# THREE-YEAR POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION, UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH

The Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich invites applications for a post-doctoral research position in the research group of Professor Fabrizio Gilardi. The post-doctoral researcher will be associated to Fabrizio Gilardi's ERC-funded research project “Problem Definition in the Digital Democracy" (https://fabriziogilardi.org/PRODIGI/) as well as to the Digital Democracy Lab (http://digdemlab.io/).

## Your responsibilities

- Teach at the BA and/or MA level (1.5 classes per semester on average, in English or German).
- Conduct and publish high-quality research, at least partly within the context of PRODIGI.
- Collaborate with other members of the research group.
- Provide support for research, organizational, and administrative tasks.

## Your profile

- PhD in political science or a related discipline (completed or close to completion).
- Interest in the field of digital technology and politics; background in public policy or policy analysis is an asset.
- Ambition and ability to produce high-quality and high-impact research, both independently and in a team.
- Ability to work constructively and effectively as part of a research team.
- Proficiency in quantitative research methods, preferably causal inference or computation social science.
- Very good command of English; working knowledge of German is an asset.

## What we offer

- Opportunity to develop your own research agenda and to develop a strong academic network.
- Access to the research infrastructure of the Digital Democracy Lab.
- Participation in a cutting-edge research project funded with an ERC Advanced Grant.
- Funding for conferences, additional training, and research activities.
- A highly motivated, engaged, and supportive team.
- Career mentoring.
- Excellent working conditions in a leading research-oriented and international department that provides a constructive and collaborative research environment.
- Salary is according to cantonal guidelines and approximately 77'000 CHF per year (gross salary).

## Place of work

Affolternstrasse 56, Zürich, Switzerland.

## Start of employment

August 2022.

## How to apply
  
Applications should include a letter of interest, CV, a writing sample, the contact details of two people willing to serve as a reference and this PDF-form: (https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/static/forms/download/additional_application_form.pdf). Please send the following documents electronically as one pdf-file with the subject: “Postdoctoral Position Prof. Gilardi” to [log in to unmask]  

Review of applications will start on March 15, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled.

## Further information

Fabrizio Gilardi ([log in to unmask])


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Fabrizio Gilardi
Professor of Policy Analysis
Department of Political Science
University of Zurich
https://fabriziogilardi.org/
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