Postdoctoral Scholar

University of North Carolina, United States

Updated: about 1 year ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 20 Feb 2023

Posting Information
Posting Details


Department Political Science - 316300
Posting Open Date 01/04/2023
Application Deadline 02/20/2023
Open Until Filled No
Position Type Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title Postdoctoral Scholar
Vacancy ID PDS003710
Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week 40
FTE 1
Work Location Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment 12 Months

Position Information


Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Department of Political Science is an academic unit within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department engages in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels; conducts research on local, American, regional (comparative), and global politics; and serves the state, nation, and policy profession. The department offers a PhD, MA, and an undergraduate major, with an approximate enrollment of 80 PhD students, 20 MA (TAM) students, 1,400 majors, and 7,000 students per year. The faculty consists of 28 tenure-track faculty members along with teaching and emeritus professors all of whom are active in the teaching and research programs of the department. The Political Science Department at UNC is committed to a vision of the University where all members of the community feel welcome, valued, and can thrive. The Authoritarian Politics Lab in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking to appoint a Senior Research Associate for a period of two years starting in the fall semester of the academic year 2023-24. This appointment is a nine-month contract that allows for grant-funded supplemental salary. Founded in 2019, the AP Lab (Authoritarian Politics Lab) was created to address the challenge of resurgent authoritarianism around the world. The Lab fosters research on the foundations of authoritarian rule, on mobilization of people for and against authoritarian regimes and on major issues of governance in non-democratic and semi-democratic contexts. Understanding these issues is central to the goal of strengthening and spreading the institutions and values of democracy around the world.
Position Summary
We are looking for a scholar who has research experience on authoritarian regimes and/or semi-democratic regimes, with an interest in such topics as the bases of authoritarian support, opposition within authoritarian regimes and the public policy implications of authoritarian political systems. Experience with machine learning and experimental design is highly desirable. The main responsibilities of the position include * Organization and management of weekly AP Lab meetings. * New project development, including writing funding proposals across a range of potential research activities bearing on the politics of authoritarianism. Competitive candidates will be able to play a PI or co-PI role on at least some of the projects. * Participating in on-going research of the lab in projects including machine learning and political psychology.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Ph.D. in Political Science
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
We are looking for a scholar who has research experience on authoritarian regimes and/or semi-democratic regimes, with an interest in such topics as the bases of authoritarian support, opposition within authoritarian regimes and the public policy implications of authoritarian political systems. Experience with machine learning and experimental design is highly desirable. The main responsibilities of the position include * Organization and management of weekly AP Lab meetings. * New project development, including writing funding proposals across a range of potential research activities bearing on the politics of authoritarianism. Competitive candidates will be able to play a PI or co-PI role on at least some of the projects. * Participating in on-going research of the lab in projects including machine learning and political psychology.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience with machine learning and experimental design is highly desirable. The main responsibilities of the position include * Organization and management of weekly AP Lab meetings. * New project development, including writing funding proposals across a range of potential research activities bearing on the politics of authoritarianism.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Special Instructions
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Posting Contact Information


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Department Contact Telephone or Email [email protected]
Postdoctoral Affairs Contact Information

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