoral Researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
The postdoc will work within the ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project at DIW
Berlin for a duration of three years. The project will comprehensively
and systematically investigate diversity in long-term wealth
accumulation trajectories within and between social groups.
More info here: https://www.diw.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=diw_01.c.908902.en
Deadline for application: 30 August 2024
Contact: Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de)
– Pre-Doctoral Researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
The postdoc will work within the ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project at DIW
Berlin for a duration of four years. The project will comprehensively
and systematically investigate diversity in long-term wealth
accumulation trajectories within and between social groups.
More info here: https://www.diw.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=diw_01.c.908907.en
Deadline for application: 30 August 2024
Contact: Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de)
– Nuffield Sociology Visitorships 2025/26
The Sociology Group at Nuffield College, Oxford, invites applications for a Visitorship at the College during the 2025-26 academic year (between early October 2025 and late June 2026). The scheme is open to established academics and others who wish to pursue their research in Oxford in the field of Sociology, broadly defined to include Sociology, Social Policy, and Demography. Please note that the scheme is not open to doctoral candidates or masters students.
Visitorships normally last between one and six months (longer visits to August 2026 may be considered). Further information and application instructions are available on the College website at http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research/sociology/sociology-visitorships/.
The application deadline for visits in the 2025-26 academic year is Monday 30 September 2024
– Job opening for an assistant professor in vocational training, University of Lausanne
The University of Lausanne invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Vocational Education and Training (VET). The successful candidate will be affiliated to LIVES, the Swiss Centre for Life Course Research. He or she will conduct original research in the field of VET, in Switzerland and on a comparative basis, and teach courses in the sociology of education and VET.
The deadline for applications is 31 October 2024.Further information can be found here.
– Postdoctoral Research Position in Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt
The Faculty of Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) to join the project “Upward Mobility or Status Maintenance? Status Aspirations and Educational Decisions according to Social Origin and Immigrant Background,” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Project Overview: This project, led by Prof. Dr. Birgit Becker and Dr. Thomas Zimmermann, examines status aspirations of parents of 6-10-year-old children. It aims to analyze the differences in these aspirations according to socio-economic status (SES) and migration background, and their association with educational aspirations and decisions. The project will involve a theoretical reconceptualization of familial status aspirations, development, and extensive testing of new measurement instruments, and empirical analysis using both primary data from an online survey and secondary data from the National Educational Panel Study.
Conditions: Position: Full-time, limited to 36 months. Salary: According to E13 TV-G-U, typical gross salary around €60,359.92, adjustable based on experience.
Further information: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___GesellschaftswissenschaftenApplication
Application deadline: 16.09.2024
– PhD Candidate in Sociology of Stratification and Inequalities at the University of Luxembourg
Please find here the link to a fully-funded 4 years PhD Fellowship in the Sociology of Stratification and Social Sciences of Inequality located at the University of Luxembourg, Institute for Research on Socio Economic Inequality IRSEI. The PhD program focuses on quantitative methodology, socioeconomic inequality, and includes close collaboration with other Luxembourg institutions such as LISER versus the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), and similar institutions abroad. Applicants must have a recent Master’s degree in sociology or a closely related social science, an interest in inequality research, and a strong command of advanced quantitative methods. Proficiency in STATA is preferred, though R+Python is acceptable.
Further information: https://academicpositions.com/ad/university-of-luxembourg/2024/phd-candidate-in-sociology-of-stratification-and-inequalities/217361
– Sciences Po is hiring an assistant professor on environmental inequalities
Further information: Sciences Po is hiring: Assistant Professor on Environmental Inequalities | Sciences Po Center for Research on Social Inequalities
Deadline for application: September 30th, 2024
– 5 PhD Positions at the Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences in Vilnius
The Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences islooking for five PhD students.The positions are fully funded for 4 years.
Further information: https://lstc.lt/en/application/
Application deadline: August 26, 2024.
Contact for further inquiries: moksline.sekretore@lcss.lt.
Further Information: https://www.unitn.it/alfresco/download/workspace/SpacesStore/8350c4b5-2814-42ad-a2d6-4462cb97e5f0/Allegato%20Schede_descrittive_Descriptive%20sheets_PNRR_DM_629_630.pdf
For any questions: contact prof. Paolo Barbieri (paolo.barbieri@unitn.it)
– Two Starter Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates at Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences is currently offering two Starter Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates.
Deadline for Applications: 15 September 2024
Further Information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bagss/application/starter-scholarships/
– Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University
SOFI is an internationally leading research institute in the field of social policy, welfare, inequality, and labour markets and has about 100 employees. The postdoc position involves full-time employment for two years (with the possibility of extension under special circumstances). The position is tied to the research groups Level of Living (LNU) and Social Policy (SOCPOL).
The postdoc researcher will share her/his time between the two research groups (LNU and SOCPOL), spending one year in each unit. The Socpol group conducts research on the impact of social policies both at an individual and societal level, often in an internationally comparative perspective. The LNU group carries out research on welfare development and socal stratification regarding inter alia working life, family life, education, economic resources and health. The research is conducted in both a macro and micro level perspective, mainly on the basis of quantitative data. The institute hosts a number of databases such as the Swedish Level of Living Surveys (LNU) and the Social Policy Indicators Database (SPIN). In addition, the institute’s researchers have access to a wide variety of population register data as well as several international surveys.
Starting date 1 December 2024 or as per agreement.
More info on how to apply: Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology (varbi.com)
Deadline for application: 31 August, 2024.
Migration and/or Immigrant Integration at NIDI, The Hague, Netherlands
Are you passionate about groundbreaking research on international migration and immigrant integration? Do you want to develop your own line of research? At NIDI, a research institute of the Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and affiliated with the University of Groningen, we are seeking an excellent scholar with strong quantitative-statistical skills and a proven track record in the broad field of international migration and/or the incorporation of immigrants and their children. We are looking for an inspiring leader with the ambition to carry out exceptional scientific research while enthusiastically training the next generation of PhDs and Postdocs.
Application deadline: September 1, 2024
Contract: permanent position
Salary: gross monthly salary ranges between € 4,332 and € 8,815, depending on the level of experience
Further information: https://nidi.nl/en/about-us/vacancies/
For any questions on the job, contact Prof. Frank van Tubergen (tubergen@nidi.nl).
– Senior Researcher and Co-Manager of the TREE Study position at the Institute of Sociology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE) is an interdisciplinary multi-user, multi-cohort panel survey of presently two large cohorts of Swiss school leavers who have left compulsory school in the years 2000 and 2016respectively. TREE follows up on the cohorts' educational and labour market trajectories. To date, the first cohort hasbeen re-surveyed ten times over a period of 20 years and has reached average age 40. The second cohort has beenre-surveyed seven times and reached average age 24. Both surveys are ongoing. Apart from detailed episodic dataon the trajectories, the data include measures on cognitive and non-cognitive skills at the end of compulsory education, as well as comprehensive longitudinal context data of the respondents. TREE is mainly funded by theSwiss National Science Foundation as national data infrastructure. Expected Starting Date: January 2025 or by agreement.
Application Deadline: August 15th, 2024
Further information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/ee0e09ba-bd18-409f-9fe9-c369ccf2c4ca
For further information contact Sandra Hupka-Brunner (sandra.hupka@unibe.ch), co-manager of TREE, or Ben Jann (ben.jann@unibe.ch), principal investigator of TREE.