The University of Gothenburg offers two positions each limited in time to two years as Post-doctoral Fellow (Postdoktor - forskare)
to be placed at the Department of Political Science.
Ref no E36 4384/09
The Fellowships will entail research within the research program entitled “The Quality of Government (QoG) Institute at Göteborgs University” and led by Professor Bo Rothstein and Professor Sören Holmberg. The research program conducts research on the implications, causes, and effects of variations in the quality of public institutions and it comprises around 20 researchers.
The Fellows will primarily conduct their own research within the program as well as participate in the different activities of the research program. The Fellows are expected to also commit to a certain amount of teaching and supervision at the Department. Information about the research program can be found on
http://www.qog.pol.gu.se. The working language of the QoG Institute is English.
We are primarily looking for applicants who hold a PhD degree that has been received between January 11, 2007 and January 11, 2010 and have solid experience in theoretical and empirical comparative research. Preference will be given to candidates with competence in the areas of comparative politics, institutional analysis, political economy, democracy, development and opinion formation.
For further information about the two positions, please contact Professor Bo Rothstein (+46 31 786 12 24), Professor Sören Holmberg (+46 31 786 12 27), Program Manager Andreas Bågenholm (+46 31 786 51 96) or the Head of the Department of Political Science, Professor Ulf Bjereld (+46 31 786 12 40).
Union representatives: SACO Martin Selander, phone +46 (0)31 786 19 87, OFR/S Astrid Igerud, phone +46 (0)31 - 786 11 69, SEKO Lennart Olsson, phone +46 (0)31 - 786 11 73.
The application should include a CV (maximum 3 pages), contact details of two personal references, and a statement outlining the intended research focus (maximum 3 pages) within the program. Also indicate the stated reference number and send the completed application to University of Gothenburg, Faculty of Social Sciences, Registrar, Box 720, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 January 2010.
