Assistant Professor Position in Political Science

The Department of Political Science of the Central European University in Vienna announces a call for two Assistant Professor positions in Political Science. The applicants should be able to carry out state-of-the-art research in substantive areas of political science (particularly in comparative politics or political economy) with excellent quantitative or qualitative (or both) skills. 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Carry out independent research and regularly publish in highly rated international outlets;
• Target new and original areas of inquiry in comparative politics or political economy that expand the research outreach of the department;
• Teach 12 credits of mandatory and elective courses per Academic Year (7,200 teaching minutes);
• Contribute to the department’s course offering, in particular in political economy and/or comparative politics.
• Contribute to teaching research methods courses at BA, MA, and PhD levels (courses on big data and computational social science and/or courses on qualitative methods for data collection and analysis are especially welcome);
• Supervise BA, MA, and PhD theses;
• Participate in departmental administration and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Applicants should have a PhD degree or equivalent in political science and a proven record of excellence in scholarship; 
• A record of international publications in political science consummate with the rank; 
• A record of successful teaching and supervision in political science.; 

What we offer

We offer a competitive gross salary of 62,500 EUR/year as well as additional benefits (e.g. pension plan). The initial contract is for six years. Contracts are renewable and can be turned into indefinite contracts depending on the outcome of the review.

How to apply

Please submit:

• application cover letter;
• curriculum vitae;
• publication sample;
• a sample course syllabus;
• contact information for three referees;
• completed online application form.

Please send your complete application package to: advert092@ceu.edu - including the job code in the subject line: 2022/092.

For informal inquiries please contact Prof. Anil Duman: dumana@ceu.edu.

CEU is an equal opportunity employer and values geographical and gender diversity, thus encouraging applications from women and/or other underrepresented groups. Since CEU strives to increase the share of women in professorial positions, given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Previous training, work experience and/or engagement with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the organizational level will be an asset.

CEU recognises that personal and family circumstances shape the trajectory of one’s career and working patterns. We encourage applicants to detail periods of leave, part-time work or other such situations in their applications so that the Search Committee can assess an applicant’s academic record fairly in the context of their circumstances. Any declaration of personal and family circumstances is voluntary and will be handled confidentially and only considered in so far as it impacts on the academic career of an applicant.

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About the Department of Political Science

The Department of Political Science at CEU is a close-knit community and consists of 15 permanent faculty members and more than 100 students. The department is committed to academic freedom, equal access to education and collegial self-governance. Our department strives to develop and nurture a scholarly community of faculty and students who engage in a common process of education and research, with special emphasis on contemporary challenges facing society. The department’s reputation for excellence in teaching and research has also been acknowledged by professional world university rankings and is currently ranked as one of the top 25 programs globally by QS World University Rankings and 76-100 globally by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.

Our department provides a comprehensive program of instruction and research in the fundamental areas of the discipline: political institutions and processes; the origins, development and transformation of theory and concepts; understanding different approaches to political analysis; political philosophy; social theory; political economy; public policy; political and economic sociology; constitutionalism and the legal contexts necessary for understanding politics and debates about it.

We offer a BA program, two MA programs and a doctoral program in political science which are registered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York for and on behalf of the New York State Education Department (US) and recognized by Agentur für Qualitätssicherung und Akkreditierung Austria (AQ Austria).

For more information, please visit: https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/

About CEU

Central European University (CEU) is a research-intensive university specializing in the social sciences, humanities, law, public policy and management. It is accredited in the United States, Austria and Hungary. CEU’s mission is to promote academic excellence, state-of-the-art research, research-based teaching and learning and civic engagement, in order to contribute to the development of open societies. CEU offers bachelor's, master’s and doctoral programs and enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries. The teaching staff consists of resident faculty from over 50 countries and prominent visiting scholars from around the world. The language of instruction is English.

For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/