The University of Vienna seeks to fill the position of a University Assistant (post doc) to work on comparative health and/or technology policy in the field of Comparative Policy Analysis and Qualitative Methods at the Department of Political Science. The duration of employment is 6 years (40 hours/week).
Tasks are: developing and strengthening your independent research profile; involvement in research projects; responsibility for project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding; international publications and presentations; preparing/writing a (publication-ready) habilitation thesis; independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement; supervision of students; participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance; involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration.
Job requirements include, among others: Doctoral Degree (PhD or equivalent) in political science; very good knowledge of the theoretical and empirical analysis of public policy, with an emphasis on comparative health and technology policy; good knowledge of qualitative methods of empirical social research required, knowledge of quantitative methods desirable; proven ability to publish in highly ranked international journals (peer reviewed according to the standards of the discipline); didactic skills; high ability to express yourself both orally and in writing.
The application deadline is November 13, 2017.
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