Postdoctoral Fellowship at the RSCAS

The EUI has a vacancy for a Research Fellow in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies in the ERC funded project TRANSNATIONAL led by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks.

Department: Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EGPP

Length of contract and % of full-time: 100%, starting 1 September 2022 or earlier (1 April or 1 May upon agreement) for 24 months.

Salary indication: Net salary per month, approx. €3,200 (Grade CRD3/1). In addition to the salary, the Research Fellow may be entitled to receive various allowances, in particular: household allowance, expatriation allowance, dependent child allowance and education allowance. More information about conditions of employment is available here.

Director of project: Prof Liesbet Hooghe

Title of project: TRANSNATIONAL - The Transnational Divide: Local Triggers, Social Networks, and Group Identities

TRANSNATIONAL seeks to explain the intensity of political polarization in Western societies. It will combine insights from political cleavage theory with those on identity theory and social networks to examine transnational polarization through surveys, natural experiments, and interviews. The research is funded by a five-year advanced ERC grant to Liesbet Hooghe which starts in January 2021. The project leaders are Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks.

TRANSNATIONAL project website: http://europeangovernanceandpolitics.eui.eu/transnational/

The chief role of the Research Fellow is to conduct research on the causes/consequences of the contemporary political divide in western societies. The ERC project and the directors will provide a supportive context for first-rate research. The Fellow will have minimal administrative responsibilities related to the ERC grant (5%).

Qualifications: The applicant should submit a 2-page statement summarizing their research plans.

Essential:

• Ph.D. in Political Science or related field.
• Strong intellectual track record
• Experience with quantitative methods
• Strong communication and organizational skills

Advantageous:

• Track record of collaboration; 
• Strong interest in contributing to a lively international research group.

Languages: English

Contact details: For more information contact: Joanna.wielgo@eui.eu

Deadline: The closing date for applications is: 15 November 2021 at midnight (Florence time).

How to apply: Fill in the online application form and upload documents as requested: CV, motivation letter, two names of referees, and a 2-page statement summarizing applicant research plans.