The Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) and Department of Sociology from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) invites applications for outstanding social scientists to fill in positions within the ERC Consolidator Grant project DIGINEQ – “Digital Time Use, Adolescent Well-Being, and Social Inequalities” (PI: Prof. Pablo Gracia).
There is one 4-year PhD and one 3-year Postdoc opened. In DIGINEQ, the appointed PhD and Postdoc will conduct outstanding research by contributing to build innovative conceptual and empirical frameworks to study how adolescents’ digital use influences their well-being outcomes (e.g., mental health, school performance) across different demographic and socioeconomic groups in society, using advanced computational methodologies applied to social science research.
Deadline for the two positions: Tuesday, December 3rd 2024, 1pm (13:00) CET (Spanish local time).
4-year PhD Position:
Link to position: https://ced.cat/recursos/PhD-ERC_Digineq.pdf
This position includes:
- 4-year PhD position contract to conduct cutting-edge research on adolescent well-being, digitalisation and digital media, computational social sciences, social inequalities, population research, and digital interventions;
- An academic context of scientific excellence and very friendly work environment;
- Proactive career mentoring and continuous support and guidance for future career development;
- Close contact and collaboration with leading national and international networks in the field;
- Opportunity to develop your own research agenda and career opportunities;
- 4-year PhD contract with €27,000 annual gross salary (~ €1,800 net monthly salary).
- Generous travel, conference, and training support of €10,000 (~ €2,500 per year).
- All PhD fees covered by the project and standard job contract (e.g., job benefits, social security, etc.).
3-year Postdoc Position
Link to position: https://ced.cat/recursos/Postdoc-ERC_Digineq.pdf
This position includes:
- A 3-year postdoctoral position contract to conduct cutting-edge research on adolescent well-being, digitalisation and digital media, computational social sciences, social inequalities, and population research;
- An academic context of scientific excellence and very friendly work environment;
- Proactive career mentoring and continuous support and guidance for future career development;
- Close contact and collaboration with leading national and international networks in the field;
- Opportunity to develop your own research agenda and career opportunities;
- Competitive salary/contract starting at €42,396 gross annual payment (~ €2,600 net monthly salary);
- Generous travel, conference, and training support: €9,000 (€3,000 per year).