The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.
The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences. People from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with the disciplinary approach a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed.
The faculty’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic, political and educational issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society. The FHSE offers four Bachelor and 15 Master degrees and a doctoral school providing students with the necessary knowledge and high-qualified skills to succeed in their future career.
Your Role…
The post doc researcher will develop competitive research in the domain of quantitative social sciences and inequality. The profile of the position requires a strong command on statistical tools (Stata, R, etc.) with an advanced level (f.ex. advanced modelling, programming, etc.). The post doc researcher will be a member of the Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality (IRSEI) within the Department of Social Sciences (Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at the University of Luxembourg), in close cooperation with the Luxembourg research actors, including the LIS (Luxembourg Income Study), a world-known datacenter and hub of inequality research.
Sociological research at IRSEI, an institute developed based on a research excellence programme (PEARL) funded by the Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg (FNR), advances comparative stratification research projects in the sociology of inequalities and their transformations. Its research program analyses inequality changes in the context of welfare regimes, labor markets and households’ transformations. The intensification of economic inequalities of income and wealth, the development of new social cleavages and the accumulation of concrete social tensions, are leading factors of the Western World transformations. IRSEI develops new descriptive knowledge of these inequalities and their dynamics, cross-sectional and longitudinal methodological tools, focuses on the interactions between social structures and institutional transformations, new dimensions of inequalities, institutional answers and crises of welfare regimes.
Tasks and mission:
The successful candidate will be member of the IRSEI team. In collaboration with the principal investigator (Prof. Louis Chauvel), he/she will:
- Develop research in the sociology of comparative inequality and stratification
- Publish in international peer-review journals of high visibility
- Disseminate results through scientific publications, workshops and conferences
- Contribute to the preparation of competitive project proposals
- Disseminate results through scientific publications, workshops and conferences
- Collaborate with other institute /department members
What we expect from you…
- Doctoral Degree in the social sciences
- Publications in competitive academic journals
- Large experience in advanced quantitative research (f.ex. Stata, R, etc.)
- Experience in international comparisons, welfare regimes research, longitudinal or cohort data would be an asset
- Good communication skills that enable him/her to support the supervision of students
- Excellent level in English. French and/or German would be useful assets
We offer…
- Personal workspace (full-time contract requires to work on the University premises)
- Stimulating work environment and integration
- Possibilities for further training and career development
- Resources for the participation to international meetings and for missions abroad
In Short…
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Month (extendable up to 60 months in total)
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Foreseen starting date: September 2022
- Location: Belval
- Job Reference: UOL04614
How to apply…
Candidates will submit their application online:
- Motivation letter
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications
- Samples of original work
- Names and addresses of two referees
- Copies of diplomas
All correspondence should be in English
We ensure a full consideration for applications received by 15 July 2022. Then, this announce will be kept online until filled.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
Here’s what awaits you at the University
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure.
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
Further information…
Professor Louis Chauvel Email : louis.chauvel@uni.lu