PhD in Political Science

Original title: PhD Position in Political Science

• be affiliated with the AISSR and participate in its organized PhD training. The academic work is to result in a doctoral thesis that will be defended at the Faculty of Social Sciences with the goal of obtaining the degree of PhD.
• conduct PhD research on democratization and the persistence of political violence, including quantitative analysis of data, surveys and survey experiments, and fieldwork interviews.
• co-author publications with other project members;
• take active part in DIViNE training network activities including network training modules, PhD colloquia, research workshops, secondments, and training workshops;
• take active part of the research environment at the AISSR, including PII research seminars, AISSR center activities, among others.
• teach Bachelor-level courses, depending upon availability and as suitable for the PhD schedule (for a max. of 10%).
• assist with administrative responsibilities related to the project, such as the organization of workshops, conferences, or other project events.
• make Amsterdam (or a location within commuting distance) your primary residence for the initial three years of the PhD project, and Göttingen (or a location within commuting distance) for the one-year extension. We will assist with finding adequate housing and with applying for visa and residence permits.
• a Master’s degree or equivalent in political science or closely related discipline. The degree must have been obtained by the start of your employment;
• an excellent command of social science research methods, including quantitative methodology such as panel regression, analysis of large administrative data, survey data, causal inference design, and statistical programming in Stata/R/etc.;
• an interest to conduct fieldwork in the Global South;
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• independent thinking and critical analytical skills;
• the ability to work independently and in a team.
• knowledge of regional contexts of special relevance to project members and supervisors, such as South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa;
• experience with qualitative methods and mixed-methods approaches;
• expertise in research on political violence.
• a cover letter that summarizes your preparation and motivation to pursue this degree
• a two-page proposal outlining a PhD project that fits the above parameters
• unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• the contact details of two academic references
• a writing sample of max. 10 pages (this can be an excerpt from longer written material).