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Postdoc in Political Science at the University of Gothenburg University of Gothenburg in Sweden
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Postdoc
Field of study
Political Science
Funding
The position includes funding for presenting project-related research at international scientific conferences.
Deadline
Jan 11, 2027
Country
Sweden
University
University of Gothenburg
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This postdoctoral position is based in the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, an international academic environment with research on political institutions, elections, public opinion, democracy, international and European politics, environmental politics, corruption, and political ideas.
The postdoc will work within the project Positioner and Prioriteringar in close collaboration with Jacob Gunderson and the wider project team. A central part of the role is to help further develop the CAP codebook for the project’s needs, coordinate research assistants working on manually coded training data, and collaborate with the team behind CAP Babel Machine to validate resulting classifications.
The completed dataset will become a shared resource for project members, and the postdoc will co-author scientific studies that present the dataset and use it to deepen understanding of voter mobility. The role also includes support for presenting project-related research at international scientific conferences.
In addition to project-specific work, the postdoc will pursue independent research connected to the project’s main themes, including the role of issue salience in political debate, parties’ political positions, voter mobility, and flows of voters between parties. The position offers access to CAP data and the opportunity to add own questions to later-stage survey waves, creating room for a strong independent research agenda within a collaborative research setting.
The appointment is situated in a research group with an explicitly international profile and is designed to combine collaborative project work with space for individual scholarly development.
Funding details
The position includes funding for presenting project-related research at international scientific conferences.
What's required
A doctoral degree is required, preferably in political science or another subject relevant to the project, and it must be completed by the time the appointment decision is made. Candidates should normally have completed the degree within the last three years, unless special circumstances apply. Applicants are expected to have research experience related to political parties, party strategies, voter behavior, voter mobility, or closely related areas. Meritorious experience includes coordinating research assistants, conducting quantitative text analysis, and designing and running survey experiments. Very good skills in quantitative methods (R or Stata) are required, including regression methods, measurement and operationalization, experimental design, and causal inference. Excellent spoken and written English is required; Swedish is not required but is an advantage. Strong attention to detail, organizational ability, problem-solving skills, and high communication and collaboration ability are also important.
How to apply
Submit the application by the stated deadline through the advertised application link. Follow the instructions in the vacancy notice and provide the required application materials. Applications must be received no later than 2027-01-11.
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