Research Associate

**_Campus Belval, 11, Porte des Sciences, L - 4366 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg_**
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**The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)**

**is recruiting a**

**Research Associate (Post-doc) in Urban Inequalities (f/m)**

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- **Ref: 23-21**
- **3 years fixed-term working contract at LISER (extension upon conditions)**
- **Full-time, 40 hours/week**
- **Location: Belval (Luxembourg)**

The Department of Urban Development and Mobility (UDM) at LISER would like to strengthen its position in research on urban inequalities by recruiting an expert in urban sociology, urban geography or other relevant social sciences to address relevant scientific and societal challenges. The expert is invited to engage with the ways in which political and economic governance systems at the local and national levels entrench inequalities in all its dimensions (social, spatial, environmental). This is crucial at a time in which the environmental transition impacts social and economic trajectories and the distribution of resources and capabilities.

With its national (Housing, Spatial Development) and local (e.g. Luxembourg-City, Esch-sur-Alzette, and Schifflange) observatories, UDM is home to empirically rich research on Luxembourg and beyond. These projects generate a wealth of detailed and spatialized administrative data that make it possible to investigate urban inequalities, both within and across cities, in a dynamic cross-border region.

**Your role**
- Produce high-level academic publications and submit competitive research proposals on urban inequality drawing on the detailed administrative microdata (Land Registry, Social Security, population registers, etc.) collected in these observatories;
- Stimulate synergies between the observatories within UDM to draw out the mechanisms that create multidimensional inequalities.

**Your profile**
- A Ph.D. (or be close to completion thereof) in urban sociology, urban geography or other relevant social science;
- A proven record of high quality research on socio-spatial inequalities, as well as a demonstrable social impact in research outputs;
- A good knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Proficiency in French or German will be considered as an asset.
- LISER particularly encourage female researchers to apply_

**What we offer**
- A dynamic and international research environment with good working conditions and a stimulating work environment;
- Resources to participate in international meetings and conferences;
- An internationally competitive remuneration;
- A range of training and development opportunities designed to support career development plans.

**Research at LISER**

LISER is a publicly funded research institute located in Luxembourg, devoted to applied empirical research in the economic, social and spatial sciences. Interdisciplinarity is a key element for stimulating scientific innovation. Research at LISER addresses current and future societal challenges and delivers relevant and independent societal impact and policy advice both at the national and European levels. The institute attracts researchers from all over the world, and delivers high-level doctoral training. The institute‘s staff consists of about 170 employees (including a survey and data center), 90 of which are researchers active in the fields of economics, sociology, and geography. The working languages at the institute are French and English.

**About LISER**

The institute is located on the new Belval campus in the south of Luxembourg (Cité des Sciences, Luxembourg), which hosts the University of Luxembourg and a substantial part of the country’s publicly funded research facilities, i.e. LISER, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) cross-national data center, the Luxembourg institutes of Health (LIH) and of Science and Technology (LIST). The University has high performance computing facilities available for use by associated researchers in the Luxembourg Institutes.

**About Luxembourg**

Luxembourg provides a stimulating mixture of modern culture and tradition at the center of Europe. The contemporary urbanity of its capital city lies in close vicinity to a rich nature. In addition to excellent health, education (including public and private international schools) and recreational services, the community offers a rich variety of cultural activities typical of a major university environment, including museums, music, arts and theatre. The official languages are French, German and Luxemburgish. Information on research in Luxembourg is accessible via the national EURAXESS platform.

**Application process**
- Your curriculum vitae;
- A copy of your PhD diploma;
- A motivation letter, in which you present your research and how you plan to develop it in relation to the role’s two missions;
- A recent piece of research;
- LISER is an Equal Opportunity Employer_