Research Associate in Work & Employment

Summary:

We have an opportunity for a Research Associate in Work & Employment to support research projects related to (a) underemployment and (b) the informalisation of formal jobs. The first project will examine the consequences of time-related and skills-related underemployment for workers’ subjective and objective wellbeing and job satisfaction, their opportunities to gain skills and experience, and their ability to progress in their careers. It will examine workers’ responses to underemployment and their ability to make transitions from underemployment to more adequate employment. The second project will focus on the informalisation of formal jobs. It will examine the different forms that informalisation might take (e.g. replacement of direct employment with bogus self-employment), drivers of informalisation in different parts of the world, consequences for firms and workers (e.g. exclusion from social protections), and potential policy responses.

You will be responsible for data collection and analysis and for identifying and reviewing relevant literature. You will also have opportunities to co-author research-based outputs, such as articles for peer reviewed journals. The research activities are likely to involve collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data and the ideal applicant will therefore have experience of both qualitative and quantitative research. You will also have obtained, or be extremely close to obtaining, a PhD in the fields of work and employment (e.g. employment relations) or global labour studies. You should also be able to demonstrate that you have research interests that clearly relate to at least one of the two projects.

You will help build upon the strong achievements of the Management School’s Centre for Decent Work in relation to research, knowledge exchange and research impact. Further information about CDW is available at: www.sheffield.ac.uk/cdw

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