Research vacancies
Research vacancies
GEPS Research Assistant Position
(UC3M, from 19 January to 18 March)
We are recruiting a Research Assistant to join the GEPS (Grupo de Estudios “Población y Sociedad”) research network at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M).
The contract runs from 19 January to 18 March 2026 (two months, 15 hours per week) with a gross monthly salary of approximately €950.
The role involves data creation, cleaning, and management, as well as general research assistance and organisational tasks.
It would be ideal for an early career researcher with a degree in the Social Sciences, good English, and experience using Excel. Knowledge of R or Python, as well as a good level of Spanish is desirable.
Deadline for applications: 27th November 2025
To apply, click here: https://aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/publico/detalleConvocatoria?numidperfil=10417
Contrato financiado mediante el programa de actividades de I+D con referencia PHS-2024/PH-HUM-396 y acrónimo GRESPOBSOC-CM concedido por la Comunidad de Madrid a través de la Dirección General de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica a través de la Orden 2402/2024 de 31 de mayo.
PREVIOUSLY:
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Department of Sociology II
Postdoctoral researcher (full time)
Details and apply: https://www2.uned.es/bici/curso2024-2025/25092244/44-1.htm#12.___Co
Departamento of Sociology III
Bachelor's degree researcher (part-time)
Details and apply: https://www2.uned.es/bici/curso2024-2025/25092244/44-1.htm#9.-____C
Ambos contratos están financiados mediante el programa de actividades de I+D con referencia PHS-2024/PH-HUM-396 y acrónimo GRESPOBSOC-CM concedido por la Comunidad de Madrid a través de la Dirección General de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica a través de la Orden 2402/2024 de 31 de mayo.
University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
Department of Sociology
Two or more open-rank academic positions. We are looking for great candidates for the following roles:
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: A six-year contract with research and teaching obligations that can lead to a permanent associate professorship based on a positive evaluation.
Associate Professor (permanent position)
Full Professor (permanent position)
Our department is one of Europe's leading sociology departments, with a strong focus on research excellence and a wide range of topics, theories, and methods. Our faculty is international and our working language is English.
Details and apply: https://employment.ku.dk/all-vacancies?show=164858
Call for papers
X Congress of the Italian Society of Economic Sociology (SISEC)
(February 9 - 13, 2026)
Submission deadline November 30, 2025: poblacionydemografia@fes-sociologia.com
Information and proposal submission: https://fes-sociologia.com/noticia/Llamada-a-contribuciones-Seminario-FES-sobre-Sociologia-de-la-Poblacion-y-Demografia-1761232582
RC28 ISA Spring Meeting
(Sevilla, 20–22 mayo 2026)
“Addressing Social Inequalities in the Global North and South”.
Submission deadline: 1 de diciembre de 2025: https://eventos.upo.es/137585/news/the-conference.html
More information: https://eventos.upo.es/137585/detail/the-conference.html
PREVIOUSLY:
X Congress of the Italian Society of Economic Sociology (SISEC)
(Florence, January 28–31, 2026)
“Opportunities and Challenges of an Ageing Population: Reflections from a Social Stratification Perspective”.
Europe is ageing rapidly: care needs are increasing while caregivers and welfare resources are decreasing, generating growing inequalities along lines of class, gender, migration, territory, and digital divides .
The Congress welcomes contributions on the following topics:
Inequalities in caregiving and care receipt
Consequences of care for health, well-being, and time use
Digital skills and access to e-services in the field of care
Intergenerational and transnational dynamics of care
Territorial inequalities and welfare regimes
Language: English
Submission deadline: November 12, 2025
Information and proposal submission : https://sisec.it/convegni/x-convegno-sisec-firenze-2026/
Official call (PDF): https://sisec.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2026-Convegno-SISEC-7.3-Zanasi-e-Lopez-Blanco.pdf