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Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Government at the LSE is looking to recruit a career-track Assistant Professor in Political Science with an emphasis on candidates whose research explores questions of political inequality, identity and representation with respect to gender and/or race.

The Department is working to extend its teaching and research coverage of gender and politics and/or race and politics, broadly defined, at the undergraduate, MSc and PhD levels. The position is open to candidates from across the discipline and with a wide range of methodological approaches and country or regional specialisms.

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Postdoctoral Researcher Contemporary European Studies

Postdoctoral researcher Contemporary European Studies

ACCESS EUROPE

Publication date

1 March 2016

Level of education

PhD

Salary indication

€2,532 to €4,654 gross per month

Closing date

1 May 2016

Hours

38 hours per week

Vacancy number

16-083

The Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies ACCESS EUROPE is an UvA-VU Amsterdam Academic Alliance initiative. As a joint venture of the University of Amsterdam and the VU University Amsterdam, ACCESS EUROPE is an institutional platform for research, education and public debate on Europe, the European Union and its member states. ACCESS EUROPE has two principal goals. The first is to promote co-operation in research and education between faculties at both universities. The second is to create a forum for dialogue and exchange on urgent questions concerning the dynamics and direction of contemporary Europe between academic researchers and a wide range of public and private stakeholders.

The UvA faculties of Law, Humanities, and Social and Behavioural Sciences, and the VU faculties of Law and Social Sciences participate. ACCESS EUROPE covers six main themes: European law and governance; European constitutionalism; political economy of integration and welfare; European politics and society; European identity and culture; Europe and the world. Each theme is led by theme leaders coming from both universities. ACCESS EUROPE is hosted by the UvA Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR).

Project description

Starting 1 September 2016, ACCESS EUROPE offers four post- doctoral research positions for the duration of one year. The selected candidates will be working at one of the participating faculties of the UvA or the VU in one of the themes of ACCESS EUROPE:

  • European Law and Governance;
  • European Constitutionalism;
  • Political Economy of Integration and Welfare;
  • European Politics and Society;
  • European Identity and Culture and
  • Europe and the World.

Priority will be given to applications for the themes European Constitutionalism, Political Economy of Integration and Welfare, European Identity and Culture, and Europe and the World, although applications for other themes will be considered too.

Tasks:

  • Carrying out fundamental research, and publishing results in international peer-reviewed ISI journals in collaboration with other researchers involved in the theme;
  • helping to organize research seminars and international workshops;
  • writing a VENI or VIDI proposal for submission to the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO) in the 2016 round as part of the expected research output.

Requirements

Candidates:

  • hold a PhD obtained in 2013 or later, or will soon obtain one, in the Social Sciences, Law, Economics or Humanities;
  • have demonstrated affinity with the themes of ACCESS EUROPE;
  • have a strong publication record;
  • have good written and oral command of the English language.

Further information

For general enquiries about the research programme please contact:

European Law and Governance:

European Constitutionalism:

Political Economy of Integration and Welfare:

2 Open PhD positions in a Research Project on the Statistical Modelling of International Arms Trade Flows

The project investigates international arms trade using statistical network analysis. The
data come from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and describe the bilateral trading of arms between
states from 1945 to most recent period. The aim of the project is to develop and apply
appropriate statistical techniques for dynamic valued networks.

 

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