Deadline: 20 December 2010
Open to: PhD./Doctorates in political science
Salary: between 48,000 and 54,000 Euro
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) is one of Austria’s postgraduate research and training institute in the disciplines of political science, sociology, economics and finance.
The Department of Political Science focuses on the comparative study of the European integration process and its impact on Member States’ representative structures and institutions. Within this broad field of European Politics, current research by members of the Department revolves around various aspects of party politics, including party patronage, political presentation and the linkage between principals and agents, right-populist parties and European integration, and new forms of representation beyond the nation state. A second, new pillar of the Department’s research concerns the EU’s role in International Relations: how does the EU aggregate, implement and secure its interests on the international stage.
Responsibilities
* research in the field of European Politics
* publishing in peer-reviewed journals and with international publishing houses
* acquisition and management of research projects
* postgraduate teaching and supervision of students participating in postgraduate programme
* organisation and management of various Departmental activities (visiting professors, seminars, conferences, working paper series etc.)
Application
Requirements
* a relevant PhD./Doctorate in political science (strong legal background encouraged),
* a proven record of published research of an excellent international standard, and of lectures
and conference presentations
* international experience in research and teaching is considered as an asset
* excellent spoken and written English, ideally also German (a basic command of the German language should be acquired within the first year of appointment)
* very good methodological and theoretical knowledge of political science in general, and of European politics in particular
Application Procedure
Applications should include:
* a cover letter
* a current CV
* contact details of three references
* a list of lectures and publications
* short outline of the intended research programme for the next two years
You can send your application via e-mail to Marion Kelemen: office.pol@ihs.ac.at
Contact
Univ.Prof.Dr. Johannes Pollak
Head of Department
Institute for Advanced Studies
Department of Political Science
Stumpergasse 56
A-1060 Vienna, Austria
Phone: + 43 1 59991-169
Fax: +43 1 59991-171
Email: pollak@ihs.ac.at
