CONTRACT FOR EU project “Social Dialogue for Skills” (Funded by the European Commission

Under Grant agreement ID: 101102353)

(RESEARCH STAFF)

JOB POSITION: PhD Candidate

CENTRE: Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Alberto Aguilera nº 23, Madrid)

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Pre-doctoral contract level B

APPROXIMATE SALARY: 18,229 euros (gross annual) 

WORKING TIME: 37,5 h/week

APPROXIMATE DURATION: 24 months

AREA OF ACTIVITY:

“Social Dialogue for Skills” is a project aiming at fostering national and sectoral Social Dialogue level while supporting the implementation of the Pact for Skills in the agri-food ecosystem, considering the effects on the agricultural sector of the COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine.

The sectoral focus of the project will consist of promoting Social Dialogue and implementing the Pact for Skills in the agricultural sector. That is why this project is a joint proposal by the European Sectorial Social Partners in Agriculture: The European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture, and Tourism sectors (EFFAT); and the Employers’ Group of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (GEOPA). 

The research phase will be done through two detailed surveys sent to the 116 EFFAT and 22 members of GEOPA. The combined membership of agricultural trade unions and national employers’ associations is particularly representative of the European reality, allowing EFFAT and GEOPA to deliver a comprehensive overview of the current national social dialogue situation and the need for reskilling and upskilling in the sector.

The selected candidate will carry out both surveys, participate in the project’s meetings, write reports and develop a PhD in the University Institute of Studies on Migration (IUEM) of Comillas University.

REQUIREMENTS:

- MA, preferably in social sciences.

- Fulfil the conditions for enrolling in a PhD program (Real Decreto 99/2011)

Demonstrable knowledge (by means of a test to that effect) of:

- English (minimum C1 required)

- Quantitative research methods (SPSS, Stata, Le Sphinx, etc.)- Proficiency in research methodology

WILL APPRECIATE:

- International experience

- Ability to deal with multicultural environments

- Willingness to travel

- Good writing skills

- Knowledge of political economy, agricultural value chains, EU institutions.