Ph.D. Postdoctoral Position, European Union Trade Policy

The Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Antwerp is seeking to fill a vacancy for a full-time (100%)

4-year doctoral grant OR a 2-year post-doctoral contract in the area of European Union trade policy

https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/dirk-debievre/

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Job description

• You prepare a doctoral thesis / conduct postdoc research in the field of Political Science.
• You (co-)publish scientific articles related to the research project of the assignment.
• You contribute to research in the Research Group International Politics and to teaching in the Department of Political Science.

Profile and requirements

• You hold a master degree OR a doctorate in Political Science or a related social and political science discipline.
• You can submit outstanding academic results.
• Students in the final year of their degree can also apply.
• Foreign and especially female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy.
• You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative.
• You master qualitative and quantitative social science research methods.
• You are proficiently fluent in English – in writing as well as orally.

We offer

• a doctoral scholarship for a period of two years, with the possibility of renewal for a further two-year period after positive evaluation; OR a postdoctoral grant for 2 years, funded by the Research Foundation Flanders FWO;
• the start date of the scholarship will be March 1st at the earliest and October 1st 2020 at the latest;
• a gross monthly doctoral grant ranging from € 2.447,20 to € 2.596,27; OR a post-doctoral contract ranging from € 4.134,93 € to € 6.446,00;
• a dynamic and stimulating work environment.

How to apply?

• Applications may only be submitted online, until the closing date February 14th 2020 and should include (1) a copy of your Curriculum Vitae, (2) a cover letter with your motivation, a 3 page research proposal of how you would approach the research project (see link to pdf above), and (4) one or two letter(s) of recommendation.
• A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel.
• The interviews of the candidates, preselected by a selection panel, will take place in the week of 24-28 February 2020.
• More information about the online application form can be obtained from vacatures@uantwerpen.be.
• For questions about the profile and the description of duties, please contact Prof. Dr. Dirk De Bièvre, +32 473 187 386, dirk.debievre@uantwerpen.be, Prof. Dr. Arlo Poletti at the University of Trento, Italy, arlo.poletti@unitn.it, or Scott Hamilton, scott.hamilton@uantwerpen.be.

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