Call for applications

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 2024-February 2028 (with flexibility): dimensionality analysis with roll-call votes

Closing date: TBA. Interviews are planned in TBA.

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 one of the 4 work packages
  • 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, 3 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.