Context:
The Max Planck Sciences Po Center on Coping with Instability in Market Societies (MaxPo) in Paris offer a full-time position of post-doctoral research fellow, starting March 1, 2018 at Sciences Po, Observatoire Sociologique du Changement. The position will be within an interdisciplinary team. Moreover, the team composed of sociologists and economists working on ANR (The French National Research Agency) project on workplace inequality.
Position Title: Post-doctoral research fellow
Employer name: Max Planck Sciences Po Center on Coping with Instability in Market Societies (MaxPo)
Duty Station: Paris, France
Job nature: Full time (Fixed-term contract, 12 months)
Application deadline: 5 February 2018
Educational Requirements:
- PhD degree in economics, sociology, demography or political science (obtained recently or soon to be completed)
- Articles in peer-reviewed journals either published or in an advanced stage
Experience Requirements:
- Prior experience with large-scale data is necessary. We are particularly seeking a researcher who can handle longitudinal data management and modelling. Advanced skills in SAS, Stata and/or R are highly recommended. Moreover, the candidate should be able to collaborate with the team members elaborating and completing their prior statistical programs. Prior experience of data analysis through French CASD is welcome.
Other requirements:
- Excellent English in writing and communication.
- In addition, knowledge of French is welcome.
Responsibilities:
- Researcher, longitudinal data management and modelling.
- The candidate will contribute to the research program, working with the team on specific papers that will submit in international peer-reviewed journals. The papers will deal with several aspects of wage inequality in firms with specific attention to issues such as occupational, gender, citizenship and urban inequality. The selected candidate will be hosted at the Observatoire Sociologique du Changement. The job position also offers the possibility to participate in international conferences.
How to apply:
Please submit a motivation letter and a CV (in pdf format) before February 5, 2018 to mirna.safi@sciencespo.fr and olivier.godechot@sciencespo.fr.
Contact Information: Sciences Po, 27 rue Saint-Guillaume, 75337 Paris Cedex 07, France, Web address: http://www.maxpo.eu/
