Dear list members, I advertise a full-time position for a postdoctoral researcher at my chair at the University of Bamberg. The position is for three years initially and may be renewed for up to three more years. The responsibilities include joint and independent research, teaching (2 classes per semester for 3 semesters and 3 classes every fourth semester) in the areas of comparative politics and applied quantitative methods, and some administrative duties. At least in the long run, teaching should be in German. This is an open call, i.e. there are no pre-selected candidates. Suitable candidates have completed or almost completed a PhD in political science, preferably in the area of comparative politics, with an empirical-analytical focus. They have a visible record of international publication and conference presentations, advanced knowledge in quantitative research methods and in at least one of the following research areas: institutional design and institutional change; legislative and executive politics; political competition and political opposition; legislative behavior; political representation). I also expect some teaching experience at the university level, ability to work independently and in teams, and very good English skills. Knowledge on modern methods of causal inference and/or Computational Social Science and first experience in acquiring external funding are assets. The formal job advertisement (unfortunately only in German) is available at https://www.uni-bamberg.de/abt-personal/stellenausschreibung/wissenschaftliches-personal/ and attached to this email. Applications should include cover letter, CV, list of publications, transcripts of degrees, a one-page summary of your research profile, the names of two references, and a work sample (e.g. an article or chapter from the dissertation). Applications should be emailed as a single pdf-file to ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de<mailto:ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de>. Please note that the application deadline is already this Friday, January 28. I am happy to answer questions via email (ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de<mailto:ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de>) and look forward to applications. Best regards Ulrich Sieberer ----------------------------- Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sieberer Professor of Empirical Political Science Director Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS) University of Bamberg Feldkirchenstraße 21 D-96052 Bamberg Tel.: +49 (0)951 863 2805 Email: ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de<mailto:ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de> Web: www.uni-bamberg.de/emppol<http://www.uni-bamberg.de/emppol> www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss<http://www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss> NEW PUBLICATIONS: Sieberer, Ulrich/Höhmann, Daniel, 2021, Do party system parameters explain differences in legislative organization? Fragmentation, polarization, and the density of regulation in European parliaments, 1945-2009, Party Politics, Online first, doi: 10.1177/13540688211002490. Sieberer, Ulrich/Ohmura, Tamaki, 2021, Mandate type, electoral safety, and defections from the party line. The conditional mandate divide in the German Bundestag, 1949-2013, Party Politics 27(4), 704-715, doi: 10.1177/1354068819881637 Louwerse, Tom/Sieberer, Ulrich/Tuttnauer, Or/Andeweg, Rudy B., 2021, Opposition in times of crisis: COVID-19 in parliamentary debates, West European Politics 44(5-6), 1025-1051, doi: 10.1080/01402382.2021.1886519. Sieberer, Ulrich/Meyer, Thomas M./Bäck, Hanna/Ceron, Andrea/Falcó-Gimeno, Albert/Guinaudeau, Isabelle/Hansen, Martin Ejnar/Kollveit, Kristoffer/Louwerse, Tom/Müller, Wolfgang C./Persson, Thomas, 2021, The Politics of Portfolio Design in European Democracies, British Journal of Political Science 51(2), 772-787, doi: 10.1017/S0007123419000346. Hohendorf, Lukas/Saalfeld, Thomas/Sieberer, Ulrich, 2021, Veto power fosters cooperative behaviour: Institutional incentives and government-opposition voting in the German Bundestag, West European Politics 44(4), 921-945, doi: 10.1080/01402382.2020.1739868. Sieberer, Ulrich/Dutkowski, Julia F./Meißner, Peter/Müller, Wolfgang C., 2020, 'Going Institutional' to Overcome Obstruction: Explaining the Suppression of Minority Rights in Western European Parliaments, 1945-2010, European Journal of Political Research 59(4), 886-909, doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.12376.