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Dear colleagues,

The University of Saarland is offering the following position for the
Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS), to start as soon
as possible:

Team Lead Data Development Pool SOUNDS (m/w/d)

Reference Number N2232, remuneration according to TV-L, pay grade E 14,
employment period: until July 15, 2032, with option to extend,
employment scope: 100% of the standard working hours

As team leader, you will be responsible for setting up, developing, and
managing a central data development pool consisting of three specialized
data engineers, whom you will lead as team leader.

Application deadline: 7th December 2025

Further details:
https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/lehrstuhl/braun/Aktuelles_Dateien/N2232_Teamlead.pdf

Best,

Alex Hartland

on behalf of Daniela Braun & Ingmar Weber

Dear colleagues,

A friendly reminder that the call for panels and papers for the 13th Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (1-3 July 2026, Università di Catania) is open until 10 December. Submit your panels and papers at this link: https://ecpr.eu/Events/341. This is the full call for papers:

13th Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU)
1 – 3 July 2026, Università di Catania
Call for panels and papers

The SGEU is inviting panels and papers for its 13th biennial conference, which will take place 1-3 July 2026 in Catania, Italy. You can submit panels and papers to one of the 18 sectionshttps://ecpr.eu/Events/AcademicProgramme/Programme?EventID=341 via this link on the ECPR websitehttps://ecpr.eu/Events/341. The deadline for submissions is 10 December 2025. You can find submission guidelines and instructions herehttps://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1566&EventID=341.

Conference Convenors

Ana Juncoshttps://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Ana%20E-Juncos%20Garcia-cd4b7c2f-8f13-4e97-a1c6-a4c0df930095/ (University of Bristol), Dimiter Toshkovhttps://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/dimiter-toshkov#tab-1 (University of Leiden) and Francesca Longohttps://www.unict.it/en/university/vice-rector-0 (University of Catania)

About the conference

The 13th Biennial Conference of our Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU)https://ecpr.eu/Group/european-union is the occasion to share theoretical perspectives and empirical results to shed light on complex EU-related processes.

The 2026 conference in Catania is organised in 18 Sections that seek the great diversity of research agendas of EU studies. We welcome researchers from various backgrounds – political science, history, sociology, law, anthropology, philosophy, geography, and economics – to present and discuss cutting-edge research focused on the pressing questions of European integration.

In the current era of uncertainty and great power politics, the European Union is confronted with new realities that at times rise to the level of existential threats. The Union faces both internal and external challenges: the rise of radical right populism across its member states, wars along its Eastern and Southern borders, and a more unreliable transatlantic partner, under the Donald Trump Presidency, are among the overlapping crises testing European institutions and policies. Furthermore, systemic shifts at the global level such as the rise of China or the contestation of multilateralism and the Liberal International Order challenge the EU’s normative foundations and its role as an international power. This is therefore a critical moment to reflect on the future of European integration: the need for institutional reform, the role the EU may assume within the evolving international (dis)order, and its capacity to strengthen its position on the global stage.

Sections accept Paper Panels as well as Book Panels (author-meet-critics).

The day before the conference, Early Career Workshops will be held at the same location in Catania. For information, please write to sgeu.ecpr@gmail.commailto:sgeu.ecpr@gmail.com.

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