Dear colleagues, For a research project on ‘The Politics of Portfolio Design in European Democracies’ at the University of Vienna, I’m looking for a *pre-doctoral researcher (3-year, 75%)* In collaboration with Ulrich Sieberer (University of Bamberg) and an international team of scholars, this project analyses the causes and consequences of changes in the jurisdictions of government departments. For this purpose, the project team will collect data on the portfolio design of governments in ten Western European democracies for the period 1970 to 2020, and link these data with other data sources (e.g. the Comparative Agendas Project). The doctoral researcher will be mainly responsible for the data management. We offer a vibrant research environment with an international project team and secure funding for additional methods training and international workshops/conferences. The successful candidate will have no teaching obligation but the opportunity to get teaching experience if desired. *Tasks:* * Pursue a doctoral thesis, preferably related to the project’s topic (e.g. government formation, coalition governance, public policy) * Co-author scientific publication with the project team * Data management: design and set up comparative datasets on portfolio design based on incoming data from the country teams, combine these data with external data sources, collect additional data on legislative activity, provide extensive data documentation, maintain the original data sources (laws, decrees, organisational charts, etc.), and organise the dissemination of the project data * Organisation: Support the team organising a project workshop; assist the principal investigators to prepare a book manuscript *Required in addition to the general expectations:* * Master’s degree in Political Science (or equivalent) with excellent final marks * Interest in the analysis of political institutions, (coalition) governments, legislative studies, and/or public policy * Skills in advanced statistics and data management (R and/or Stata) * Willingness for additional methods training during the PhD More information: https://vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/admission/open-positions/#c854224 Best regards, Thomas -- Professor Thomas M. Meyer, PhD Department of Government University of Vienna Rooseveltplatz 3/1 1090 Wien Austria Email:thomas.meyer@univie.ac.at Web: thomas-meyer.eu Twitter: @ThomasMMeyer