The University of Luxembourg invites applications for the following position within the Research Unit INSIDE at the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) for a:
Research Associate in Educational or Social Sciences with PhD (Postdoc)
- Ref.: F3R-INS-PFN-14TRCA
- Fixed term contract (36 months)
- Full-time (40 h/week); from 01.09.2015
- Employee status
The research associate will be member of the Research Project “Young People’s Transitions out of Residential and Foster Care – (TransCare)” funded by the Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) (Principal Investigator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ute Karl). TransCare focuses on young people’s transitions from out-of-home care into adulthood with a focus on young people’s experiences, and the factors that hinder or foster their achievement of agency.
The project is assigned to the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Work, Social Pedagogy, and Social Welfare within the RU INSIDE.
The research project includes a survey and different case studies thus bringing together quantitative and qualitative approaches to investigate the question of how young people achieve agency even under difficult conditions. The project draws attention to different institutional settings (residential care, foster care, accompanied living) and their interface to other institutions (such as school, school social work, ambulatory services etc.). The collaborative research project will be conducted by a team of 7 members: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ute Karl, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hadjar (Institute of Education and Society within the Research Unit ECCS), Dr. Thomas Marthaler, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ulla Peters, a Post-Doc and two Doctoral Students
Your Role
- Contribute in a substantial manner to the survey design, survey dissemination, analysis and interpretation of results within the research team
- Support the qualitative case studies
- Contribute to all management related tasks
- Present results on international conferences and contribute to written publications (German and English)
- Contribute to the dissemination of findings
- Contribute to scientific networking concerning the project
For further information please contact:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ute Karl
Tel: (+352) 46 6644 9483
E-Mail: ute.karl@uni.lu
Your Profile
- PhD in educational or social science
- Profound experience in quantitative research, especially survey design and analysis
- Basic knowledge in qualitative research
- Knowledge and interest in child and youth care, transitions to adulthood, transitions during life course and in the analysis of institutions within their respective fields
- Fluent and scientific level of German (publication, joint data analysis) and very good level of English (spoken and written); French (spoken and written) will be considered an asset as is basic knowledge in the Luxembourgish language
- Able to work in research team at university level
We offer
- A truly international environment
- Working within a team on a highly recognized subject
- Participating in methodological advancements
- Career Development
- Participation in international scientific networks
Further Information
Candidates are kindly asked to submit ONLINE their full application including
- Motivation letter,
- Curriculum vitae including language competences,
- A writing sample e.g. PhD thesis or another scientific publication
- Copies of diplomas including PhD
by the 31st of May 2015 (application deadline).
The job interviews will be held on the 22.6.2015.