PhD Researcher in ERC project EFFORT – CARLOS III-JUAN MARCH INSTITUTE

Organismo:

CARLOS III-JUAN MARCH INSTITUTE

Requisitos:

• Excellent academic credentials (Master degree or equivalent) in sociology or another social science (education, psychology, economics). Applicants who have not completed their Master degree by the time of the application should include a statement from their supervisor confirming the expected date of the degree.
• Strong interest in the topic and willingness to write a project-related dissertation
• Good knowledge of quantitative research methods, including techniques of data processing and statistical data analysis (Stata and/or R); experience with longitudinal or cross-national data is an advantage.
• Familiarity with experimental methods in the social sciences is helpful
• Willingness to work in interdisciplinary and international contexts
• Excellent English language skills (written and spoken)
• Very good Spanish language skills (written and spoken)

Comentarios:

The EFFORT project aims to understand the role of effort in the reproduction of social inequality.

Specifically, the project addresses three research questions:

1) To what extent do children’s effort levels differ by parental socioeconomic background?

2) Can existing disparities in effort by social background be explained by (a) the intergenerational

transmission of effort from parents to children and (b) varying motivations and differential

susceptibility to incentives?

3) What are the best techniques to measure cognitive effort and what are the strengths and

weaknesses of measures routinely used in different scientific disciplines?

Plazo Estimado de Presentación: 15/04/2018

Bases:

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Solicitudes:

Please submit your application electronically to:

effort@clio.uc3m.es.