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Founded in 1982, Witten/Herdecke University is Germany’s first private university. More than 600 employees and 2,600 students cross disciplinary boundaries in order to improve their understanding of important societal challenges. The DANGER project will investigate counter-measures to political violence that threatened the democratic survival of Europe’s inter-war democracies (1919-1939). On the basis of these historical insights, we will derive policy recommendations for contemporary European states.

Witten/Herdecke University is looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to join the team at the Chair of International Political Studies from September 1st 2023 onwards. The successful applicant will become part of the European Research Council (ERC) funded project “Democracy, Anger and Elite Responses” (DANGER) for two years (full time position).

 

Ihre Aufgaben / Your Tasks

  • Investigating political violence and elite reactions in European democracies during the inter-war years
  • Supporting data collection on political violence in European democracies (1919-1939)
  • Publishing scientific research in articles and project reports
  • Presenting scientific results at conferences and workshops

Ihr Profil / Your Profile

  • Successfully completed PhD in political science, economics, history, or in another relevant social science discipline.
  • Very good command of English.
  • Very good knowledge of statistics and quantitative empirical methods along with command of statistical programming language such as Stata, R or Python.
  • Experience with quantitative text analysis and/or event databases.
  • Ability to work in a team and independently.

 

Desirable

  • Relevant publications
  • Work experience in scientific projects

Wir bieten/ We offer

  • Family friendly/flexible working hours
  • 30 days annual leave plus additional leave between 24. and 31. December
  • Up to €200 monthly to support child care costs (conditional on age of child and salary)
  • Corporate pension and occupational disability insurance plans
  • Promotion of environmentally friendly mobility solutions (bicycle leasing, rental of e-cars)
  • Discounted local public transport ticket

Kontakt / Contact

For further information please contact nils.bormann@uni-wh.de

If you are interested please apply until 31 July 2023 online only and enclose the following documents (CV, diplomas, two scientific studies or PhD thesis chapters as well as contact information of two referees).

We are looking forward to your application.

Prof. Dr. Nils-Christian Bormann
Chair of International Political Studies

 

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