PhD position with focus on gender segregation in occupations 80 % (time-limited)

The University Research Priority Program (URPP) "Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R" explores the societal impacts and legal implications of human reproduction. This interdisciplinary positioned URPP brings together researchers from six faculties as well as from various disciplines from the humanities, social, medical, and natural sciences. You will join a working group within this program, consisting of two senior researchers and another PhD. We focus on the value-related origins and the economic consequences of reproductive preferences. This position is located at the Department of Sociology, which is one of the leading empirically oriented institutes in Switzerland and Europe.

PhD position with focus on gender segregation in occupations

• You will conduct theoretically informed empirical research on the determinants of occupational gender segregation and female career outcomes with a specific focus on family formation preferences.
• As a member of a small working group, you regularly discuss your work with your peers and your mentoring scientists.
• Your position is devoted to produce a publication-based PhD-thesis. Some of these publications will be based on cooperative projects, some will rely on the development of an original research agenda – a process which is supported by your mentors.
• You participate in the URPP's events and actively take advantage of the opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange and interfaculty networking.
• There are no teaching commitments, but options for voluntary participation in the BA/MA programs in Sociology exist.

• You have a master's degree in the social sciences, excellent writing skills, and a strong scientific interest in the origins of gendered career outcomes.
• You possess solid quantitative-empirical skills, have acquired statistical proficiency, and are able to independently perform data management and advanced analytical tasks using R or Stata.
• Proficiency in English language is mandatory from the beginning, and we expect you to learn German if you do not have a respective language background.

You will live and work overlooking the Alps in one of the world's most livable cities, with crystal-clear waters and a great intellectual environment at University of Zurich. We offer a project-oriented involvement in a fascinating research agenda and seamless integration with the adjacent fields psychology, law, philosophy, data science and medical science. You will benefit from close mentoring by advanced scientists and an excellently structured PhD-training offered by the social sciences institutes at University of Zurich. Aiming at a publication-oriented PhD, we intend to shape your profile not just as an academic, but also with regard to the professional fields of policy evaluation, governance, and data science. The position is limited to 3 years and includes options for flexible working hours. This is a full doctorate with SNSF conditions.

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