
Overview
Background
Tomasz holds a MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of Warsaw, Poland. He has joined Wojtek Tomaszewski’s team at ISSR, coming from the University of Warsaw where he was an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Sociology and a researcher at the Education Quality Evaluation Unit (PEJK). Moreover, he worked at the National Processing Institute (OPI) in Warsaw where he was a member of the team responsible for developing the Polish Graduate Tracking System (ELA) on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
He was also a visiting scholar at the Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley and The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS), University of Bamberg, Germany. Tomasz’s research interests include individual educational trajectories especially within tertiary education, labour market outcomes of graduates, and social inequality and its impact on the educational and professional paths of young people.
Availability
- Dr Tomasz Zajac is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctoral Diploma, Warsaw University
Works
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2025
Journal Article
The Student Equity in Higher Education Evaluation Framework (SEHEEF) and its relevance in the context of the Australian Universities Accord
Robinson, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Johnstone, Melissa, Clague, Denise, Zając, Tomasz, Povey, Jenny and Salom, Caroline (2025). The Student Equity in Higher Education Evaluation Framework (SEHEEF) and its relevance in the context of the Australian Universities Accord. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/1360080x.2025.2461802
2025
Journal Article
Gender pay gaps across STEM fields of study
Zając, Tomasz, Magda, Iga, Bożykowski, Marek, Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka and Jasiński, Mikołaj (2025). Gender pay gaps across STEM fields of study. Studies in Higher Education, 50 (1), 126-139. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2024.2330667
2024
Journal Article
Retaining Permanent and Temporary Immigrants in Rural Australia: Place‐Based and Individual Determinants
Argent, Neil, Bernard, Aude, Laukova, Dagmara, Wilson, Tom, Zajac, Tomasz and Kimpton, Anthony (2024). Retaining Permanent and Temporary Immigrants in Rural Australia: Place‐Based and Individual Determinants. Population, Space and Place, 31 (1) e2865, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/psp.2865
2024
Journal Article
The pitfalls and benefits of using administrative data for internal migration research: an evaluation of Australia’s Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA)
Bernard, Aude, Wu, Jing, Wilson, Tom, Argent, Neil, Zając, Tomasz and Kimpton, Anthony (2024). The pitfalls and benefits of using administrative data for internal migration research: an evaluation of Australia’s Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA). Demographic Research, 51, 687-722. doi: 10.4054/demres.2024.51.22
2024
Other Outputs
Enhancing metadata for inclusive research on entrenched disadvantage. Work Package 2 report.
Zając, Tomasz, Clague, Denise, Kubler, Matthias and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2024). Enhancing metadata for inclusive research on entrenched disadvantage. Work Package 2 report.. Indooroopilly, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Other Outputs
Enhancing metadata for inclusive research on entrenched disadvantage. Work Package 4 report.
Kubler, Matthias, Curry, Matthew, Zajac, Tomasz, Clague, Denise, Huang, Yanshu and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2024). Enhancing metadata for inclusive research on entrenched disadvantage. Work Package 4 report.. Indooroopilly, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Journal Article
Parenting, child maltreatment, and social disadvantage: a population-based implementation and evaluation of the Triple P system of evidence-based parenting support
Sanders, Matthew R., Clague, Denise, Zając, Tomasz, Baxter, Janeen, Western, Mark, Chainey, Carys, Morawska, Alina, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Prinz, Ronald J. and Burke, Kylie (2024). Parenting, child maltreatment, and social disadvantage: a population-based implementation and evaluation of the Triple P system of evidence-based parenting support. Child Maltreatment, 30 (1), 10775595241259994-191. doi: 10.1177/10775595241259994
2023
Other Outputs
School-to-work pathways: a longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data. Final report
Zając, Tomasz, Curry, Matthew and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). School-to-work pathways: a longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data. Final report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2023
Other Outputs
School-to-work pathways: a longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data. Technical report
Zając, Tomasz, Curry, Matthew and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). School-to-work pathways: a longitudinal analysis of linked administrative data. Technical report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring the Multidimensionality of Student Experience in Australian Higher Education: A Comparison between Domestic and International Students
