The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is recruiting one postdoctoral researcher to work under the supervision of Prof. Jacques Wels on the NegHealth project funded by the National Scientific Fund (FNRS-MIS). The core purpose of the PhD programme will be to address the association between workers’ trajectories of union membership and mental and physical health throughout the lifecourse using a set of UK-based and international (Japan, US, Korea and Germany) longitudinal datasets.

The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is recruiting one postdoctoral researcher to work under the supervision of Prof Jacques Wels on the NegHealth project funded by the National Scientific Fund (FNRS-MIS). The core purpose of the PhD programme will be to address the association between workers’ trajectories of union membership and mental and physical health throughout the lifecourse using a set of UK-based and international (Japan, US, Korea and Germany) longitudinal datasets. A longer description of the project can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/jacqueswels/uhealth

Profile

We are looking for a dynamic researcher with a PhD in public health, epidemiology, psychology, sociology, statistics, economics or social science and a knowledge and/or interest for the use of quantitative methods for longitudinal data. Experience using the R software and longitudinal or cohort data would be an asset but interest and experience in using other datasets or Stata would be considered. We are particularly interested in researchers who have experience working with international datasets and have an interest in cross national comparison of longitudinal data and their implication for public health research. The language used for interview and throughout the project will be English.

Conditions

You will be part of the newly created Health & Society Research Unit aiming to advance social epidemiology in French-speaking Belgium.

We offer a full-time 2.5 year (30 months) contract at the Université libre de Bruxelles, department of philosophy and social science. The funding includes provision for specific training and scientific stays and collaborations with UK and Japan partners.

The salary will be calculated based on experience and qualification and suitable for the cost of living in Brussels (min. 2996 euros per month, gross).

The start date for this position should be between the 1^st of March and the 1^st of April 2024.

Application procedure

Please send you candidature to UHealth@ulb.be

before the 5^th of February 2024

within one PDF document including the following:

• A Cover Letter (Maximum one page recto)
• A CV (free format)
• The name and contact details of one reference (e.g., former PhD supervisor, etc.).

Interviews are expected be held online on the week starting on the 12^th of Feburary 2024.

If you have any question regarding this job offer, please contact the UHealth PI, Jacques Wels at UHealth@ulb.be.