Postdoctoral Research Associate (EDGE)

About us

The Department of European & International Studies, School of Politics and Economics, King’s College London, is recruiting a fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the Horizon-funded project Enhancing Democratic Support under Conditions of Geographic and Intersectional Inequalities in Europe (EDGE). The project is co-led by Prof Alexia Katsanidou, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou, King’s College London.

The EDGE project addresses a central challenge for the future of democracy: how are economic inequalities - both objective and subjective - related to European citizens’ democratic support? It aims: first, to advance knowledge on the mechanisms through which different types of inequality undermine or, under certain conditions, reinforce democratic support; and second, to causally assess policy interventions to identify efficient solutions that strengthen democracy across diverse territorial and social contexts. The project integrates geographic and intersectional perspectives to show how personal experiences, social identities, and territorial contexts interact with media and digital networks in shaping perceptions of inequality and democratic support.

The successful applicant will have an excellent academic track record, a strong knowledge of research methods, and ideally have expertise in survey and/or experimental research and/or social data science. They will be expected to work with the design, collection and analysis of new survey data and survey experiments, co-author research outputs from the project, and organize events to disseminate the project’s findings.

More information about the Department, School and Faculty can be found on the King’s website:  

Department of European & International Studies:

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School of Politics & Economics:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/schools/politics-economics/index.aspx

Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/index.aspx 

About the role

We invite applications for a Post Doctoral Research Associate who will be based at the Department of European and International Studies, School of Politics and Economics, King’s College London. The Post Doctoral Research Associate will join the research team of the cutting-edge Horizon-funded project: Enhancing Democratic Support under Conditions of Geographic and Intersectional Inequalities in Europe (EDGE). The Post Doctoral Research Associate will engage in collaborative research with project co-PI Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou and other members of the research team (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, University of Lodz, University of Amsterdam, Copenhagen Business School, Aalborg University).

The Post Doctoral Research Associate will be responsible for survey data collection and management, including procurement of fieldwork providers, preparation of survey instruments and protocols, data documentation, and quality assurance. They will also be expected to play a leading role in the development, design, coordination and publication of research in high impact international journals. They will also contribute to and support project-related organizational and administrative tasks.

There will be excellent opportunities for intellectual growth and mentoring. The project envisages funding for workshops, conferences, and opportunities for developing a strong academic network.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract from 1st October 2026 to 30th September 2029.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

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