Dear colleagues,
I would like to announce the following open positions:
Assistant Professorships for 2 ‘Quantitative Political Science Methods’ positions (max 4-4,5 years, 100 %) at LMU Munich
The Chair of Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis (Prof. Dr. Paul W. Thurnerhttps://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/people/professors/thurner/index.html) at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU)) is advertising, with possible start dates of 1st October 2025 and 1st April 2026 two (2) positions of

Assistant Professorships (m/f/d)

The positions will be filled with Assistant Professorships (100%, A13: "BeamtIn auf Zeit", max. 4-4,5 years).

Job Description

• The independent implementation of a postdoctoral research project in a thematic area relevant to research conducted at the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc.)
  https://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/chairs/analysis/index.html)

• Publication of research results and application for third-party funding (individually and in teams)

• Teaching 5 SWS (~2-3 courses) per semester in the area of quantitative methods.

Job Requirements

• An excellent dissertation related to quantitative political science methods (Methods & IR or Comparative Politics), completed or close to completion.
• Skills to teach multivariate methods in R, special methods skills in one or more specific areas (e.g. NLP, Machine Learning, Causal Designs, etc.)
• Research interests related to research interests of the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc. https://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/chairs/analysis/index.html)
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals or strong indications of the potential to place publications competitively.
• Fluency in English. Good German skills are desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and in teams.

Our Offer

• Payment is based on ‚Entgeltgruppe A13‘,  “BeamtIn auf Zeit”.
• The posts ought to be filled by 1st October 2025 and 1st April 2026 and are restricted to a duration of three years (probation 6 months). The position can be extended for 1-2 more years.
• The Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (GSI) is one of the most renowned political science institutes across Europe.
• Your workplace will be centrally located in Munich and can be easily reached by public transport.

Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are otherwise essentially equally qualified.
LMU has signed the "Charter of Diversity" and is committed to the diversity of its employees. We therefore actively promote equality between women and men.

More information on the Family Service of LMU can be found herehttps://www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu/working-at-lmu/additional-services/diversity/being-family-friendly/family-service/index.html.

Your application
Please submit the following (in English):

• Cover letter
• CV
• Diplomas
• Contact data for two referees (referees will be contacted only at the interview stage)
• One writing sample of an article or a chapter representative of your research agenda (preferably single-authored)

See also: https://job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/8cb3725922012073eb43835dabcf2806353cebd10?ref=homepage

The submission deadline is 21st March 2025. Please submit your application per Email (in 1 PDF, max. 10MB) to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis, Ms. Hopp, sekretariat.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.demailto:sekretariat.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

With kind regards
Paul Thurner

Prof. Dr. Paul. W. Thurner
Chair, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis
Department of Political Science
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU)
Oettingenstr. 67
Room H0.12
80538 Munich
Germany
Tel.: +49 89 2180 9081 / Secr.: 9080
Fax: +49 89 21809092
E-Mail: paul.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.demailto:paul.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

https://www.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/thurner/index.html
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Dear colleagues,
I would like to announce the following open positions:
Assistant Professorships for 2 “Quantitative Political Science Methods” positions (max 4-4,5 years, 100 %) at LMU Munich
The Chair of Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis (Prof. Dr. Paul W. Thurnerhttps://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/people/professors/thurner/index.html) at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU)) is advertising, with possible start dates of 1st October 2025 and 1st April 2026 two (2) positions of

Assistant Professorships (m/f/d)

The positions will be filled with Assistant Professorships (100%, A13: "BeamtIn auf Zeit", max. 4-4,5 years).

Job Description

• The independent implementation of a postdoctoral research project in a thematic area relevant to research conducted at the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc.)
  https://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/chairs/analysis/index.html)

• Publication of research results and application for third-party funding (individually and in teams)

• Teaching 5 SWS (~2-3 courses) per semester in the area of quantitative methods.

Job Requirements

• An excellent dissertation related to quantitative political science methods (Methods & IR or Comparative Politics), completed or close to completion.
• Skills to teach multivariate methods in R, special methods skills in one or more specific areas (e.g. NLP, Machine Learning, Causal Designs, etc.)
• Research interests related to research interests of the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc. https://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/chairs/analysis/index.html)
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals or strong indications of the potential to place publications competitively.
• Fluency in English. Good German skills are desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and in teams.

Our Offer

• Payment is based on ‚Entgeltgruppe A13‘,  “BeamtIn auf Zeit”.
• The posts ought to be filled by 1st October 2025 and 1st April 2026 and are restricted to a duration of three years (probation 6 months). The position can be extended for 1-2 more years.
• The Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (GSI) is one of the most renowned political science institutes across Europe.
• Your workplace will be centrally located in Munich and can be easily reached by public transport.

Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are otherwise essentially equally qualified.
LMU has signed the "Charter of Diversity" and is committed to the diversity of its employees. We therefore actively promote equality between women and men.

More information on the Family Service of LMU can be found herehttps://www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu/working-at-lmu/additional-services/diversity/being-family-friendly/family-service/index.html.

Your application
Please submit the following (in English):

• Cover letter
• CV
• Diplomas
• Contact data for two referees (referees will be contacted only at the interview stage)
• One writing sample of an article or a chapter representative of your research agenda (preferably single-authored)

See also: https://job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/8cb3725922012073eb43835dabcf2806353cebd10?ref=homepage

The submission deadline is 21st March 2025. Please submit your application per Email (in 1 PDF, max. 10MB) to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis, Ms. Hopp, sekretariat.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.demailto:sekretariat.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

With kind regards
Paul Thurner

Prof. Dr. Paul. W. Thurner
Chair, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis
Department of Political Science
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU)
Oettingenstr. 67
Room H0.12
80538 Munich
Germany
Tel.: +49 89 2180 9081 / Secr.: 9080
Fax: +49 89 21809092
E-Mail: paul.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.demailto:paul.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

https://www.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/thurner/index.html
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