Organisation/Company Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Department Research Management/Strategic Projects Research Field Sociology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 6 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 20 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Job position

Postdoctoral Researcher – Project GROW ("Where to grow a child? Spatial inequalities in ECEC and its impact on women’s labour market participation").

Job position requirements

Education: PhD degree (mandatory).

Languages: C2 / Native level Italian; C1-C2 academic English; Catalan/Spanish for internal communications.

Experience & Skills: Qualitative data collection in public policy (for conducting 10+ key informant interviews with policy makers, institutions, and ECEC associations in Milan, including recruitment,



organization, transcription, and translation to English); search and analysis of scientific and grey literature on ECEC management models in Milan, Lombardy, and Italy; experience in comparative research (especially Italy-Spain); advanced skills in qualitative analysis software (HappyScribe, Atlas.Ti) and MS Office suite.

4-month part-time contract (20 hours/week) based at the Institute of Government and Public Policies (IGOP - UAB), gross annual salary baseline of €14.304,32.

Eligibility criteria

- Academic record – 50
Doctorate in Political Science 50, General doctorate 10
- Languages – 30
Italian C2 20, English C1 8, Catalan/Spanish 2
- Experience – 20
>3 years 20, <3 years 10

Selection process

Evaluation of academic background, languages, and relevant qualitative research experience, requiring a minimum passing score of 60/100 points.

📌 Postdoctoral Researcher (España)
🏢 Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona
📍 España