Postdoctoral Researcher: Policy Advisory & Governance

Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals; España; On-site; PHP 2,440,000 - 2,983,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International research environment

Postdoctoral program access

Tailored interdisciplinary training

Full-time contract

Job summary

Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position within the KNOWPOLIS project. The selected candidate will join IBEI’s vibrant, international research environment in Barcelona and work on policy advisory systems with empirical, multidisciplinary methods.

Expected start: November 2026; duration until 31/08/2028; annual salary: 37 500 €. Full-time contract with access to the Postdoctoral Program and tailored training.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field.
• Experience with empirical, multidisciplinary research.
• Strong quantitative and survey data analysis skills.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to data collection, organization, and analysis (surveys, interviews, document corpus).
• Support the preparation of academic publications, research reports, and policy briefs.
• Participate in scientific dissemination (academic publications, conferences, seminars, workshops).

Skills

Quantitative methods

Survey data analysis

Empirical research

Multidisciplinary approach

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

R

Python

Education

PhD in Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology, Economics, Public Administration, or related fields

Job description

Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position within the KNOWPOLIS project. The selected candidate will join IBEI’s vibrant, international research environment in Barcelona and work on policy advisory systems with empirical, multidisciplinary methods.

Expected start: November 2026; duration until 31/08/2028; annual salary: 37 500 €. Full-time contract with access to the Postdoctoral Program and tailored training.