- Postdoctoral position on inequalities in higher education

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Lyon 07, RHONE ALPES
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 18 Apr 2024

29 Mar 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

CNRS
Department

Centre Max Weber
Research Field

Sociology
Juridical sciences
Criminology
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

France
Application Deadline

18 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

35
Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Develop and implement quantitative analyses of high school students' choices and trajectories in higher education, according to social origin. The project includes a work package devoted to analyzing large longitudinal databases (e.g. student panels) and administrative databases (Parcoursup, SISE, etc.), and a work package devoted to carrying out a questionnaire survey of high school students.

1) Carry out statistical analyses on longitudinal and administrative databases
- Merging, cleaning and coding
- Statistical modeling (multivariate, multilevel, sequence analyses, etc.)
2) Implement a questionnaire survey of high school students in the Lyon area
- Contribution to questionnaire development
- Contribution to data collection
- Analysis of results
3) Contribute to the scientific dissemination of results
- Presentation of results at national and international conferences
- Writing scientific articles in French and English

A general sociology laboratory, the Max Weber Centre (UMR 5283) brings together a large number of sociologists from the Lyon-Saint-Étienne area. It is institutionally attached to four supervisory bodies: CNRS, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne and Université Lumière Lyon 2. The position will be more specifically attached to the "Dispositions, pouvoirs, cultures, socialisations" team, located at the ENS de Lyon.


Requirements
Research Field
Sociology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Research Field
Juridical sciences
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Research Field
Criminology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Languages
FRENCH
Level
Basic

Research Field
Sociology
Years of Research Experience
None

Research Field
Juridical sciences
Years of Research Experience
None

Research Field
Criminology
Years of Research Experience
None

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

This position is open to holders of a PhD degree in sociology or economics, with an interest for educational inequalities and who have demonstrated strong quantitative data analysis skills.
Main skills :
- Very good command of quantitative data analysis methods (STATA or R software)
- Knowledge in sociology of education, with particular emphasis on inequalities
- Good interpersonal skills for exchanges with institutional partners


Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5283-ABDGUE-008/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Centre Max Weber
Country
France
City
LYON 07
Geofield


Where to apply
Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR5283-ABDGUE-008/Candidater.aspx

Contact
City

LYON 07
Website

http://centre-max-weber.fr/

STATUS: EXPIRED