University of Oxford: Postdoctoral Researcher in Life Course and Family Dynamics
Postdoctoral Researcher in Life Course and Family Dynamics
The Department seeks an enthusiastic researcher to work with research group of an ESRC-supported project called Life Course and Family Dynamics in a Comparative Perspective. This offers an exciting opportunity to work on a cross-national study involving partners from China, the Netherlands and Germany as well as the UK. The appointed person will compare the dynamics of changes over the life course at four key stages: (1) child development and schooling; (2) the transition to adulthood; (3) security, insecurity and well-being in midlife; and (4) intergenerational support in later life. The research focus of the UK team is part 3, midlife security, insecurity and well-being. In addition, an equally important aim of the project is the creation of a harmonised, documented longitudinal dataset for the four countries.
The post holder reports to the two UK principal investigators: Prof. Tak Wing Chan (Warwick) and Prof. John Ermisch (Oxford). The successful candidate will hold or expect to obtain a PhD or DPhil in Sociology, Economics or cognate disciplines with strong skills of quantitative data analyses, especially with longitudinal data. Candidates will be required to have experience of contributing to quality publications. This is a fixed term, full time post for 24 months
Applications, including a covering letter, CV and writing sample with the names of two referees should be submitted by 12 noon on 14th May 2015, via the online system.
Closing date: 14/05/2015