PhD or Postdoc in Sociology of Education focusing on Educational Inequalities and Family Processes — Universität Bern

Role overview

Tasks: Applicants are sought: with a very good degree in sociology, educational science, demography or a related discipline.

For a PhD position:in

• Master's degree (the degree is no longer than 3 years old)
• Interest in research into education and inequality, family research or life cycle research
• Very good knowledge of quantitative methods of empirical social research
• Interest in international research and publication activities For a postdoctoral position
• Graduated doctorate or shortly before graduation (the doctorate is no longer than 3 years old)
• Research experience in one or more of the following areas: o Educational inequalities o Family processes and family complexity o Intergenerational transmission of social inequality
• Experience with quantitative analyses of large data sets and statistical software (e.g.

• Experience with international publication activities For both job profiles
• Interest in biosocial perspectives on educational and inequality processes
• Teamwork, initiative and joy in scientific cooperation
• Very good German and English skills (German is the language of instruction) Requirements:
• Integration into an internationally networked research environment in the fields of educational sociology, family research and social inequality research
• Very good development opportunities in research and teaching
• Support in scientific research The following are the following: B.

Doctoral thesis, habilitation or own third-party funding projects)

• Conditions of employment according to the guidelines of the University of Bern We offer: International reputation