Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Political Science and Related Social Science Fields: Project on the Politics of Inequality & Housing
Interested in the ways in which housing policy and housing markets drive inequalities across key societal groups within and across countries? The PROPEL project (PROactive Policymaking for Equal Lives) is forming an interdisciplinary team with expertise in inequality, social policy, and political economy in order to identify the political inputs that shape housing markets and housing policies, trace the ways in which housing generates economic, social, and political inequalities in high-income OECD countries, and propose policy-relevant and evidence-informed solutions to address contemporary inequalities.
The PROPEL project is led by Dr. Lindsay Flynn and funded under an FNR €2 million ATTRACT Consolidator grant. The project is hosted at the University of Luxembourg within the Institute of Political Science and part of the interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences. The team will benefit from formal collaborations with the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research and the LIS Cross-National Data Center, with direct on-site access to LIS microdata. Positions are open to European and non-European nationals. Women, minorities, and members of any group typically underrepresented in higher education are encouraged to apply. Applications received by 15 May 2021 will receive full consideration. Interviews will be held remotely via videoconference.
- Postdoctoral Researcher (36 months) focused on political inputs of housing policy: Training in qualitative and mixed-method techniques to research the political development of housing policy.
This position is at the University of Luxembourg: Apply here. - Postdoctoral Researcher (36 months) focused on the unequal impact of housing policy: Training in survey design and quantitative analysis to assess the tradeoffs faced by younger and older generations.
This position is at the University of Luxembourg: Apply here. - Postdoctoral Researcher (36 months) focused on testing causal mechanisms of housing policy: Training in experimental methods or evidence-based policy assessment to test causal links between housing policy and inequality.
This position is at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research: Apply here. - PhD Candidate (36 months, extendable to 48 months) focused on linking housing policy to other policy areas: Admission into a fully-funded PhD program hosted in the Department of Social Sciences. Dissertation topic to be determined jointly on the topic of how housing markets, labor markets, and pension markets relate at the micro and macro level.
This position is at the University of Luxembourg: Apply here.
A full list of the available positions is available here .