Phd Candidate 100% Gig Work and The Welfare State

vor 4 Wochen


Lausanne, Schweiz Université de Lausanne Vollzeit

**Introduction**:
UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

**Presentation**:
Are you interested in researching the impact of digital technology on the future of work and the welfare state? Join our research team in the project “European welfare states and the challenge of platform work” at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP).

**Job information**:
Expected start date in position : 01.07.2023 or to be agreed

Contract length : 1 year, renewable up to 4 years in total

Activity rate : 100%

Workplace : IDHEAP

**Your responsibilities**:
The project takes a comparative approach, using observational and experimental research designs to examine how welfare institutions interact with platform labor. Your doctoral research will focus on how social policies and labor market regulations influence the motivations of workers and consumers participating in the platform economy.

**Your qualifications**:

- Master’s degree, or new completion, in political science, sociology or related disciplines.
- Ability to perform quantitative research, and willingness to refine your methodological skills.
- Interest in researching platform labor, welfare state and labor market policies. Previous experience with those topics is a plus.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.

**What the position offers you**:

- Attractive salary and excellent work conditions in an expanding institute at the University of Lausanne.
- Multicultural and diverse work environment.
- Access to national and international training programs and the possibility to conduct part of your doctoral research abroad.

**Contact for further information**:
Deadline : 30.05.2023

Please upload a motivation letter, CV, a writing sample (e.g. MA dissertation or seminar paper) and a list of grades obtained in your Master’s.

We look forward to hearing from you.

**Additional information**:

- UNIL is committed to equal opportunities and diversity._
- UNIL supports early career researchers._



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