Postdoc in Multilevel Governance and Policy Innovation

The Institute of Political Studies (IEP) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher SNSF in Multilevel Governance to collaborate on the project, Recode MLG–Rethinking Co-creation of Digital and Environmental Policy in Systems of Multilevel Governance project, which is funded by Horizon Europe and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.

Expected start date: 01.03.2025
Contract length: 2 years
Activity rate: 100%
Workplace: Lausanne-Dorigny, Geopolis building (Hybrid work arrangement)
Remuneration: approx. CHF 82000

Your responsibilities:

• Complete a literature review;
• Preparing a collective empirical research;
• Assist other project teams in data collection;
• Prepare and write research reports and publications for international scientific journals.

Your qualifications:

• Ph.D. in political science or related discipline;
• Motivation and ability to conduct research in the field of multi-level governance and environmental and/or digital policies;
• Good knowledge of research methods and approaches;
• Very good knowledge of English.

Deadline for application: 07.01.2025

Please, send your full application in PDF including:

• Cover letter;
• A complete curriculum vitae;
• An example of a publication (article, chapter, thesis or other);
• A copy of the university diplomas obtained;
• The contact details of two reference persons.

Applications need to be submitted on this website (you can change the language to English in the upper right corner).