PhD-Track Researcher: Youth Online Safety & Societal Data

Universidad Pontificia Comillas; España; Presencial; EUR 20.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Supervision by PI and project team

Training in advanced research methods

Co-authorship on publications

Flexible compensation plan

Descripción de la vacante

Universidad Pontificia Comillas invites applications for a full-time predoctoral researcher position within COUNTERACT, a national study on Spanish adolescents’ responses to online hate. The project collaborates with schools, educators and law enforcement, and aims to translate findings into practical tools.

The successful candidate will design and implement the national experimental survey, coordinate fieldwork across six regions, manage data and contribute to policy-relevant outputs during a

Formación

• Master’s degree in a social science discipline (sociology, psychology, political science, criminology, education or related).
• Strong quantitative research skills: survey design, data collection and statistical analysis; proficient in SPSS, R or Stata.
• Native or C2-level Spanish and C1-level English or higher.
• Desirable: experience with experimental or intervention research and/or participatory or co-design methods.

Responsabilidades

• Support the design and delivery of the national experimental survey, including instrument development, piloting and fieldwork coordination across six regions.
• Support survey administration, manage the national dataset in line with FAIR principles, and conduct the quantitative analysis.
• Contribute to evidence mapping and support co-design labs and evidence-to-action workshops with adolescents, educators and police.
• Coordinate day-to-day project activities, including partner liaison, project meetings and activities, and ongoing documentation and reporting.
• Help draft the project’s practical tools for schools, youth and police, and co-author academic publications and conference presentations.
• Develop a doctoral thesis within the scope of the project.

Conocimientos

Quantitative research

Survey design

Data collection

Statistical analysis

SPSS/R/Stata

Project coordination

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Social justice interest

Educación

Master’s degree in social science

Herramientas

SPSS

R

Stata

Descripción del empleo

Universidad Pontificia Comillas invites applications for a full-time predoctoral researcher position within COUNTERACT, a national study on Spanish adolescents’ responses to online hate. The project collaborates with schools, educators and law enforcement, and aims to translate findings into practical tools.

The successful candidate will design and implement the national experimental survey, coordinate fieldwork across six regions, manage data and contribute to policy-relevant outputs during a