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The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at the University of Mannheim offers:

Deadline for applications: 1 February 2012. More details in English and in German.


The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at the University of Mannheim offers one Postdoc Fellowship for Political Scientists (up to five years) (download the ad)

The MZES is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Mannheim dedicated to comparative European social research and the analysis of European integration processes. It is Germany’s largest university-based social-science research centre.

The Centre seeks to recruit an outstanding political scientist with a Ph.D. (or equivalent) for one Postdoc Fellowship in the MZES Research Area: B) European Political Systems and their Integration

Positions will be awarded for up to five years. Successful candidates will receive infrastructure support from the Centre. Fellows will be expected to publish in international scientific journals, and to develop project applications for external funding in one of the three research clusters in the MZES research area European Political Systems and their Integration. An excellent dissertation in political sciences, submitted within the last five years, and publications in internationally accepted journals are required for this full-time employment for up to five years beginning preferably on 1 February 2012. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualification and is between 43,000 and 52,000 Euros (according to public pay scheme TV-L E13-15), with additional employer benefits. As an equal opportunity employer, the University of Mannheim particularly encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.

Applications should be submitted in German or English and include a CV, copies of academic degrees (including the doctoral degree certificate), a publication list, and the plans for research to be carried out at the MZES (1 page). The deadline for application is 1 August 2011. To apply online, please go to:
http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/stellen/online_bewerb/appli_e.php. A letter of recommendation may be sent to philipp.heldmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de. For further information about the Centre, please visit the MZES website: www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/homepage_e.html. For more information about the position, please contact Philip Heldmann at philipp.heldmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de.


The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at the University of Mannheim offers two Postdoc Fellowships for Social Scientists (at least two years) (download the ad)

The MZES is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Mannheim dedicated to comparative European social research and the analysis of European integration processes. It is Germany’s largest university-based social-science research centre.
The Centre seeks to recruit two outstanding social scientists (sociologists or political scientists) with a Ph.D. (or equivalent) for two Postdoc Fellowships in the following MZES Research Areas:

Positions will be awarded for two years, with the possibility for a temporary extension subject to progress evaluation. Successful candidates will receive infrastructure support from the Centre. Fellows will be expected to publish in international scientific journals, and to develop a project application for external funding in one of the six MZES research clusters.

An excellent dissertation in sociology or political sciences, submitted within the last two years, is required for this full-time employment for at least two years beginning in autumn 2011. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualification and is between 43,000 and 50,000 Euros (according to public pay scheme TV-L E13), with additional employer benefits. As an equal opportunity employer, the University of Mannheim particularly encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.

Applications should be submitted in German or English and include a CV, copies of academic degrees (including the doctoral degree certificate), a publication list, and the plans for research to be carried out at the MZES (1 page). The deadline for application is June 5, 2011. To apply online, please go to:
http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/stellen/online_bewerb/appli_e.php. A letter of recommendation from the doctoral advisor should be sent to philipp.heldmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de. For further information about the Centre, please visit the MZES website: www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/homepage_e.html. For more information about the positions, please contact Philip Heldmann at philipp.heldmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de.


The Research School on Social Sciences of the University of Trento, Italy, announces 9 (nine) Doctoral Fellowships in Sociology and Social Research

For this three-year doctoral programme starting in October 2011, 22 doctoral positions, all covered with scholarship are awarded. Please find the call for applications, in its Italian, English and simplified version as well as the poster as attachments. Further and detailed information are posted at the school webpage: click here.

Deadline for submitting the applications: June 6th 2011 by 4.00 p.m.

Related documents:

Call for PhD positions
Call in Italian
Short Call
Poster


The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at University of Mannheim offers two Visiting Fellowships (up to one year) for Social Scientists

The MZES is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Mannheim, dedicated to comparative European social research and the analysis of European integration processes. The CHE Rankings of political science and sociology repeatedly ranked the University of Mannheim at the top.

The Centre seeks to recruit two outstanding social scientists (sociologists or political scientists) with a Ph.D. (or equivalent) for two Visiting Fellowships in the following MZES Research Areas:

Visiting fellows will find a stimulating and productive research environment at the MZES. They are expected to move research at the MZES visibly ahead in line with the institute’s research programme. The publication of at least one working paper during their stay would be appreciated.

An excellent track record in sociology or political science (i.e. articles in peer-reviewed journals and/or a recent excellent dissertation) is required for this full-time employment for up to one year. The salary is based on German public sector scale TV-L 13-15 (approx. 42,000-64,000 Euro gross annual salary depending on experience and qualification).

As an equal opportunity employer, the University of Mannheim aims to increase the proportion of women and persons with disabilities among its faculty.

Please submit your application (in German or English) with CV, copies of academic degrees, publication list and a research outline (1 page) using our online application tool http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/stellen/online_bewerb/appli_e.php by April 30, 2011.

Further information: http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/homepage_e.html (see the ad in pdf).


EDUC Team publishes special issue of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology, about Educational Fields of Study in European Labour Markets. Guest editor is Herman van de Werfhorst. Click here