PhD position in Political Science in the research group led by Prof. Dr. Hannah Smidt
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Your tasks
Organizing, developing, and executing a four-year doctoral research project and delivering a cumulative (paper-based) or monograph-based PhD thesis related to the topic of popular perceptions of international peace operations and peacebuilding interventions. Delivering high-quality non-PhD research outputs in the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) funded project “UN-Popular: The Causes And Consequences Of Citizens' Opposition To UN Peace Missions.” Reading and summarizing the relevant research literature in political science, sociology, media and communication studies, and psychology, among others. Collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data related to popular opposition to UN peace missions globally. Contributing to theory-building on the causes and consequences of popular opposition to UN peace missions globally. Learning to publish academic work as a co-author within the SNF project and taking responsibility for various research outputs. Working independently as well as jointly in a multinational, dynamic, and motivated research team. Participating in the “Doctorate of International Affairs” (DIA)-program, including course work (in total 36 ECTS credits) and presentation of your research proposal in front of a dissertation committee Deepening knowledge on a range of analytical and methods skills including in large-scale data management, text-as-data methods, and sophisticated quantitative data analysis. Traveling to conferences and workshop to present the doctoral research project and work on the SNF project in and outside Switzerland (from year 2 onward).
Your profile
A very good Master degree in a social sciences discipline incl., for example, political science, peace and conflict studies, economics, econometrics, research methods, sociology or psychology. Profound interest in the origins and consequences of popular opposition to international political authority including international peace operations. Enthusiasm for reading a large amount of research literature in the sub-fields of political science, communication science, psychology, and sociology. Proven skills in academic writing. Excellent knowledge of quantitative methods and methodologies and enthusiasm for deepening and expanding this knowledge. Very good to excellent command of at least one of the following statistical software programs- (R, Stata and Python) -and a willingness to learn R. Excellent command of English. Good working knowledge of French, Albanian and/or Serbian is an asset.-
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