I am looking for two PhD's to work on my ERC Starting Grant project
ClimateFiGS: Understanding
the Allocation of Climate Finance in the Global South.

Responsibilities (what you will do):

• Conduct PhD research on subnational climate finance allocation in
  Africa, using ethnographic or survey methods. The PhDs will be affiliated
  with the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
  https://aissr.uva.nl/ and will participate in its organized PhD
  training. The academic work is to result in a doctoral dissertation that
  will be defended at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the
  University of Amsterdam with the goal of obtaining a PhD degree;
• Write academic articles with other team members (including the PI, a
  postdoctoral research fellow, and other associated researchers at the UvA
  and other institutions);
• Engage with government officials, practitioners, and civil society
  organizations in the three African study countries and in the Netherlands;
• Take active part in the research environment at the AISSR, including
  project group meetings and research seminars;
• teach Bachelor-level (undergraduate) courses, depending upon
  availability and as is suitable for the PhD schedule;
• Assist with administrative responsibilities related to the project
  (~10% of the time), such as project management, organization of workshops,
  or other project events;
• Make Amsterdam (or a location within commuting distance) their primary
  residence for the duration of the PhD project. The AISSR will assist with
  finding adequate housing and with applying for visa and residence permits.

Requirements
The following qualifications are essential:

• a Master’s degree or equivalent with a relevant specialization within
  the social sciences. Political Science, Environmental Studies, Development
  Economics, and Development Studies are preferred academic backgrounds. The
  degree must have been obtained before the employment starting date;
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Interest in climate change policy and politics in Africa, and
  willingness to develop additional subject-matter expertise;
• a good command of social science research methods, and willingness to
  build skills in:
  • qualitative methods and process tracing (PhD1); or
  • quantitative methods including survey analysis and statistical
    programming in Stata/R/Python/etc. (PhD2);
• ability and willingness to conduct fieldwork and engage with local
  actors in co-design and co-creation processes;
• a commitment to academic integrity and transparency;
• independent thinking and critical analytical skills;
• the ability to work independently as well as collaborate in an
  interdisciplinary team;

The following qualifications are desirable:

• demonstrated expertise in research on climate finance in Africa/the
  global south;
• experience working with African government officials, practitioners,
  or civil society actors on issues related to climate change policy;
• experience conducting fieldwork or working as a research assistant in
  Tanzania or South Africa;
• previous practical ethnographic research experience, ideally with
  issues related to climate change policy (PhD1);
• Experience designing and implementing survey experiments (PhD 2)

For more information, and to apply (before 31 March!) see:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/2-PhD-Positions-Political-Science-Understanding-Allocation-of-Climate-Finance-in-the-Global-South/788183802/

Please share in your networks and email me (Ruth Carlitz, r.d.carlitz@uva.nl)
with any questions.

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I am looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to work on my ERC Starting
Grant project ClimateFiGS: Understanding the Allocation of Climate Finance
in the Global South.

Responsibilities (what you will do):

A postdoctoral researcher with relevant skills and interests is sought to
assist with two subprojects that aim to understand (1) what drives
variation in the mobilization of climate finance across all eligible
countries and (2) tracks the allocation and expenditure of climate finance
in Tanzania, South Africa, and a third African country to be determined in
earlier stages of the project.

Specifically, you will:

• Conduct high-quality research within the framework of the project,
  including collection and analysis of foreign aid and budgetary data;
• Write academic articles with other team members (including the PI, the
  PhDs, and other associated researchers at the UvA and other institutions);
• Assist with administrative responsibilities related to the project,
  including organization of workshops, writing deliverables, data management,
  and dissemination of project findings in general audience venues;
• Co-support and mentor PhD students and junior researchers working on
  the project;
• Be affiliated with and take active part in the research environment at
  the the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
  https://aissr.uva.nl/;
• Teach in the political science BSc or MSc programme

Requirements
TThe following qualifications are essential*:*

• a PhD  degree or equivalent with a relevant specialization within the
  social sciences. Political Science, Environmental Studies, Development
  Economics, and Development Studies are preferred academic backgrounds. The
  degree must have been obtained before the employment starting date;
• excellent publication record (i.e., publications in highly-ranked
  international journals) or demonstrated potential thereof;
• Interest in climate change policy and climate finance, and willingness
  to develop additional subject-matter expertise;
• Interest in teaching on topics related to research interests to
  political science bachelor and master students;
• excellent command of quantitative research methods, including panel
  regression, analysis of large administrative datasets, and statistical
  programming in Stata/R/Python/etc.;
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• a commitment to academic integrity and transparency;
• independent thinking and critical analytical skills;
• the ability to work independently as well as collaborate in an
  interdisciplinary team;

The following qualifications are desirable*:*

• demonstrated expertise in research on climate finance in Africa/the
  global south;
• experience analyzing data generated by foreign aid agencies and
  African governments;
• experience teaching courses in Political Science at the bachelor or
  master level;
• experience designing and implementing survey experiments

For more information, and to apply (before 10 April!) see:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Postdoctoral-Researcher-within-the-ERC-Project-'ClimateFiGS-Understanding-the-Allocation-of-Climate/789393802/

Please share in your networks and email me (Ruth Carlitz, r.d.carlitz@uva.nl)
with any questions.