Postdoc / assistant professor position at Department of Political Science, Aarhus Unive...

The Department of Political Science at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for a postdoctoral or assistant professor position offering applicants an exciting opportunity to join the research project on Cultivating the Union’s Foreign Relations: The EEAS and international diplomacy (EURDIPLO).

The starting date is 1 December 2019 or subject to mutual agreement.

The research project - EURDIPLO
EURDIPLO is a new research team focusing on how the European External Action Service (EEAS) makes choices, specifically when it comes to conflicting objectives. It brings together five researchers, mostly situated at the Department of Political Science and one at the think-tank Europa in Copenhagen. The team employ a variety of theories and methods (for details see the project description here). More particularly, EURDIPLO analyses how the EEAS interacts with the international institution of diplomacy (WP1), the practices of the EEAS in encounters with other EU institutions, member states and third countries, as well as multilateral institutions (WP2) the priorities of the EEAS concerning the nexus between policy paradigms and policies (WP3). It asks new questions about how the EEAS understands its role in contemporary international diplomacy. Using different data sources and methods, EURDIPLO aims to understand the life-world of the EEAS and its diplomats.

The research project is financed by the Danish funding programme for independent research (FSE) for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022 and led by Professor Knud Erik Jørgensen.

Job description
The position offers excellent opportunities to develop independent and collaborative research within the intersecting fields of International Relations, European Studies and Foreign Policy Analysis. The successful candidate will be involved in analysis at one or more of the three different work packages described above, including data collection and qualitative analysis.

The position is fixed-term of either two years with limited teaching obligations (postdoctoral researcher) or three years with more extensive teaching obligations (assistant professor). The final form of the position will be decided by the head of department taking the teaching demand of the department and the qualifications of the candidate into account.

Your qualifications
Applicants are expected to hold a PhD in political science or a related social science discipline.
In addition to interest in conducting independent and collaborative research within the focus area of EURDIPLO, applicants should preferably have the ability to conduct state-of-the-art research within the fields of diplomacy and foreign policy, excellent command of spoken and written English, and experience with publishing in international, peer-reviewed journals. More particularly, proven ability to have articles accepted in relevant IR journals will be considered an advantage. Strong methodological skills, especially regarding the application of interpretive methods, familiarity with elite interviews and preparedness to conduct field studies abroad are also preferred.

In addition to a CV, a letter motivating the application (addressing the match between the candidate’s profile and the core research task of EURDIPLO), proof of PhD degree, interested scholars should preferably provide a short research statement (max. 2000 words), which describes the research agenda the candidate proposes to pursue as part of EURDIPLO. See the other demands to the application below.

Who we are
The Department of Political Science is one of the six departments at Aarhus BSS, one of the four faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the business and social science-related research fields and brings them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a Top 100 university, Aarhus BSS – and specifically the Department of Political Science – has achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.

At the Department of Political Science, we emphasise a dynamic and flexible research and teaching profile characterised by pluralism and openness. With around 90 academic staff members and 40 PhD students, we offer a lively and ambitious research and teaching environment.

The research carried out at the department not only covers a variety of political science disciplines, but also represents a variety of methodological approaches. This not only enables us to focus on new problem areas as they appear on the national and international political arenas, but also allows us to contribute actively to the development of the discipline. We also emphasise communicating our research results to the political-administrative system and to the public in general.

For more information about the Department of Political Science, please visit: http://ps.au.dk/en/

Further information
Applicants are welcome to contact Professor Knud Erik Jørgensen prior to submitting their application to learn more about the tasks. Email: [email protected]

If applicants need help uploading the application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Anne Arnfeldt Källberg, Tel.: +45 8715 3631, Email: [email protected]

Place of work
Bartholins Allé 7, DK - 8000 Aarhus

International applicant?
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners: http://ias.au.dk/au-relocation-service/. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here: http://international.au.dk/research/

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here: http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/

Terms of employment
The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Application procedure
When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
• Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
• List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
• Publications. Up to three publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. Please use this template
• Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here

Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.

Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here

The evaluation process
After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of personal background.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,000 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Deadline:
15 September 2019
Kilde: Jobnet.dk