Postdoc in Singlehood & Social Inequality (Quantitative)

Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics; Bellaterra; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two days home per week

Job summary

Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher on Singlehood and Social Inequality. This temporary full-time position is tied to the SINGLE ERC project and is based at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) near Barcelona, with a focus on quantitative social science research.

The postdoc will work on the SINGLE project, contribute to a multi-country survey, and co-author publications while developing independent research within the project’s scope.

Qualifications

• PhD in Sociology, Demography or related field.
• Strong motivation to study singlehood as a social phenomenon related to inequality.
• Strong statistical and data skills with large-scale data.
• Experience contributing to original quantitative data collection.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Co-author peer-reviewed publications using secondary and original data.
• Develop independent singlehood-related research within the project.
• Contribute to development of the project’s original multi-country survey and measures.
• Support scientific coordination of the survey with the PI and external consultants.
• Participate in international conferences, workshops, and project activities.
• Contribute to the SINGLE team and CED research community.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Quantitative research

Survey methodology

English proficiency

Education

PhD in Sociology/Demography or related field

Job description

Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher on Singlehood and Social Inequality. This temporary full-time position is tied to the SINGLE ERC project and is based at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) near Barcelona, with a focus on quantitative social science research.

The postdoc will work on the SINGLE project, contribute to a multi-country survey, and co-author publications while developing independent research within the project’s scope.