Research Project: VEARLYDEM. Voting in Early Democracies: The Case of the Spanish Second Republic
Funded by Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023
The VEARLYDEM project aims to understand the voting patterns during early democratic periods, with the Spanish Second Republic (1931-1939) serving as a case study. One of the goals of the project is to create a quantitative dataset detailing election results at the municipality level during the Spanish Second Republic, the first of its type, and a dataset on legislative speeches.
The research team involves partners from different universities, but the PI is located in the UPF Ciutadella Campus (Mercè Rodoreda 24 Building), where the RA will work—online work is also possible upon previous agreement with the PI.
Tasks:
The RA will develop several tasks, mainly quantitative, to help the team to build the different datasets that are needed for the project.
Main tasks: The main tasks for the junior researchers will be:
To digitise the information already collected by the research team and input it into a dataset.
To clean, categorise and prepare the dataset for the analysis.
To contact provincial or local archives to collect the information that is missing—in some circumstances, this may include travelling in-person to the archives.
To support the research team with additional clerical or admin duties.
Required qualifications for candidate
Specific Requirements:
1. Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any field (preference for social sciences).
2. High level of fluency in written and spoken Spanish and English.
3. Sufficient knowledge of Excel, R and Power Point.
4. Be meticulous and able to work in a quite autonomous way.
5. Attention to detail.
Other skills that will be valued:
1. Some knowledge and previous experience with data collection.
2. Some knowledge of the Spanish Second Republic
3. High motivation to learn and adaptability.
Terms and conditions of the contract:
Type of Contract – Indefinite, by the terms of RD 32/2021 de 28 de desembre de 2021.
The estimated start date is the 1st of October 2025. The expected duration of the tasks is 12 months, but it could be extended if both parties agree and there are more tasks to be done.
Part-time position: The contract will be for 20 hours per week.
Category: Group 3 U.
Gross annual salaryfor a 20h contract is: 16.386,44€, which is a monthly gross salary of 1.181,64 euros.
The labour contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish Public Health and Social Security System.
Only applications from candidates who fulfil the 4 requirements mentioned above will be evaluated, following these criteria:
Experience and skills: 1-5 points
Motivation: 1-5 points
Selection comittee
President: Toni Rodon
Substitute: Marc Guinjoan
Secretary: Pau Vall-Prat
Substitute: Abel Escribà
Vocal: Magalí Serra
Candidates must pass a minimum of 4 points for each of the selection criteria.
The selection committee will consider the possibility of interviewing candidates who pass the minimum score.
Deadline to submit applications: 12th of August 2025.
Contact: toni.rodon@upf.edu
Information about the selection process: https://www.upf.edu/web/politiques/ofertes-de-treball
To adress any queries about the technicalities of the process, contact: seleccio.cpis@upf.edu
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