The Chair of Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis (Prof. Dr. Paul W. Thurner) at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU)) is advertising, with possible start dates of 1st October 2025 and 1st April 2026 two (2) positions of Assistant Professorships (m/f/d).
The positions will be filled with Assistant Professorships (100%, A13: "BeamtIn auf Zeit", max. 4-4,5 years).
Job Description
- The independent implementation of a postdoctoral research project in a thematic area relevant to research conducted at the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc.)
https://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/chairs/analysis/index.html)
- Publication of research results and application for third-party funding (individually and in teams)
- Teaching 5 SWS (~2-3 courses) per semester in the area of quantitative methods.
Job Requirements
- An excellent dissertation related to quantitative political science methods (Methods & IR or Comparative Politics), completed or close to completion.
- Skills to teach multivariate methods in R, special methods skills in one or more specific areas (e.g. NLP, Machine Learning, Causal Designs, etc.)
- Research interests related to research interests of the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc. https://www.en.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/chairs/analysis/index.html)
- Publication in peer-reviewed journals or strong indications of the potential to place publications competitively.
- Fluency in English. Good German skills are desirable.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and in teams.
Our Offer
- Payment is based on ‚Entgeltgruppe A13‘, “BeamtIn auf Zeit”.
- The posts ought to be filled by 1st October 2025 and 1st April 2026 and are restricted to a duration of three years (probation 6 months). The position can be extended for 1-2 more years.
- The Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (GSI) is one of the most renowned political science institutes across Europe.
- Your workplace will be centrally located in Munich and can be easily reached by public transport.
Your application
Please submit the following (in English):
- Cover letter
- CV
- Diplomas
- Contact data for two referees (referees will be contacted only at the interview stage)
- One writing sample of an article or a chapter representative of your research agenda (preferably single-authored)
The submission deadline is 21st March 2025. Please submit your application per Email (in 1 PDF, max. 10MB) to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis, Ms. Hopp, sekretariat.thurnergsi.uni-muenchende