Professorship in Political Science

The GIGA is an independent, publicly funded social science research institute and member of the Leibniz Association, focusing on Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and on cross-regional and global issues. Funded by the City State of Hamburg and the German Federal Foreign Office, the key mandate of the GIGA is to produce excellent research with policy relevance. The GIGA is committed to knowledge exchange with the policy world, civil society, the private sector, media, and the general public, ensuring that its expertise is both accessible and impactful.

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a digital age” drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.

Responsibilities

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences is seeking a professor (W3) of Political Science with a focus on the Global South, combined with the Presidency of the GIGA.

The professorship is located within the framework of a joint appointment at the GIGA and is academically integrated into the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.

The GIGA President will provide the scientific leadership of the institute in collaboration with its leadership team and represent it nationally and internationally to different stakeholders within the academic, political, and public spheres. This high-profile position comprises the day-to-day leadership of the GIGA in collegial collaboration with the GIGA team and in line with its institutional vision.

The professorship entails research and teaching in the field of Political Science with a focus on the Global South.

Your responsibilities include:

• delivering lectures, exercises, and seminars, as well as supervising theses in the field of Political Science (B.A. and M.A.). Teaching commitment of two semester hours per week;
• participation in the development of the research and teaching profile of the faculty and the university.