PostDoc Position at the Professorship for Global Health and the Professorship for Global Security & Technology (m/f/d)

11.01.2023, Wissenschaftliches Personal

The Professorship for Global Health and the Professorship for Global Security & Technology are looking for a PostDoc (m/f/d) to support research projects in the research area "individual and collective violence" and to conceptualize a course in the same area.

The Professorship for Global Health considers disease and health from a social science perspective, with a particular focus on countries of the Global South. Topics include the interplay of poverty and disease, impact evaluation of interventions to promote health and reduce poverty, and aspects of gender
inequality.
The Professorship for Global Security & Technology is concerned with political mobilization and violence, with a particular focus on the role of information and communication technologies in this context. Topics include the spatial and temporal spread of protests, the influence of state censorship on political attitudes or the strategic use of violence during elections in countries of the Global South.

Your responsibilities:
• Collaborating in research and teaching at the Professorship for Global Health and the Professorship for Global Security & Technology with a focus on the area of collective/individual violence
• Independently designing and implementing Bachelor- and Master-level courses in the area of collective/individual violence
• Conducting quantitative analyses with primary and secondary data
• Preparing and co-authoring scientific publications

Your qualifications:
• Ph.D. in political science, economics, sociology, or a related social science discipline
• Excellent knowledge of quantitative research methods
• Aptitude for teaching
• Experience in coordinating research projects and in team work
• Intercultural competence (e.g. experience in developing countries)
• Strong communication skills and enthusiasm
• Excellent English language skills

Our offer:
We offer a 50% position (20.05 hours per week) at a PostDoc level. The position will begin at the earliest possible date and will be limited to two years. There is a possibility of extension. Payment will be based on the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service of the Länder (TV-L E13). TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. Applications from disabled persons with essentially the same qualifications will be given preference.
The position includes a teaching commitment of 2.5 semester hours.
We also welcome home office work arrangements.

Your application:
If you are interested in joining our team, please send your application (curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, and a writing sample such as a chapter/article of your doctoral thesis, a working paper, or a publication) by Jan. 31, 2023 to [email protected]
Or:
Munich School of Politics and Public Policy in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich
Professorship for Global Health and Professorship for Global Security & Technology
Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert and Prof. Dr. Katrin Paula
Richard-Wagner-Strasse 1
80333 Munich

Do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bastian Gruschwitz ([email protected], +49 89 907793 320) for any questions you may have.

If you apply in writing, we request that you submit only copies of official documents, as we cannot return your materials after completion of the application process.

Find out more about us at:
https://www.hfp.tum.de/en/globalhealth/home/
https://www.hfp.tum.de/en/gst/home/
https://www.hfp.tum.de/en/hfp/home
https://www.tum.de/en/

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