Overview
Background
Tomasz is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) at the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Deputy Lead of the Opportunities research program at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (the Life Course Centre). Tomasz holds an MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of Warsaw, Poland. Before joining ISSR, he was an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Warsaw and a Researcher at the National Processing Institute (OPI) in Warsaw, where he developed 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 social stratification and inequality, migration, gender, and life-course research, especially individual educational trajectories and their links with labour market outcomes. He specialises in quantitative methods, particularly in using population-wide linked administrative data.
Moreover, he has been involved in developing research infrastructure. He currently leads two activity streams with the Social Science Research Infrastructure Network supported by the Australian Research Data Commons.
Availability
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- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctoral Diploma, Warsaw University
Works
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2021
Other Outputs
Dane rejestrowe w badaniach społecznych
Zając, Tomasz (2021, 07 01). Dane rejestrowe w badaniach społecznych Forum Akademickie 59-62.
2021
Other Outputs
Learning through COVID-19: What do children, young people and families say about needs, and impact of COVID-19?: Pillar 2 Report
McDaid, Lisa, Povey, Jenny, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Cleary, Anne, Plage, Stefanie, Cook, Steffi, Xiang, Ning, Zajac, Tomasz, Ridgway, Tyrone and Western, Mark (2021). Learning through COVID-19: What do children, young people and families say about needs, and impact of COVID-19?: Pillar 2 Report. Learning through COVID-19 St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Other Outputs
Diverging Labour-Market Trajectories of Australian Graduates from Advantaged and Disadvantaged Social Backgrounds: A Longitudinal Analysis of Population-Wide Linked Administrative Data
Zając, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2021). Diverging Labour-Market Trajectories of Australian Graduates from Advantaged and Disadvantaged Social Backgrounds: A Longitudinal Analysis of Population-Wide Linked Administrative Data. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3954674
2021
Conference Publication
Flexibility or scarring? Prevalence of non-standard labor contracts among Polish tertiary education graduates
Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka, Bożykowski, Marek, Jasiński, Mikołaj and Zając, Tomasz (2021). Flexibility or scarring? Prevalence of non-standard labor contracts among Polish tertiary education graduates. 2021 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Online, 5-8 May 2021.
2021
Other Outputs
Mid-term post-graduation outcomes of bachelor’s degree holders. Implications for equity policy
Zajac, Tomasz, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2021). Mid-term post-graduation outcomes of bachelor’s degree holders. Implications for equity policy. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Other Outputs
Transitions out of tertiary education and equity
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco, Xiang, Ning, Zając, Tomasz, Tran, Nam and Clague, Denise (2020). Transitions out of tertiary education and equity. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Other Outputs
Student employment in Poland: evidence from the Polish Graduate Tracking System
Zając, Tomasz (2020, 01 01). Student employment in Poland: evidence from the Polish Graduate Tracking System Higher Education in Russia and Beyond 25-27.
2019
Journal Article
Przejście między studiami I i II stopnia. Wybory edukacyjne absolwentów studiów I stopnia nauk ekonomicznych
Zając, Tomasz, Jasiński, Mikołaj and Bożykowski, Marek (2019). Przejście między studiami I i II stopnia. Wybory edukacyjne absolwentów studiów I stopnia nauk ekonomicznych. e-mentor, 2019 (1(78)), 11-17. doi: 10.15219/em78.1395
2019
Journal Article
Premeditated, dismissed and disenchanted: higher education dropouts in Poland
Zając, Tomasz Zbigniew and Komendant-Brodowska, Agata (2019). Premeditated, dismissed and disenchanted: higher education dropouts in Poland. Tertiary Education and Management, 25 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s11233-018-09010-z
2019
Conference Publication
Equal in everything but the paycheck? Gender pay gap among students and graduates of first-, second-, and third-cycle studies in Poland
Bożykowski, Marek, Jasiński, Mikołaj, Zając, Tomasz and Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka (2019). Equal in everything but the paycheck? Gender pay gap among students and graduates of first-, second-, and third-cycle studies in Poland. 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Manchester, United Kingdom, 20-23 August 2019.
