PHD POSITION, UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH

# PHD POSITION, UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH The Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich invites applications for a PhD position in the research group of (www.lucasleemann.ch). The Department of Political Science offers excellent research support in a vibrant research community and is committed to advancing young scholars' careers. We aim to increase the diversity of the department's members and thus explicitly invite applications from women and other traditionally underrepresented groups. ## Your responsibilities - Develop a PhD proposal and conduct research. - Collaborate with other members of the research group. - Teach at the BA and/or MA level (1 class per semester on average, in English or German). - Provide support for research, organizational, and administrative tasks. ## Your profile - A MA/MSc in political science, ideally with a focus on Comparative Politics. - Interest in representation, political behavior, democratic institutions, or historical origins of Institutions. - Strong interest in academic research and motivation to pursue an academic career. - Strong methodological skills and willingness to keep learning how to use new tools. - Ability to work both independently and in a team. - Strong command of English. ## What we offer - Possibility to independently develop a research agenda. - Excellent working conditions in a leading research-oriented and international department that provides a constructive and collaborative research environment. - Financial and academic support from the research group and department. - Conditional on approval of the PhD proposal by the end of the first year funding is guaranteed for four years total. - Salary is according to cantonal guidelines and approximately 53'000 CHF per year (gross salary). ## Place of work Affolternstrasse 56, Zürich, Switzerland. ## Start of employment August 2022 (or by arrangement). ## How to apply Applications should include a letter of interest, CV, a writing sample (e.g. MA thesis), the contact details of two people willing to serve as a reference and this PDF-form: (https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/static/forms/download/additional_application_form.pdf). Please send the following documents electronically as one pdf-file with the subject: “Postdoctoral Position Leemann” to sekretariat@ipz.uzh.ch. Review of applications will start on April 1, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled. ## Further information Lucas Leemann (leemann@ipz.uzh.ch) Job ad: https://jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen/phd-position-in-the-research-group-of-professor-lucas-leemann/e7546686-2961-454b-88ea-490199a5dff2 ____________________________________________________ Lucas Leemann Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics Department of Political Science University of Zurich www.lucasleemann.ch ____________________________________________________