Details
- Status
- Open
- Opening date
- Deadline
- Department
- Eurofound
- Agency
- EUROFOUND - European Foundation For The Improvement Of Living And Working Conditions
- Vacancy Type
- Public
- Type of Contract
- Contract Staff
- Grade
- FG IV
- Location(s)
- Dublin, Ireland
Target audience
Are you preparing for a career in qualitative or quantitative social research and is comparative research your passion? Are you interested in expanding your experience in managing research projects? Then this could be the ideal job for you. Check the questions below and if you answer ‘yes’ to some or all of them, you should definitely apply.
• Do you enjoy collecting and analysing data and extracting findings that can support policy decisions?
• Are you keen to contribute to produce evidence and helping find policy solutions to the challenges posed by the triple transition (of climate, digital and demographic change) to living and working conditions?
• Are you captivated by the interplay between the increasing cost of living, the evolving geopolitical landscape and their profound impact on living conditions across Europe? Have you worked with data and information related to the world of work?
• Do you have a good understanding of the role of social partners in shaping policies and how their organisations function? Are you an organized professional capable of tracking project milestones, managing external deliverables, and meeting the requirements of externally funded projects?
• Do you enjoy tackling complex issues and breaking them down into manageable research steps as part of a multidisciplinary team?
• Are you proficient in working with large sets of data or qualitative information and do you enjoy experimenting with new research tools and software?
Why we are consulting
Eurofound seeks to establish a reserve list of Contract Agents(2) to support one or more of its Research Units or specific projects by working on a range of the relevant duties listed below. The duties that apply for each post can vary according to the relevant projects and databases.
Research staff at Eurofound can be nominated to one of 3 research units: Employment; Working Life; and Social Policies. The Research Support Officer will contribute to the formulation, coordination and management of European-wide studies and surveys, with a particular focus on the ongoing development and maintenance of Eurofound’s online quantitative and qualitative databases and the preparation of datasets and their secondary analyses.