Postdoctoral Researcher in City Government Innovation and Governance Systems Hertie School in Germany

[TV-L E13, 75% for 3 years; gross annual salary starts from approximately 43,000 Euro.] The University of Tübingen invites applications for two Research Officer/PhD posts in the Research Unit Comparative Public Policy at the Institute of Political Science. This is a 3-year appointment starting 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter, within an externally funded project on Measuring the Past and Assessing Future Possibilities of Welfare State Dualization supported by the DFG (German Re...

Constructor University Bremen gGmbH, in collaboration with the Constructor Knowledge Lab, is offering a PhD position focused on Higher Education Innovations. This opportunity is supervised by Professor Isak Frumin and is based within the School of Science in Bremen, Germany. The research aims to explore how universities worldwide are responding to global social, technological, and economic changes by developing innovative institutional models, governance structures, and teaching practices. The p...

Leibniz University Hannover is advertising two positions at the Chair of Public Administration and Public Policy, Institute of Political Science. The research group studies how public administration interacts with citizens, how artificial intelligence changes that interaction, and how administrative action affects society. Methods mentioned include computational text analysis , survey research , and field cooperation with public agencies . The openings are for doctoral or post-doctoral candidate...

The Zukunftskolleg at the University of Konstanz has launched its 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowship call for four 2-year postdoctoral fellowships . This opportunity is designed for early career postdoctoral researchers seeking research independence, interdisciplinary exchange, and strong integration into a vibrant academic community. Fellows are members of both a university department and the Zukunftskolleg, and may also affiliate with the University of Konstanz Clusters of Excellence Politics of Ine...

University of Cologne is advertising a fixed-term academic staff position at the Chair of International Comparative Political Economy and Economic Sociology within the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. The post is associated with Professor Christine Trampusch and the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics, with close exchange with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG). The role combines independent research , teaching , and academic administration . The...