Informations générales
Intitulé de l'offre : Postdoctoral position on inequalities in higher education M/F (H/F)
Référence : UMR5283-ESTHER-003
Nombre de Postes : 1
Lieu de travail : LYON 07
Date de publication : vendredi 11 juillet 2025
Type de contrat : Chercheur en contrat CDD
Durée du contrat : 18 mois
Date d'embauche prévue : 1 octobre 2025
Quotité de travail : Complet
Rémunération : 3 021€ gross per month, depending on experience
Niveau d'études souhaité : Doctorat
Expérience souhaitée : 1 à 4 années
Section(s) CN : 36 - Sociologie et sciences du droit
Missions
Develop and implement quantitative analyses of high school students' choices and trajectories in higher education, in order to identify the effects of interventions designed to reduce social inequalities. Analyses will rely on administrative databases from the French Ministry of education and higher education, and regular travel to Paris is to be expected. Part of the working time may be devoted to other research questions (gender inequalities/qualitative approach, etc.) depending on the interests of the person recruited.
Activités
1) Carry out statistical analyses on longitudinal and administrative databases
- Merging, cleaning and coding
- Statistical modeling (multivariate, multilevel, sequence analyses, etc.)
2) Contribute to the scientific dissemination of results
- Presentation of results at national and international conferences
- Writing scientific articles in French and English
Compétences
This position is open to holders of a PhD degree in sociology or educational sciences, with an interest for educational inequalities and who have demonstrated strong quantitative data analysis skills.
Main skills :
- Very good command of quantitative data analysis methods (STATA or R software)
- Knowledge in sociology of education, with particular emphasis on inequalities
- Previous experience working with administrative data would be an asset
- Good interpersonal skills for exchanges with institutional partners
- Sufficient command of French and English to work in both languages
Contexte de travail
A general sociology laboratory, the Max Weber Centre (UMR 5283) brings together a large number of sociologists from the Lyon-Saint-Étienne area. It is institutionally attached to four supervisory bodies: CNRS, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne and Université Lumière Lyon 2. The position will be more specifically attached to the "Dispositions, pouvoirs, cultures, socialisations" team, located at the ENS de Lyon. The person recruited will also be affiliated to the Laboratoire de L'éducation (LLE), whose aim is to promote interdisciplinarity in research on education, and to create a forum for exchange around these issues, bringing together researchers and doctoral students from various disciplines.
Contraintes et risques
Regular travel to Paris is necessary