Dear colleagues, I am advertising an open position for a Doctoral Researcher (m/f/x) (65% FTE, salary group 13 TV-L) to start on 1 October 2023 (or later) in my Emmy-Noether research group "Polarization through and in referendums: mapping polarization within and beyond the party system" funded by the German Research Foundation for a total period of 4 years (for accounting reasons, a contract of 2 years will be concluded initially, which will be extended by 2 more years after interim evaluation of the project). I would be very grateful if you could refer suitable applicants to the advertisement. The application deadline is 01.05.2023 I am looking for a person with interest in empirical-quantitative research in political sociology or comparative politics. Work responsibilities include: - Contributing to theoretical conceptualization and empirical analysis in work package 2 “Micro-foundations of polarization through and in referendums” - Collecting, cleaning, merging and analyzing existing survey data - Contributing to the design and implementation of population surveys - Participation in the supervision of student assistants - Publication of research results and their presentation at national and international meetings and conferences - Participation in the reporting and administration of the project I expect the successful applicant (m/f/d) to pursue a PhD as part of the project. Applicant's profile: - A university degree in the field of political or social sciences or in a comparable discipline - An interest in research in political sociology and comparative politics - An interest in the topics of direct democracy or polarization - Solid knowledge of quantitative methods and a statistical software (preferably R, alternatively Stata, SPSS or others) - An interest in trying out new methods and technologies - Very good knowledge of English, knowledge of German would be an advantage - A self-reliant way of working and willingness to take responsibility within a team What I offer: - Promotion of your own research activities and further scientific qualification by financing your participation in summer schools, workshops and conferences. - The chance to find your way into the international scientific community with a highly topical research question - Flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working within Germany More information can be found in the full announcement (scroll down for English version): https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/271835_3_Kr.php Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Many thanks and best wishes Arndt Leininger, PhD (he/him) Assistant Professor for Political Science Research Methods Chemnitz University of Technology www.aleininger.eu | @a_leininger | +49 (0)371 531-33357