Doctoral Researcher in Comparative Politics

The University of Cologne is one of the largest and most research-intensive universities in Germany, offering a wide range of subjects. With its six faculties and its interfaculty centres, it offers a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines and internationally outstanding profile areas, supported by the administration with its services.

The contract is limited to 4 years. The doctoral researcher will be part of Prof. Sven-Oliver Proksch’s ERC-funded research project MINORITY-RULE on“Democracy without Majorities: Political Representation under Minority Rule”. The project’s objective is to provide a systematic comparative analysis of the implications of minority governments for political representation.

YOUR TASKS

• Development and completion of a PhD project in political science
• Data collection and analysis related to government responsiveness in national and supranational policy-making in Europe » Conduct and publish high-quality research within the context of MINORITYRULE
• Collaborate with other project members
• Provide support for project-related management and administrative tasks
• Participate in the intellectual life of the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics

The position is available from 1 September 2022 on a part-time basis (65%). It is limited to four years. If the applicant meets the relevant wage requirements and personal qualifications, the salary is based on remuneration group 13 TV-L of the pay scale for the German public sector. 

The University of Cologne is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. Women are especially encouraged to apply and will be considered preferentially in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz – LGG NRW). We also expressly welcome applications from people with disabilities / special needs or of equal status.

Please send your application by email (in one pdf-file) with the reference number Wiss2201-09 to cccp-jobs@uni-koeln.de, and include a letter of motivation, CV, copies of transcripts and degree certificates, a writing sample, and the names of two references.

The application deadline is 25 February 2022.

For further information, please contact Prof. Sven-Oliver Proksch (so.proksch@uni-koeln.de). Informal inquiries are welcome.