Associate researcher to the Political Science Department

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Associate researcher to the Political Science Department

Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, until 2019-08-31
Extent: 100 %
Location: Department of Political Science, Gothenburg
First day of employment: 2017-01-01 or per agreement
Reference number: PET 2016/543


The Department of Political Science has an open climate which encourages involvement in broader societal debates. Research areas of specialization include elections, democracy, corruption, governance, globalization, environmental politics as well as European studies. The department houses research programs such as QoG institute, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), Governance and local development (GLD and The Swedish Election Studies Program. The department offers education on all levels; undergraduate, graduate and PhD, carried out in both English and Swedish. We have a total of 1,300 students enrolled in our courses, and 140 people are employed at the Department. The Department is centrally located in the city of Gothenburg.


The Quality of Government (QoG) Institute at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg was started in 2004 by professors Sören Holmberg and Bo Rothstein. The institute conducts research on how trustworthy, reliable, impartial, uncorrupted and competent government institutions can be obtained. The Institute is financed by external grants and currently engages about 25 researchers and doctoral students..


Responsible for the QoG Institute is Associate Professor Marcia Grimes. Dr Andreas Bågenholm is the Program Manager for the QoG Institute. More information about the QoG Institute can be found at www.qog.pol.gu.se

Job assignments


The associate researcher should under guidance of Professor Bo Rothstein independently search, compile and analyze empirical data and present the results in written form. It also includes indentifying and making summaries of current research in specfied areas.



Qualifications


You should have a master degree in Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economics and/or related field. We are looking for you with prior experience as closely connected as possible to above described project area. You should have excellent analytical skills and high skills in understanding research findings on corruption and quality of government.

We expect you to have very strong ability to effectively communicate, in writing, the research findings. All communication will be in English, therefore excellent skills in English are a requirement. To be able to carry out described task successfully we expect that you are highly independent and sociable person who thrives in a demanding and flexible working environment






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For further information please contact

Andreas Bågenholm, Senior professor
+ 46 31 786 5196
andreas.bagenholm@pol.gu.se

Bo Rothstein, Professor
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bo.rothstein@pol.gu.se

Anna-Karin Ingelström, Administrative manager
+ 46 31 786 1190
anna-karin.ingelstrom@gu.se



Labour union

SEKO: SEKO vid GU
+46 31 786 1173
seko@gu.se

SACO: Maja Pelling
+46 31 786 1165
maja.pelling@gu.se

OFR/S: Madelen Hansson
+46 31 786 1171
madelen.hansson@gu.se



Closing date

2016-10-31


Appointment Procedure



Please apply online in English and include an academic writing sample (essay, working paper or journal manuscript).




The University of Gothenburg promotes equal opportunities, equality and diversity.


Salary is determined on an individual basis.


Applications will be destroyed or returned (upon request) two years after the decision of employment has become final. Applications from the employed and from those who appeal the decision will not be returned.