2019
Other Outputs
Dane publiczne – nowy impuls do rozwoju Polski
Bożykowski, Marek, Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka , Jasiński, Mikołaj and Zając, Tomasz (2019). Dane publiczne – nowy impuls do rozwoju Polski. Warszawa, Polska: Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny.
2019
Conference Publication
Równość we wszystkim oprócz płac? Luka płacowa według płci wśród studentów i absolwentów studiów I, II i III stopnia
Bożykowski, Marek, Jasiński, Mikołaj, Zając, Tomasz and Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka (2019). Równość we wszystkim oprócz płac? Luka płacowa według płci wśród studentów i absolwentów studiów I, II i III stopnia. XVII Polish Sociological Congress, Wrocław, Poland, 11-14 September 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Badania populacyjne PEJK UW. Najnowsze wyniki. Nowe obszary badań
Jasiński, Mikołaj, Bożykowski, Marek, Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka and Zając, Tomasz (2018). Badania populacyjne PEJK UW. Najnowsze wyniki. Nowe obszary badań. Metodologiczne inspiracje 2018. Badania Ilościowe w Naukach Społecznych – Wyzwania i Problemy, Jabłonna, Poland, 24-26 September 2018. Jabłonna, Poland: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN).
2018
Conference Publication
All that glitters is not gold. Inequality of labour market outcomes among Polish STEM graduates
Zając, Tomasz (2018). All that glitters is not gold. Inequality of labour market outcomes among Polish STEM graduates. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, Canada, 20 July 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
School teachers – best of the best, or too weak to work outside school? Verifying myths on the teaching profession in Poland
Herbst, Mikołaj, Bożykowski, Marek, Jasiński, Mikołaj and Zając, Tomasz (2018). School teachers – best of the best, or too weak to work outside school? Verifying myths on the teaching profession in Poland. 1st Annual Joint Seminar on Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland, 9-10 May 2018. Warsaw, Poland: University of Warsaw.
2018
Conference Publication
A new hope – integrated information from registers as a chance for policy makers and scientists in Poland
Jasiński, Mikołaj, Bożykowski, Marek and Zając, Tomasz (2018). A new hope – integrated information from registers as a chance for policy makers and scientists in Poland. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, Canada, 20 July 2018.
2018
Journal Article
Wskaźniki względne w badaniach losów absolwentów uczelni
Bożykowski, Marek, Jasiński, Mikołaj, Zając, Tomasz and Żółtak, Mateusz (2018). Wskaźniki względne w badaniach losów absolwentów uczelni. Edukacja, 145 (2), 64-74. doi: 10.24131/3724.180204
2018
Journal Article
Early careers of tertiary graduates in Poland: employability, earnings, and differences between public and private higher education
Zajac, Tomasz, Jasiński, Mikołaj and Bozykowski, Marek (2018). Early careers of tertiary graduates in Poland: employability, earnings, and differences between public and private higher education. Polish Sociological Review, 202 (2), 187-208. doi: 10.26412/psr202.03
2017
Journal Article
Who gets a job after graduation? Factors affecting the early career employment chances of higher education graduates in Poland
Jasiński, Mikołaj, Bożykowski, Marek, Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka, Zając, Tomasz and Żołtak, Mateusz (2017). Who gets a job after graduation? Factors affecting the early career employment chances of higher education graduates in Poland. Edukacja, 143 (4). doi: 10.24131/3724.170402
2017
Other Outputs
DOES IT PAY TO BE A STEM GRADUATE? Evidence from the Polish Graduate Tracking System
Zając, Tomasz, Jasiński, Mikołaj and Bożykowski, Marek (2017). DOES IT PAY TO BE A STEM GRADUATE? Evidence from the Polish Graduate Tracking System. Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS). 13.17. Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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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
Settlement and internal migration patterns of immigrants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler, 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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