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PhD 12 - Digital volunteerism: the tool and space of new forms of social inclusion and exclusion

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16 Jan 2025

Job Information

Organisation/Company
University of Warsaw
Department
Faculty of Education
Research Field
Educational sciences
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions
PhD Positions
Country
Poland
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe - MSCA
Reference Number
CocosoDC12
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
101169183
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

This position is part of the COCOSO MSCA Industrial Doctoral Network - Co-construction in the field of social welfare. PhD contracts start on 1. September 2025 and run for 36 months.

Doctoral candidate12 (DC12) will be part of work package 4 (WP4)Enhance the Potential of Digital Tools for Participation 

   1. Objectives: 

This project will explore the new phenomenon of digital volunteerism and fill the gap in the existing knowledge and scarce empirical evidence on digital volunteering projects. It will use exploratory approach such as mapping and initial analysis of digitally driven, shared, co-constructed voluntary actions aimed at helping people in need. Data collection will include interviews, observations, case studies, to identify forms and characteristics of the emerging digital voluntary practices and will:

  • study current innovations in digital volunteerism and research impacts in different spheres related to helping others: empathetic approach, relationship building, digital exclusion, gender trends.
  • explore the specificities of civil society actors in Poland that do not have broad attention in voluntary sector studies but are crucial in the light of new forms of co-creation of public services.
  • case study of 3 e-volunteering initiatives including interviews with volunteers, volunteer coordinators, NPOs managers, and representatives of public authorities.
  • identify new forms of challenges and barriers to digital social inclusion and how to overcome them.
  • explore how the knowledge is created, used and shared within the digital volunteering space.
  • map and widely disseminate the innovative, digital forms of volunteering that involves participation and co-construction of variety of voluntary actions.

  2. Practice output to be produced during the PhD project: Guideline on e-volunteering

   3. Academic outputs to be made: 

  • PhD thesis  
  • Submission of one journal article

Secondment: 18 months at Good Network Foundation, Warsaw, Poland, https://dobrasiec.org/en/. The secondment will provide a knowledge on digital volunteerism and will give access to the digital volunteering platform(s) and possibilities to contact members of the network.

Academic supervisor: Prof Agnieszka Naumiuk (Faculty of Education), University of Warsaw.

Practice supervisor : Dr Aleksandra Belina, Good Network Foundation

Where to apply

E-mail
cocosodc12@liste.parisnanterre.fr

Requirements

Research Field
Educational sciences » Other
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field
Other
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent
Languages
POLISH
Level
Good
Research Field
Educational sciences » OtherSociology » OtherPsychological sciences » OtherPolitical sciences » OtherPolitical sciences » Other

Additional Information

Benefits

Salary is defined according to Warsaw University Regulations and Polish employment law. The salary will be subject to taxation and social insurance contributions.

  • Gross salary amounts 1 965,00 Euro/month, plus mobility allowance 600 Euro/month, plus family allowance 660 Euro/month (if applicable)
Eligibility criteria

These criteria will be followed strictly. Please provide proof in your application.

   1. MSCA eligibility criteria:

  • The selected candidate must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies,etc.) in Poland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their start of recruitment date (start of employment contract).
  • The candidate must not hold a PhD.

   2. Required eligibility:

Master’s degree in a discipline relevant to the PhD project, which could include: digital studies, educational sciences, sociology, psychology, NGO sector management and development, social work, social policy, community development, gender studies.

   3. Desirable eligibility requirements:

  • Strong thematic knowledge of digital tools, digital participation or digital platforms 
  • Professional or research experience in digital participation (digital inclusion and exclusion), gender and cross-generation gaps.
  • Familiarity with social inclusion/exclusion theories and practice

   4. Compulsory language requirements :

  • English: excellent written and spoken skills (Master’s degree in English language or certificate equivalent to Level B2 in the CEFR framework, for example IELTS 6.5 in speaking and writing)

   5. Desirable language requirements:  Polish: good spoken and reading skills, due to the research taking place in Poland (Polish language course is available at the University).

Selection process

   1. Please send One document including (in PDF format):

  • Motivation letter of maximum 3 pages (single-spaced, font size 12, minimum 2.5cm margins), explaining: 
    • Your interest in being part of the COCOSO network
    • Interest in the PhD project 
    • Relevant research and/or professional experience for the PhD project 
  • Career plans after COCOSO
  • Reflection on the PhD project description, covering what you see as key conceptual, methodological and ethical issues (max. 2 pages, single-spaced, font size 12, minimum 2.5cm margins)
  • CV 
  • One reference letter about your academic or professional experience 
  • Transcript of marks for your degrees
  • English-language certificate
  • Proof of knowledge of Polish
  • Copy of Bachelor and Master diploma, or other proof of completion
  • Master dissertation 
  • Any published practice or academic outputs
  • Proof of country of residence since 1st of September 2022 (work contract, proof of student registration, passport stamps)

2. Criteria for evaluating applications

Applications will be shortlisted based on the following criteria:

Academic background: grades and relevance of degree/thesis

Relevant professional experience

Motivation to join the COCOSO network

Reflection on the PhD project

3. Expected dates of interview: 31 March to 4 April 2025.

Please direct any queries about the project or application to cocosodc12@liste.parisnanterre.fr

Additional comments

Both the PhD and secondment are in the same city: Warsaw, Poland.

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
2
Company/Institute
University of Warsaw
Country
Poland
City
Warsaw
Postal Code
00-561
Street
ul. Mokotowska 16/20
Geofield
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Good Network Foundation
Country
Poland
City
Warsaw
Postal Code
00-590
Street
ul. Marszałkowska 20/22 lok. 41
Geofield

Contact

City
Warsaw
Website
Street
ul. Mokotowska 16/20
Postal Code
00-561
E-Mail
cocosodc12@liste.parisnanterre.fr

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