Introduction

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Presentation

The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) invites applications for a position of

 

Postdoctoral position in Life Course Sociology and Demography

Job information

Starting date : September 1st, 2024

Duration of contract: 1-year, renewable contract for 2 x 2 years, with a maximum duration of 5 years.

Employment rate: 100%

Workplace: Lausanne Mouline, Géopolis

Salary : CHF 82'664.- (with annual increase)

Your responsibilities

 

• 50% of the workload for personal research tasks (e.g. publications to increase the valorization of the dissertation, publications, contributions to conferences, projects development, etc.).


• 50% of the workload for teaching support and research activities within the Centre de recherche sur les parcours de vie et les inégalités (LIVES-ISS), particularly in the context of projects on family dynamics and  vulnerability.

 

Wherever possible, we will give preference to candidates who can take advantage of the synergy between personal work and collaborative work within LIVES.

 

See specifications (in French)

 

Your qualifications

• Completion of a PhD in a relevant social science discipline (e.g demography, sociology, social sciences, public policy,  etc…)


• Ability to analyse large-scale longitudinal survey and do cross-national comparisons, data manipulation, and the use of visualisation and data dashboards to summarise and communicate results. An ability to analyse administrative data is highly desirable. Ability to undertake mixed methods research, including analysing in-depth data from interviews is an advantage. 


• Good knowledge of sociology and social demography are an advantage. Interest and experience in family sociology and/or demography are an asset.


• Fluency in written and spoken English and ability to teach in French are required.

What the position offers you

The successful applicant will work closely under the supervision of Professor Bernardi. Part of the task will be  to develop a newly granted interdisciplinary research project on the role of family on children wellbeing (FamyCH). The project aims to provide new insights into various custody arrangements on several dimensions of wellbeing across different social groups and types of families. 

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to pursue his own interests in the domains of family dynamics and the life course. He or she will be joining a high achieving, multidisciplinary and collaborative research environment at the LIVES Center. The project is associated to the (LIVES-ISS) enabling the postdoctoral fellows to work alongside a strong group of researchers investigating aligned topics and participate in professional development and mentoring opportunities provided by the LIVES Center at the University of Lausanne.

Contact for further information

Laura Bernardi

Full professor

laura.bernardi@unil.ch

Your application

1. Motivation letter,


2. Academic CV with copies of your diplomas and dissertation defense report if there is one,


3. Postdoctoral research project (1-2 pages),


4. One publication as example.

 

Only applications through this website will be taken into account.

 

Please send your application in Word or PDF.

 

 

Application deadline : June 9th, 2024

Additional information

A former assistant from the University of Lausanne can be hired as a postdoctoral fellow if they have spent at least one academic year in an university other than UNIL, regardless of the length of the previous contract ( Règlement d'application de la loi du 6 juillet 2004 sur l'Université de Lausanne – article 63)

 

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