Postdoctoral researcher position

at  Universit de Lausanne

INTRODUCTION

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 15,500 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV, and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition, and responsibility. The University of Lausanne is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Qualified women and candidates with a migration history are encouraged to apply.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for candidates with a doctoral degree in the social sciences (sociology, demography, psychology or related disciplines). Exceptional candidates expected to obtain their doctoral degree by September 2023 will be considered, but preference will be given to candidates who have already completed their doctorate.

• PhD in Sociology or a related discipline, with demonstrated relevant expertise in the area of the project.
• Theoretical and methodological expertise and genuine interest in research on educational inequalities.
• Proven knowledge of the Swiss education policy landscape.
• A track record appropriate to the stage of their career.
• Excellent skills in synthesizing scientific outputs and products.
• Independent thinking, initiative, and a hands-on mentality.
• A professional attitude and conduct that includes organizational sensitivity, research integrity, pragmatism, as well as excellent communication and organizational skills.
• A collaborative attitude and teamwork orientation (in presence and remote);
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken (C2 level), is required. Proficiency in French and German is an asset.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The LEARN project is a 3-year Horizon Europe project. It investigates educational inequalities. It collates existing evidence and generates new knowledge based on high-quality longitudinal data, and it formulates practical, evidence-based guidance to allow policymakers across Europe to address them. To this end, LEARN will use an innovative educational transition perspective, which can be applied comparatively to different national education systems and is also sensitive to the main arenas of inequality production in these systems, to examine the emergence and development of inequalities throughout educational careers in each of the nine case study countries: Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The LEARN project brings together a broad range of social sciences (e.g., sociology, demography, psychology, education sciences, economics, social policy) and scholars in several leading international institutions: Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), University College Dublin (UCD) Ireland, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (NEPS), University of Helsinki (UH), University of Turku (UTU) Finland, University College London (UCL) UK, University of Trento (UTR), European University Institute (EUI), Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB), University of Tallinn (TLU), University of Maastricht (UMA), University of Zurich (UZH) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)
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The Postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for the following:

• Collaboration in the development of the deliverables of the Policy and Impact on Education Work Package of the project
• Producing white papers and policy briefs synthesizing the results of education research coming out of the LEARN project
• Reporting results at impact events and dissemination activities
• Contribute to the redaction of the periodical reports regarding the University of Lausanne and assisting with other administrative tasks and project management related to the EU LEARN project
• Contribute to administrative and project work of the research international consortium