BigMig: Digital and non-digital traces of migrants in Big and Small Data approaches to human capacities

Kozminski University is currently recruiting for the position of:

POST-DOC II

at the Centre for Research on Social Change and Human Mobility (CRASCH)

Ref. no.: 23/NAUKA/PROJEKT/23

Competition for a post-doc position in the research project (nr UMO-2020/37/B/HS6/02342) entitled “BigMig: Digital and non-digital traces of migrants in Big and Small Data approaches to human capacities”, carried out within the framework of the OPUS 19 competition and funded by the National Science Centre

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Coordination of web survey and acquisition of respondents, with particular emphasis on return migrants
• Collecting and analysing qualitive data
• Conducting questionnaire-based interviews (online) and individual in-depth interviews (online and face-to-face)
• Promoting the survey research on the internet, disseminating research results (especially in social media)
• Disseminating research findings, writing scientific papers
• Participating in international conferences to present research findings
• Carrying out other tasks as requested by the principal investigator
• Cooperating with other team members           

Requirements

• PhD in Sociology, Social Anthropology or Social Psychology
• experience in conducting social research, especially interviews,
• ability to use qualitative data analysis software (e.g. QDA Miner, Maxqda, Atlas)
• ability to conduct popular science communication on social media
• level of proficiency in English (written and spoken English) at minimum B2
• fluent knowledge of Polish; level of proficiency (written and spoken) at minimum C1
• participation in and experience of research and popular science projects
• having obtained the academic degree of PhD (PL: “doktor”) at a different higher education institution than Kozminski University, not earlier than 7 years before the year of becoming employed within the framework of the project. (*)
• the position may be applied for also by an individual who does not hold a PhD degree but will have met this requirement when they join the project (i.e. they have a scheduled doctoral defence on the date when the application deadline expires)

(*) This period may be extended by the period during which the applicant benefits from a long-term (i.e. longer than 90 days) documented sickness benefit or rehabilitation benefit granted on account of being unable to work. In addition, the said period may be extended by the number of months of a child care leave granted pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 26 June 1974 - the Labour Code (consolidated text in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland of 2018, item 917 as amended), and in the case of women, by 18 months for every child born or adopted, whichever manner of accounting for career breaks is preferable.

Recruitment process

The conditions of selection and employment of applicants are in accordance with the Regulations on awarding funding for research tasks funded by the national science centre as regards research projects (Annex to NCN Council Resolution No 49/2020 of 29 April 2020), relevant to the OPUS 19 call, available on National Science Centre’s website.

The competition consists of two stages. The first stage involves verifying the submitted applications by checking if they are complete and if a given applicant meets the mandatory requirements, followed by a selection of applicants to be invited to the interview stage. The selection will be based on the applicants’ experience and skills in the context of the tasks to be performed in this position. An interview is the second stage of the competition.

The Competition Board reserves the right to: interview selected applicants only, organise additional meetings with selected applicants and project participants and partners, verify the information provided by each applicant, and close the competition without selecting anyone to be employed in the offered post-doc position.

The results of the competition will be published on Kozminski University’s website.

We offer

• an opportunity of full-time employment based on a contract of employment for the duration of 6 months, with the possibility of extension,
• remuneration within the framework of the project is approximately 8 250 PLN gross per month,
• an opportunity to develop scientifically in a research team with a strong focus on project acquisition,
• an opportunity to improve one’s qualifications by taking part in development programmes offered by Kozminski University,
• a chance to take part in international scientific conferences,
• employment is planned to start at the beginning of January 2024 or as soon as possible after that date

Important information about the employment opportunity

• In the period of receiving remuneration for employment in the post-doc position in question, the person employed will be obliged:
  • not to receive any other remuneration paid from funds granted to research projects financed within the framework of NCN competitions (calls) under the heading of direct costs,
  • not to receive remuneration from another employer under an employment contract, including an employer with their registered office outside the Republic of Poland.
• if the person employed in the post-doc position in question obtains a PhD, DSc (PL: “doktor habilitowany”) degree, it will not impede their eligibility to continue working in this position within the framework of the project.

If you have any questions regarding the project and the content of the recruitment notice, please send them to the Principal Investigator, i.e. Professor Izabela Grabowska, igrabowska@kozminski.edu.pl

Other questions regarding the application process may be sent to nauka@kozminski.edu.pl

Persons interested in the position advertised are asked to submit the following application documents as a proof of fulfilment of the set requirements:

• a CV in Polish or English containing a list of publications
• a scanned copy of the PhD diploma (in the case of individuals not holding the degree yet – confirmation of scheduled doctoral defence);
• any documents proving the applicant’s familiarity with the required software, experience, skills, and abilities (e.g. internship/traineeship completion certificates, certificates of work history, training completion certificates, testimonials);

using the application form available at:

https://system.erecruiter.pl/FormTemplates/RecruitmentForm.aspx?WebID=755d6db2f48048b8bdee43cbaf9c242f by November 14, 2023 (CEST) 23:59

We kindly inform you that by sending your application documents you agree to have your personal data included in the application processed by Kozminski University, Jagiellonska 59, 03-301 Warsaw for the purpose of the recruitment process conducted by Kozminski University for the position specified in the job offer, for the duration of the recruitment process.

Appendix no 1 – Rules of evaluation of applicants

Uprzejmie informujemy, że w wyniku przeprowadzonego konkursu nr ref.: 23/NAUKA/PROJEKT/23, na stanowisko typu post-doc II w projekcie badawczym „BigMig: Cyfrowe i analogowe ślady migrantów w dużych i małych zbiorach danych oraz zdolności ludzki” (nr 2020/37/B/HS6/02342) ogłoszonego 24.10.2023 r., wybrana została Pani dr Paulina Smaszcz.