- Postdoctoral Researcher (research line on Gender and Fertility)

Postdoctoral Researcher (research line on Gender and Fertility)

Temporary Contract. Postdoctoral Researcher

Ref. R203/2026

Project overview

This project addresses one central research question: Is the intention to remain childless increasing across Europe, rather than individuals simply postponing parenthood?

Using either longitudinal panel data or pseudo-panel data, the project will examine intentions to have or not have children and how individuals revise these intentions over the life course. Fertility intentions are not fixed preferences but adaptive plans formed under conditions of uncertainty. Individuals update their reproductive intentions as they encounter new constraints and opportunities throughout their lives. This perspective raises several additional research questions: At what ages do women and men shift from postponing parenthood to intending to remain childless? Once this transition occurs,



are these intentions stable over time? And which factors are associated with the intention to remain childless across the life course?

Main responsabilities

Conduct independent and collaborative research on fertility intentions, reproductive trajectories, childlessness, and family formation from a life-course perspective.

Develop and empirically investigate research questions concerning the formation, revision, and realization of fertility intentions, including the role of employment, partnership trajectories, family background, and socioeconomic conditions.

Analyse longitudinal and cross-national survey data to study reproductive and family trajectories, using appropriate life-course and event-history approaches.

Develop and implement quantitative research designs, including sequence analysis, longitudinal/panel-data methods, fixed-effects models, and other multivariate techniques as appropriate.

Work with harmonized and comparative demographic datasets and contribute to the constructi

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