Opportunities

University of Bamberg - Research Assistant (f/m/x) in a Project – Pre-Doc 
The Chair of Sociology, with special emphasis on Social Inequalities at the University of Bamberg, Germany, has a vacancy (starting on 1 February 2025 or as soon as possible) for a Research Assistant on a project “Interactions between health and retirement: Social inequality in the context of an increase in the retirement age (GeReAlt)”.

See here for full details.

Deadline for applications: 1st December 2024

University College London - PhD Studentships in Lifecourse Epidemiology
The “Lifecourse and Social Epidemiology” pathway run by the Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health at UCL welcomes applications from candidates with an interest in lifecourse and health related topics. Prospective candidates can contact the pathway leader (Annie Britton [email protected]) for further information. 

More information at https://ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-studentships-main-competition/

Deadline for preliminary applications: 2nd December 2024

Two positions (1 PhD and 1 Postdoc) at Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Department of Sociology & Centre for Demographic Studies

The two positions are opened within the DIGINEQ project, funded by the European Research Council (PI: Pablo Gracia). The successful candidates will contribute to develop outstanding research to understand how adolescents’ digital use influences their well-being outcomes (e.g., mental health, academic outcomes) across demographic and socioeconomic groups, using advanced multi-method approaches in the social sciences (e.g., computational social sciences, digital social research). You will join a vibrant research team and centre of scientific excellence at CED/UAB in Barcelona in very friendly context.

Link to PhD Position (4 years): https://ced.cat/recursos/PhD-ERC_Digineq.pdf
Link to Postdoc Position (3 years): https://ced.cat/recursos/Postdoc-ERC_Digineq.pdf

Deadline for applications: 3rd December 2024 (13:00, CET)

PhD Position at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland

At the University of Lausanne, applications are invited for a Doctoral Researcher in Social Inequality and Social Policy. With interest in quantitative empirical research on topics such as poverty transitions, career trajectories within couples, and life course risks; including comparative research on how these inequalities vary based on social policy contexts

We offer a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment, linked to the Swiss Centre of expertise in life course research LIVES and the Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences FORS

More information: https://people.unil.ch/leenvandecasteele/2024/11/news-we-invite-applications-for-a-phd-position-in-social-inequality-and-social-policy/

Deadline for applications: 8th December 2024

University College London - ESRC-funded PhD Opportunities

Equalise, the new ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity, is now advertising for three ESRC-funded PhD students to begin studies based in the Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health in Autumn 2025. 

More information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=29402&jobTitle=Equalise%3A+%2B3.5+Year+PhD+Studentship+in+Social+Epidemiology

Deadline for applications: 12th December 2024