Research Staff - Postdoctoral position - Re-shaping Attitudes about Refugees and Gender Minorities in Spain and Portugal

The Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Deusto is seeking a motivated and highly qualified Postdoctoral Researcher to join the project Re-shaping Attitudes about Refugees and Gender Minorities in Spain and Portugal. This project explores how negative public opinion and social attitudes can be transformed using cutting-edge quantitative methods, particularly survey experiments. The postdoctoral researcher will assist the PI in devising and testing alternative human-rights-based narratives about refugees and gender minorities to counter hate speech and marginalising far-right narratives that target these vulnerable/disadvantaged groups.

Link to project’s description:
https://elobservatoriosocial.fundacionlacaixa.org/documents/d/observator...

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Principal Investigator in preparing the survey questionnaire and the treatment arms for the survey experiment.
• Develop and oversee the design of the survey platform (e.g., Qualtrics).
• Collaborate closely with the Principal Investigator and project team to achieve research objectives.
• Manage data collection, cleaning, and analysis of survey data, ensuring compliance with ethical standards.
• Contribute to academic publications and project dissemination activities.
• Engage with stakeholders and contribute to workshops or conferences related to the project.

Offer:

• A gross salary of 34,554€ for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Contract duration: 16 months, with the possibility of a 2-month extension based on project needs.
• Location: University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.