• Student of a PhD in social sciences, or student of a Master’s degree or in the fourth or fifth year of long-cycle studies, realized in universities on the territory of Poland, in the field of social sciences.  Preferred discipline: sociology/sociological sciences
• At least 1 year of experience in empirical research
• Experience in conducting qualitative research, especially biographical research. The basic knowledge of discourse analysis will be an additional advantage
• Research interest in social inequalities, social classes, biographical method
• Ability to write scientific texts Fluency in Polish required for empirical research in the project 
• Fluency in English at a level that allows reading and writing scientific articles in this language
• High motivation for scientific work and willingness to carry out empirical research in various locations in Poland

• Review of the literature
• Critical analysis and synthesis of the most recent empirical research and theoretical approaches to social classes
• Conducting 20 biographical and narrative interviews
• Coding and analysis of collected interviews,
• Support  in the analysis of media discourse on social classesParticipation in the comparative analysis of all collected data and formulating research conclusions
• Participation in preparing international and Polish publications based on the data analysis,
• Support in preparing data for archiving
• Optional: presentation of project results through participation in conferences and popular science events

• A scholarship contract for a period of 24 months,
• Scholarship amount of PLN 3000 per month
• Work in a professional and friendly environment
• Mentoring and the opportunity to develop research competences
• Development of academic experience (participation in scientific conferences, seminars and workshops, co-authorship of scientific publications)

• The candidate’s scientific achievements, including publications in renowned scientific journals (50% of the final score);
• Achievements resulting from research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience, scientific workshops and training courses, participation in projects (20% of the final score); 
• Competencies to carry out specific tasks in the research project  (30% of the final score);

Please submit applications with the required documents by: February 8th 2024

Successful candidates will be announced on: March 10th  2024

Date of commencement of work: April 29th 2024

Selection committee:

• Justyna Kajta PhD - Chair of the Committee
• Olga Czeranowska PhD - Member of the Committee
• Mikołaj Cześnik  Associate Professor- Member of the Committee
• Aleksandra Mysłek - Member of the HR staff
• Anna Szewczyk - Committee Secretary

Interested candidates should submit the following documents:

• Research CV including in particular:
  • presentations at scientific conferences and a list of publications in renowned publishing houses/scientific journals
  • participation in scientific projects, workshops and scientific training
  • received scholarships and awards related to scientific activities
• A document confirming the status of student of a PhD degree or Master's degree, or in fourth or fifth year of long-cycle studies in social sciences
• Letter of motivation

Link to NCN Regulations

The Selection Committee may contact the selected candidates only.

For any additional information please send an email to: aszewczyk@swps.edu.pl