Postdoctoral Research Fellow (f/m/x) (ID 416)

Tätigkeitsprofil:

Your tasks and duties

• Contributions to the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical development of the work package described above and to the overall mission of the ECPD
• Design and implementation of original research to advance the goals of the work package described above, including, but not limited to, the empirical studies based on secondary analysis of complex survey and register data as well as original data collection efforts
• Empirical studies based on the Dutch register data
• Close interdisciplinary cooperation with project participants, both within and across work packages of the ECPD
• Publication of research output in international peer-reviewed journals, usually in cooperation with co-authors from the ECPD
• Presentation of project results at workshops and conferences
• Participation in dissemination activities targeting scientific and non-scientific audiences
• Coordination with project partners, both within and across work packages

Anforderungsprofil:

Your profile

• An excellent Ph.D. in sociology or a social science discipline, on a topic related to the work package described above
• Excellent academic writing skills, demonstrated by publications in international peer-reviewed journals
• Excellent skills in quantitative methods and the analysis of complex data (e.g., longitudinal data, multilevel data, register data)
• Expertise in the fields of sociology of education, social mobility, and family sociology
• Knowledge of social-biological explanations of health (incl. socio-genomics) is considered a plus
• Experience in register data or big data handling
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English
• Advanced organizational skills, as well as the willingness and capacity for teamwork