Assistant Professorship (tenuretrack) in Political Science with a specialty in Political Sociology
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Basel invites
applications for an Assistant Professorship (tenure-track) in Political Science with
a specialty in Political Sociology, starting 1 February 2019.
Your position
This assistant professorship will contribute to the further establishment of the university‘s
recently founded Political Science program through cooperation with the
Sociology program and the development of collaboration within the Social Science
Department as a whole. The successful candidate will be responsible for an
equal amount of teaching and student supervision in both disciplines. The position
entails a teaching commitment of four hours per week. The successful candidate
is also expected to perform her/his teaching duties with commitment and
engagement, supervise doctoral candidates, acquire third-party funding, and participate
in university administration.
Your profile
Candidates for this interdisciplinary professorship should be able to perform teaching
and research duties in both Political Science and Sociology and to practice
a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches. For the academic
focus of this position, expertise and research achievements in at least one of the
following areas are expected: comparative political economy; democracy and political
behavior; digitalization. Applicants should have an outstanding publication
record as well as post-doctoral teaching and research experience.
We offer you
Employment conditions are in accordance with the University regulations (Personalordnung,
Gehaltsordnung). After five years (at the latest), the appointment will
be subject to evaluation for tenure.
The University of Basel stands for excellence and is committed to diversity, equal
opportunities and family friendliness.
Application / Contact
Candidates should send their applications electronically to:
https://www.philhist.unibas.ch/de/bewerbungen/. Further relevant information is
available on
www.philhist.unibas.ch/bewerbungen. The deadline for applications
is 17 June 2018.
For additional information, please contact the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Walter Leimgruber (phone: ++41 (0) 61 207 34
09).
www.unibas.ch