Post-doctoral Position (4 years, full-time)

The Department of Government at the University of Vienna invites applications for a 4-year postdoctoral position in the ERC Starting Grant project DEPART, headed by Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik.
The project investigates how the careers of political elites in 30 European democracies have changed since 1945 and how this affects policy outcomes and political accountability. A more in-depth
description of the project can be found here.

The Department of Government is a vibrant political science department dedicated to excellence in research and teaching and a friendly and cooperative work environment. In addition, it is located in
one of the world’s best cities.

Job description:

• Conducting and publishing high-quality research within the framework of DEPART
• Collaborating closely with other researchers in the project (PI, pre-docs, student coders)
• Training and supervising four student coders for data collection (together with the PI and one pre-doctoral researcher)
• Disseminating results from DEPART at international conferences and in high-quality outlets
• Presenting DEPART’s output in departmental seminars
• Minor organizational and administrative tasks related to the project
• Starting date: 1 March 2021 (a later start is possible)
• Salary: approx. €55,000 (before taxes), which works out to approx. €2,500/month net (14 times/year)

Your profile:

• Doctoral degree or PhD in political science or a related discipline (completed or close to completion)
• Research focus on political elites, political careers, or political parties
• Excellent publication record (i.e. publications in highly-ranked international journals) or demonstrated potential thereof
• Strong quantitative skills, excellent command of Stata and/or R
• Willingness to acquire new methodological skills
• Ability and willingness to work independently as well as in a larger team
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

Further desirable qualifications:

• Experience in applying social sequence analysis and/or event history analysis
• Experience in designing and/or analyzing survey experiments
• Knowledge (even basic) of any language spoken in the EU except for German, English,
• French, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish is an asset

We offer:

• Participation in cutting-edge research within a project funded by an ERC Starting Grant
• Collaboration in a larger research team (you, PI, 3 pre-docs, 4 student coders)
• Opportunity to advance your own research agenda and raise your profile as a researcher
• Integration into a vibrant and internationally connected department that will allow you to expand your academic network
• Funding for conferences and training
• Lots of fun (really)

Your application:

• Curriculum vitae (including list of publications)
• Links to two research examples (articles, working papers, thesis sections)
• Contact details of two potential references

To apply, send one PDF file containing this information to depart.staatswissenschaft@univie.ac.at, using the term “postdoc” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is 7 December  2020. Online interviews for the position will take place December 14-18, 2020. Please direct any inquiries about the positions to laurenz.ennser@univie.ac.at.