Tabosa, Josi, Johnstone, Melissa, Zajac, Tomasz and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). Exploring the Multidimensionality of Student Experience in Australian Higher Education: A Comparison between Domestic and International Students. 2023 SRHE International Research Conference, Online, 4 December 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Diverging labour‐market trajectories of Australian graduates from advantaged and disadvantaged social backgrounds: a longitudinal analysis of population‐wide linked administrative data
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2023). Diverging labour‐market trajectories of Australian graduates from advantaged and disadvantaged social backgrounds: a longitudinal analysis of population‐wide linked administrative data. International Labour Review, 162 (4), 561-585. doi: 10.1111/ilr.12391
2023
Journal Article
Disparité des trajectoires professionnelles des diplômés australiens en fonction de leur origine sociale: étude longitudinale à partir de données administratives couplées couvrant l'ensemble de la population
Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2023). Disparité des trajectoires professionnelles des diplômés australiens en fonction de leur origine sociale: étude longitudinale à partir de données administratives couplées couvrant l'ensemble de la population. Revue internationale du Travail, 162 (4), 615-643. doi: 10.1111/ilrf.12290
2023
Journal Article
Trayectorias laborales divergentes de los graduados australianos socialmente favorecidos y desfavorecidos. Análisis longitudinal
Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2023). Trayectorias laborales divergentes de los graduados australianos socialmente favorecidos y desfavorecidos. Análisis longitudinal. Revista Internacional del Trabajo, 142 (4), 611-638. doi: 10.1111/ilrs.12291
2023
Journal Article
Gender Pay Gaps Across Stem Fields of Study
Zając, Tomasz, Magda, Iga, Bożykowski, M., Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka and Jasiński, M. (2023). Gender Pay Gaps Across Stem Fields of Study. SSRN Electronic Journal, 1-33. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4639525
2023
Journal Article
Towards a better understanding of self-selection to teacher training programmes: A case study of a renowned public university in Poland
Herbst, Mikołaj and Zając, Tomasz (2023). Towards a better understanding of self-selection to teacher training programmes: A case study of a renowned public university in Poland. Central European Economic Journal, 10 (57), 371-390. doi: 10.2478/ceej-2023-0021
2023
Conference Publication
The student equity in higher education evaluation framework: transforming evaluative practice in Australia
Robinson, Mark, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Kubler, Matthias, Johnstone, Melissa, Clague, Denise, Zajac, Tomasz, Povey, Jenny and Salom, Caroline (2023). The student equity in higher education evaluation framework: transforming evaluative practice in Australia. Evidence and Implementation Summit 2023, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 9-11 October 2023.
2023
Journal Article
All that glitters is not gold—Mixed early labour market outcomes of STEM graduates in Poland
Zając, Tomasz Z., Żółtak, Tomasz, Bożykowski, Marek and Jasiński, Mikołaj (2023). All that glitters is not gold—Mixed early labour market outcomes of STEM graduates in Poland. European Journal of Education, 58 (3), 477-497. doi: 10.1111/ejed.12564
2023
Conference Publication
The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2023). The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia. ISA RC28 Spring Meeting, Paris, France, 23-26 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Sharma, Nikita and Western, Mark (2023). The effects of educational capital, cultural and linguistic proximity, and age of arrival on the labour market outcomes of foreign-born university graduates in Australia. RC28 Spring Meeting 2023 'Education and Social Inequality across the Life Course', Paris, France, 24-26 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Pay disparities between male and female university graduates in Australia: where is the gap greatest?
Perales, Francisco, Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Johnstone, Melissa (2023). Pay disparities between male and female university graduates in Australia: where is the gap greatest?. RC28 Spring Meeting 2023 'Education and Social Inequality across the Life Course', Paris, France, 24-26 May 2023.
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Settlement and internal migration patterns of immigrants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler, Associate Professor Aude Bernard
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Doctor Philosophy
International Students' Experience in the Australian Higher Education: the impacts of COVID-19 and the institutional response
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Johnstone, Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
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Doctor Philosophy
International Students' Experience in the Australian Higher Education: the impacts of COVID-19 and the institutional response
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Johnstone, Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Refugee Integration into Australia: Multidimensional, Longitudinal and Spatial Dimensions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aude Bernard
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the settlement, internal migration, and regional retention of immigrants in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler, Associate Professor Aude Bernard
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