Postdoctoral research fellow in the Social Sciences

Södertörns högskola; Huddinge kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apartment housing near university

Job summary

Södertörn University invites applications for a Postdoctoral research fellow in the Social Sciences. The role is part of an international project focusing on public opinion during war time and urban resilience.

The successful candidate will conduct data analysis, contribute to publications, and may take on minor project management tasks. The position is full time, funded through a grant with collaborators in Stockholm, Kyiv, and Rome, and starts Jan 2027 (or as agreed).

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field in the social sciences or equivalent qualification
• Proven skills in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
• Strong track record of academic publications or working papers
• Strong written and spoken English, and ability to represent the project and university

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research and data analysis for the project and co-author research papers
• Engage in applied and policy-relevant research with an international team
• Perform possible administrative project management duties related to the project

Skills

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Academic publications

English proficiency

Education

Doctoral degree in social sciences

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

Postdoctoral research fellow in the Social Sciences

Södertörn University is offering an international setting for vital discussions about important contemporary issues. We are a young university, with a strong focus on multidisciplinary research. We offer education and conduct research in the humanities, social sciences, technology and natural sciences, often with a multidisciplinary and intercultural profile. Our campus is located in Stockholm. We have around 13 000 students and employ 840 staff and faculty, including almost ninety full professors. Our proximity to Eastern Europe influences much of our research and education. Since 2005, we have been home to the multidisciplinary Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), a hub for our research that focuses on this geographic area. CBEES attracts many researchers from Eastern Europe, and more than 100 doctoral students have been educated at the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS). This position is located within the School of Social Sciences where the Economics department is located. As this position is funded by a grant that also includes other partners in Stockholm, Kyiv, and Rome, there is also access to a much broader international network of colleagues and collaborators.

Job description

This position is part of a large international research project entitled (Re)Constructing Modern Ukraine- People, Institutions, and the Environment awarded by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (FBEES). The project, staffed by several internationally well-established researchers, is led by Associate Professor Anders Olofsgård at Södertörn University and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) at the Stockholm School of Economics and is a joint project between Södertörn, Kyiv School of Economics, SITE, and Tor Vergata University in Rome. The project has four sub-headings, and this position is primarily aimed to contribute to the areas focusing on public opinion during war time and urban resilience and reconstruction. In this position, the applicant gets an opportunity to contribute to applied and policy relevant research with an international group of prominent scholars on some of the key challenges Ukraine, and Europe, are currently facing. The ambition is to produce a number of research papers for publication in strong journals in the social sciences, including sociology, urban studies, business, economics, and political science. The main task of the position is to contribute to the research and data analysis of the project and co-authorship of research papers. It may also include some administrative project management duties.

Qualifications

An individual is qualified to apply for a position as a postdoctoral research fellow if they have a doctoral degree in a relevant field in the social sciences, or a qualification from abroad that is equivalent to a doctoral degree. This requirement must be fulfilled at the time the decision on employment is made. Primary consideration will be given to applicants who were awarded the above qualifications within three years prior to the application deadline for employment as a postdoctoral research fellow.

• Proven skills in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including experience with data collection and data analysis.
• A proven track record of research in the format of academic publications and/or polished working papers.
• A professional competence in spoken and written English.
• The personal skills necessary to do your job well and to represent the university and the project in a way that benefits their activities.

Grounds for assessment

• Shown competence and experience in collecting, managing, and analysing different types of data. Experience working with big datasets, satellite data, and geo-coded data is a benefit.
• Proven knowledge of relevant software for quantitative analysis.
• The quality of academic publications and/or polished working papers. Preferably in either or both areas of research mentioned above.
• Competence in the Ukrainian language is a significant advantage.
• Personal non-cognitive skills required to be a good team member.

Employment

This position is full time and is limited to a period of maximum 24 months. The start date is January 1 2027 or as agreed.

Application

The application deadline is October 31 2026.

Additional information

The salary range for post doc positions is at a level competitive with other strong institutions in western Europe. The university has apartments for time-limited positions, such as post docs, located close to the university, though availability cannot be guaranteed, and normal rents will be charged to the tenant.

Union representatives

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and Robert Lindberg [e-mail]