Postdoctoral Researcher: Labour Migration & Change

KU; København; Hybrid; DKK 471,000 - 523,000; Full time

Job summary

The Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for two fixed-term postdoctoral researcher positions starting 1 March 2027.

The project investigates how labour migration affects labour market institutions, using comparative case studies across sectors and countries, with international collaboration and dissemination in leading journals.

Qualifications

• PhD completed or near completion.
• Expertise in qualitative research methods, especially comparative case study analysis, qualitative interviews and process-tracing.
• Knowledge of political economy, labour market institutions or labour migration.
• Fluency in English; German and Dutch or Swedish languages are advantageous; Danish is desirable but not required.
• Experience with academic collaboration is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comparative case studies of migrant labor use across sectors and countries.
• Apply process-tracing methodologies to examine linkages between migrant inflows and deviant business practices.
• Conduct and analyze interviews with company representatives, unions, inspectors and other stakeholders.
• Gather and analyze statistics, archival data and policy documents to reconstruct historical development.
• Write articles for top sociology and political science journals and present findings at international conferences.

Skills

Qualitative research methods

Comparative case studies

Interviews

Process tracing

Knowledge of labour markets

Education

PhD in Sociology or related field

Job description

The Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for two fixed-term postdoctoral researcher positions starting 1 March 2027.

The project investigates how labour migration affects labour market institutions, using comparative case studies across sectors and countries, with international collaboration and dissemination in leading journals.