- JOB
- Spain
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Department
- Political and Social Sciences
- Research Field
- Political sciences » Science and society
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Spain
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Other
- Job Status
- Part-time
- Hours Per Week
- 10
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by a EU programme
- Reference Number
- PID2020-119800RB-I00
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Job description and tasks Within the project ‘Gender and Social-Origin Determinants of Early Labour Market Performance in Hard Times’, funded by the Spanish Research Agency (AEI), the specific research associated with this research assistantship will involve the use the Integrated Value Survey (IVS). IVS integrates different European Value Surveys and World Value Surveys into a single dataset. The research will explore the over-time and cross-national variation in overeducation among highly- and middle-educated men and women. It is explicitly aimed at exploring the possible association between gender, overeducation and gender egalitarianism at individual and country level.
The Research Assistant will assist the principal researcher in the cleaning and preparation of the dataset, the establishment of correct measures of overeducation for different countries and waves and the definition of the correct method to analyse the data, considering their hierarchical nature
The specific tasks to be carried out within the job are the following:
- Assistance in cleaning and preparing IVS data for the analysis.
- Assistance in the correction of any possible bias (self-selection or non-response bias)
- Treatment of missing values
- Collection of country-level data and merge of these data and individual-level data drawn from IVS
- Assistance in the construction of statistical models for the assessment of over-time (trends) in gender differences in overeducation and their association with gender values.
Project and institution that finance the contract:
The research project (‘Gender and Social-Origin Determinants of Early Labour Market Performance in Hard Times’, PID2020-119800RB-I00) is currently funded by the Spanish Research Agency (Agencia Española de Investigación).
The project is aimed at exploring the role of gender and social origin as potential drivers of inequality in terms of educational mismatch (overeducation) training and promotion, and the degree to which any inequality derived from them is deepened in times of economic slowdown.
Official number reference: PID2020-119800RB-I00
Where to apply
- Website
Requirements
- Research Field
- Political sciences » Science and society
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Required qualifications for candidate
- Degree in Economics, Sociology or Demography and MA or PhD would be an asset. A degree in Statistics may also be considered. Research experience with quantitative research methods
- Research experience in gender labour market inequality, transition from education to work, overeducation or over skilling or gender differences in occupational attainment will be highly valued.
- Experience in panel data and longitudinal data analysis. In particular, experience with IVS (Integrated Value Surveys) or with any one of the two types of surveys (European Value Surveys / World Value Surveys) IVS is constituted by.
- Experience with Stata
Specific Requirements
Important: If at the moment of the decision of the person proposed for the candidature he/she does not have the documentation in force to be recruited at that moment, he/she may be excluded from the selection process.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- Political sciences » Science and society
Additional Information
Benefits
Salary/duration/benefits/facilities
Type of contract: Indefinite, in accordance with the terms of RD 32/2021 de 28 de Diciembre de 2021.
The candidate will work part-time (10 hours per week) for a duration of 3 months starting in January 2024, under a Research Support Personnel (PSR group 2 level n) with an annual gross salary (12 months) of 9998.88€ aprox per year (including Social Security benefits). The gross compensation for three months is 2583.54€aprox. The position may be extended depending on project needs.
The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system, as well as additional financial support for the participation in project-relevant conferences and scientific meetings.
As an additional benefit, the principal researcher will consider the co-authorship of any publication derived from the research in which the candidate will provide her/his assistance.
Eligibility criteria
Selection criteria: (only applications from candidates who fulfil 4 requirements mentioned above will be evaluated).
- Disciplinary fit with project: 1-5 points.
The disciplinary fit includes both the level and specialisation of previous academic qualification (see point 1 above, ‘Required qualifications’) and the fit between any eventual research previously carried out by the candidate and the research project she/he would eventually incorporate to.
- Relevant methodological skills: 1-5 points
Selection committee:
Luis Ortiz-Gervasi (President)
Alba Lanau (Vocal)
Giampiero Passaretta (Secretary)
Candidates must pass a minimum of 4 points for each of the selection criteria
Selection process
To apply for this position, candidates send the documentation by interfolio through the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/137110
- A letter of motivation (max 2 pages) explaining how the candidate fulfils each of the 4 qualifications mentioned in the job description. Note: A failure to explicitly address in the cover letter how the candidate fulfils each of the 4 above requirements will lead the application’s dismissal.
- A copy of CV
- A copy of ID card or passport
Please abstain from contacting Dr. Luis Ortiz-Gervasi with inquires if you don’t fulfil all the above qualifications.
Deadline to submit applications: 12/12/2023. Review of applications will begin immediately and will stop as soon as the position is filled.
Contact: luis.ortiz@upf.edu
Information about the selection process: https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Pompeu Fabra University
- Country
- Spain
- Geofield
Contact
- City
- Barcelona
- Website
- Street
- Ramon Trias Fargas