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International Political Science Association

The Voice of Political Science around the World

The Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Deusto is seeking a motivated and highly qualified Postdoctoral Researcher to join the project Re-shaping Attitudes about Refugees and Gender Minorities in Spain and Portugal. This project explores how negative public opinion and social attitudes can be transformed using cutting-edge quantitative methods, particularly survey experiments. The postdoctoral researcher will assist the PI in devising and testing alternative human-rights-based narratives about refugees and gender minorities to counter hate speech and marginalising far-right narratives that target these vulnerable / disadvantaged groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Principal Investigator in preparing the survey questionnaire and the treatment arms for the survey experiment;
• Develop and oversee the design of the survey platform (e.g., Qualtrics);
• Collaborate closely with the Principal Investigator and project team to achieve research objectives;
• Manage data collection, cleaning, and analysis of survey data, ensuring compliance with ethical standards;
• Contribute to academic publications and project dissemination activities;
• Engage with stakeholders and contribute to workshops or conferences related to the project.

Offer:

• A gross salary of 34,554€ for the 2024-2025 academic year;
• Contract duration: 16 months, with the possibility of a 2-month extension based on project needs;

Location: University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD in Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology or a closely related field (must be obtained by the application deadline; the CV should indicate the date of PhD award);
• Demonstrated expertise in working with quantitative research methods in the social sciences, evidenced by publications and participation in research projects;
• Demonstrated experience working with survey experiments and familiarity with tools such as Qualtrics, R, or Stata.