*UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG** School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences** Department of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology** *

invites applications for a *post-doc (3/4)* position in the EU financed research project QUALITY “Quality of Life in a Changing Europe” (P.I. Prof. Sonja Drobnic, PhD).

The expected starting date is *1 March 2006*. Position is pending final budgetary approval by the European Commission.

Salary is at the level of II a BAT (3/4), with the working time of 30 hours per week. The fixed-term contract is in accordance with the §§ 57 a ff. Hochschulrahmengesetz, and is effective until *29 February 2008*.

The University is striving to increase the proportion of women among its academic staff and therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply for the post. In line with the Hamburg equal opportunities act, women with equal qualifications will have a priority. Candidates with a severe disability will be given priority over non-priority candidates with the same level of suitability, ability and subject competence.

*_Tasks:_*

Responsibilities include project-related services, in particular conducting empirical research within the project consortium. The position offers opportunities for autonomous research and acquirement of scientific qualifications as well as teaching skills.

*_Task Specification:_*

Tasks include an extensive literature review of theoretical concepts of quality of life, assessment of existing standard data sources on objective and subjective indicators, assessment of longitudinal data sources pertinent to measurement of quality of life in a dynamic perspective, conducting cross-national comparative analyses of quality of life using in particular quantitative research methods, contacts with other international members in the consortium.

*_Qualification Requirements:_*

The candidate for the post-doc position must hold the PhD at the time of appointment. Preference will be given to the PhD earned in Sociology but other related social science disciplines will be considered.

Excellent skills in quantitative research methods and multivariate statistical techniques, and excellent ability to communicate and write in English are required. Experience with analyzing large-scale data sets, cross-national research, as well as substantive familiarity with topics closely related to the quality of life in Europe (i.e. working conditions, family, migration) is desired.

Submit a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, and copies of university degrees before *January 28, 2006* to the vice-dean:

Prof. Dr. Rolf von Lüde, Universität Hamburg, Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Department Sozialwissenschaften, Allende-Platz 1, 20146 Hamburg.