Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sociology with a focus on comparative social research
Mathematics Education Researchers (MER) community
The Institute of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, in collaboration with the Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (FORS)
opens a position of
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sociology with a focus on comparative social research
The postdoctoral position will be formally based at LIVES (University of Lausanne), with the appointed researcher expected to collaborate closely with colleagues at FORS and actively contribute to the activities of the joint research program DReMSS.
Expected start date: 1st December, 2025
Contract length: 2 years, with a possible extension by 1 year
Salary: In accordance with the regulations of the University of Lausanne
Activity Rate: 100%
Yearly gross salary: Depending on experience, minimum starting salary CHF 83'450.- in the 1st year
Workplace: Quartier de la Mouline, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Support the Principal Investigator (PI) in coordinating the GenFam project and overseeing associated data collection efforts;
- Contribute to research activities within the GenFam project, with a focus on examining (un)changing gender relations;
- Support the ISSP Secretariat by managing day-to-day operations, organizing meetings and events, and preparing reports;
- Participate in activities related to the DReMSS programme, including delivering presentations at internal meetings;
a PhD in sociology, demography, economics, or another relevant social science discipline;
- strong research experience quantitative social research (focus on topics related to social stratification/social inequality with regard to gender) and knowledge on current challenges in survey methodology;
- advanced skills and experience of data management and statistical analysis of (large-scale) survey data using Stata and/or ;
- a good research and publication record relative to the career stage;
- professional attitude and conduct including organizational sensitivity, research integrity, pragmatism as well as excellent communication and organizational skills;
- collaborative attitude and teamwork orientation;
- fluency in English, spoken and written (C2 level); knowledge of French and/or German is an asset.