1 post-doctoral Research Fellowship in the ERC Advanced Grant project “Global Cleavages: The Shape of Political Conflict across World Regions in Historical Perspective” (GLOBAL, 2023-28) led by PI Daniele Caramani and hosted by the Robert Schuman Centre (EUI).
Research Fellow: September 2025-June 2028 (with flexibility): dimensionality analysis with roll-call votes
Closing date: January 6, 2025. Interviews are planned in second half of January 2025.
How to apply:
The Research Fellowships will be published here: Job Opportunities.
After the official deadlines, applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Informal inquires by contacting joanna.wielgo@eui.eu for administrative queries and daniele.caramani@eui.eu for queries related to research aspects of these positions are encouraged.
Role:
- Lead work package
- Carry out high-quality research toward the goals of the project, in an independent and collaborative manner
- Engage in data collection, management and analysis, working theoretically and producing literature reviews, producing graphs and tables
- Author and co-author papers and publications in the frame of the project and with project members
- Present research results and output at international conferences worldwide
- Work in a team together with PI Daniele Caramani, 4 other post-doctoral fellow, and various research assistants, as well as members of an international research network on the topics of the project
Benefits:
- Work as part of a supportive team committed to professional growth and intellectual discovery
- Work in the uniquely stimulating environment of the EUI
- Additional funding for international conferences and methodological workshops
- Opportunity to advance own profile as part of a prestigious grant project
- Support from PI, collaborators, and network to advance academic skills and career
- Time to focus on research (positions do not involve teaching)
- Office space (shared) on campus and excellent IT infrastructure
- Support from research assistants
Qualifications and experience:
- PhD in political science (PhD candidates about to defend their thesis are eligible conditional on the successful thesis defence by the contract start date)
- Strong methodological and quantitative background; excellent command of Stata and/or R, Excel, expertise in data collection and analysis
- Demonstrated experience with the methods required to lead the work package
- A worldwide focus
- Commitment to work with the ERC team and toward the goals of the ERC project in co-authored publications
- Ability to collaborate within a team and to work independently taking individual initiative
- Ambition and ability to produce high-impact publication in top journals
- Willingness to engage to learn new methods
- Readiness to travel to conferences to present research output
Desirable:
- Commitment to a multi-year postdoctoral position
- Willingness to organise workshops and invite international scholars to Florence
- Collaboration in disseminating research results through the project’s webpage and social media
Languages:
Excellent command of academic English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of other major world languages (Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.) is an advantage.
