Postdoctor in Ageing and Social Change

Norrkoping

Reference number IKOS-2026-00033

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Work assignments 
The postdoctoral fellow will work within ASC’s research field ’ageing and work’  in close collaboration with the Swedish Research Centre for Return to Work in Later Life RELATE that develops new knowledge and innovative solutions for sustainable working life in an ageing population. The work is conducted in close cooperation with the Professor Ageing and Later Life and other researchers at ASC involved in the centre. Moreover, the postdoctoral fellow will develop and conduct further research in the field of ’ageing and work’. As postdoc, you will principally carry out research. A certain amount of teaching may be part of your duties, up to a maximum of 20% of working hours.

Qualifications
To be qualified to take employment as postdoc, you must have been awarded a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree.  This degree must have been awarded at the latest by the point at which LiU makes its decision to employ you.

It is considered advantageous if your doctoral degree is no older than three years at application deadline for this job. If there are special reasons for having an older doctoral degree - such as taking statutory leave - then these may be taken into consideration.

Requirements
We are looking for someone with a PhD in Ageing Research, Sociology, Economy, Labour Market Research, Social Policy, Welfare Research, Management, or related areas, fields or environments. We expect experience and competences in one or more fields of research on late working life; labour markets; public, branch and employer policies; lifelong learning; health and rehabilitation; unemployment; economic exclusion and social inequality

A successful candidate should have a specific interest in interdisciplinary research on ageing and the life-course, work and retirement, especially in issues of social exclusion and inequality, labour market and life-course policies as well as social change and transformation processes to carry out research in this area.

A successful candidate should have very good knowledge in quantitative methodology and related analysis tools, in particular very good knowledge in analysis with registry or survey data from various sources. Documented expertise concerning analysis software such as STATA, R, SPSS, Mplus or similar is crucial.

Very good knowledge of English language, both verbal and written, as well as the ability to work well in dialogue with others is expected.

Further merits
Experience with mixed methods research, specifically with participatory research approaches and the close collaboration with qualitative researchers is a further merit.

The ambition and ability to work in international consortia, in large scale research networks and collaboration with national and international societal stakeholders is especially meriting. It is expected that a successful candidate will contribute to the discussion of research and analytical concepts to further improve quality of the divisions’ scientific output in the further development of ASC.

Very good knowledge of Swedish language is an advantage.

Personal competences and abilities
You are highly collaborative, thriving in multidisciplinary research settings and engaging constructively with colleagues both within your research group and across institutional boundaries. You demonstrate adaptability and openness to new perspectives, allowing you to contribute to innovative projects and respond effectively to evolving scientific challenges. As a person, you have a good ability to

• influence and contribute to the development of projects and/or research in the environment through dialogue and participation.
• be flexible and switch between working independently and working in close collaboration with others
• be proactive, analytical, strategic, and structured

Your excellent verbal and written communication skills foster productive dialogue, knowledge sharing, and the development of joint solutions. Your ability to balance independent research with teamwork, along with your willingness to support and inspire others, helps create a positive and effective research culture at ASC.

The workplace
Here, you can read about the workplace, the research environment and the specific research context

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• Research environment: ageing.se
• Research centre: relate-centre.se

The employment
This employment is a temporary contract of two years with the possibility of extension up to a total maximum of three years. The employment is full-time. Starting by agreement - preferably by September 1, 2026.

Salary and employment benefits
The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available  here .

Union representatives
Information about union representatives, see  Help for applicants .

Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the ’Apply’ button. Your application must be received no later than 24 April.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody’s equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities .

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Contact persons

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Professor

+46 11363394

andreas.motel-klingebielliu.se

Åsa Änggård

HR-partner

011-363606

asa.anggardliu.se

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