Dear EPSA Colleagues, Please see the call below for applications for a 2-year research-only postdoctoral fellowship at TUM in Munich for recent (or very soon-to-be) PhDs with special support for seeking longer-term research funding support at TUM or elsewhere in Germany or Europe. The postdoc is co-financed by the university and individual professorships and thus requires a two-stage selection process. Given the tight timeline, I encourage applications by the end of the day this Saturday, 11/11. My team and I welcome applications focused on a broad range of IR/IPE topics (please see below for priority interests). Best wishes, Tim [Büthe] Postdoc in International Political Economy under the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship Program Tim Büthe, Professor for Political Science & Public Policy and Chair for International Relations at the Hochschule für Politik München / Munich School for Politics and Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is inviting applications for a 2-year research-only postdoctocal fellowship, under the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship program, with a starting date possible as early as 1 April 20234 and no later than the end of 2024. Please note the tight timeline for applying below. To be eligible to apply, you must have obtained your doctoral degree (PhD) at a university other than TUM no earlier than 1 October 2020 or obtain it no later than summer 2024; you also need to reside outside of Germany at the time of application. The Hochschule für Politik (HfP)/Munich School of Politics and Public Policy is an interdisciplinary institute for the study of politics and public policy, associated with TUM, one of Germany’s leading research universities. The Chair for International Relations is a research and teaching unit of the HfP, focused on inter- and transnational economic relations. It brings together researchers pursuing active research agendas to make both theoretically exciting and empirically important contributions. We welcome research proposals on any IPE topic, broadly conceived, but are particularly interested in: • Regulatory politics and policy, especially technology governance • Governance of global markets, including antitrust/competition law, economics and policy • Comparative and/or international health policy and technological change in health/medicine • Methodological advances in the study of political economy Strong analytical skills and the capacity for independent social scientific research will be key selection criteria. Successful applicants will be expected, above all, to develop and pursue their own research within the overarching research agenda of the IR Chair. Postdocs at the IR Chair also participate in ongoing collaborative research projects. Our Offer • A postdoctoral position in a vibrant research team with eligibility to apply for longer-term research funding support from German and European sources; • a fellowship as set out at https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/careers-and-jobs/postdocs/tum-global-postdoc-fellowship; • the opportunity to develop your professional research and leadership skills in a high-impact field with excellent career opportunities. Your Responsibilities • Conduct cutting-edge research and publish it in top journals (on your own and jointly); • actively participate in the intellectual life and research activities of the IR Chair. Your Qualifications • PhD/doctorate in political science or a related social science discipline (such as economics, public policy, sociology, or law) or a related interdisciplinary field; • strong methodological skills; • enthusiasm for working in a team; • strong ability to communicate in spoken and written English (required; applicants who do not have a degree from an English-language university or program, please indicate proficiency); • ability to communicate in German valuable, but not required (please indicate proficiency). How to Apply The fellowship involves a two-stage selection process. In the first stage, Tim Büthe and the current team at the IR Chair will select two candidates to sponsor, after which your application is forwarded to the university-level selection committee. To make this possible, please send the following materials electronically (ideally in a single pdf file) by the end of the day on Saturday, 11 November 2023 to ir-chair@hfp.tum.de<mailto:ir-chair@hfp.tum.de>: • A cover letter, which gives a sense of your scholarly and career interests, your reasons for seeking this fellowship, as well as your preferred starting date; • a current CV (curriculum vitae, including any publications); • a research proposal (in English, no more than 4 pages in length) for a research project you hope to carry out in the context of this postdoctoral position; • transcripts providing specific information about all of your university-level coursework and/or a list of courses that is informative about your substantive and methodological preparation, including the level at which each course was taken and the grade obtained; • if not readily apparent from the official transcripts, documentation of all degrees obtained; if you have not yet completed your doctoral degree, please indicate date of completion and award of the degree (the university-level selection committee will ultimately require a letter from your dissertation committee chair to this effect); • a research paper or other analytical writing sample, preferably published and in English (for co-authored articles, please indicate your contribution); and • a list of at least 3 academic references who can speak to your qualification for postdoctoral research. Reference letters are not required for the initial consideration of an application, but they are welcome and at least 2 letters will be required of shortlisted candidates. For questions, please contact Tim Büthe at buthe@hfp.tum.de<mailto:buthe@hfp.tum.de> The IR Chair strongly supports the TUM's strategic goal of increasing the diversity of its staff. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we particularly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the academy, and others who would otherwise increase the diversity of the university's research and teaching staff. As part of your application, you will provide personal data to the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Please take note of the TUM policy on collecting and processing personal data in the course of the application process pursuant to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) at https://www.community.tum.de/en/privacy-policy/. By submitting your application, you confirm to have read and understood the data protection policy. Tim Büthe Professor and Chair for International Relations Chair of the Academic Senate of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Munich School of Politics and Public Policy TUM School of Social Sciences & Technology and TUM School of Management Richard-Wagner-Straße 1 D-80333 München (Germany) Tel.: (+49) 89 / 90 77 93 - 100