Research Associate in The Dfg Graduate Program - Hamburg, Deutschland - Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg

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Hamburg, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Research Associate in the DFG Graduate Program "Collective Decision-Making" (12 positions) - 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG

InstitutionFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Humanities

Salary levelEGR. 13 TV-L

Start date , fixed for a period of three years (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).

Application deadline
Scope of workpart-time

Weekly hours75 % of standard work hours per weekThe English language graduate program is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is concerned with the descriptive and normative dimensions of collective decision-making.

It provides doctoral researchers in Economics, Philosophy and Political Science with a structured qualification program to do their doctorate in one of the three disciplines.

The research program conceptualizes collective decision-making as a complex and interactive process involving individual preferences, epistemic and normative beliefs, as well as decision-making procedures and institutions.

It integrates theoretical and empirical research, including experimental methods.

The qualification program and supervision strategy will provide doctoral researchers with both the specialist disciplinary knowledge and skills for studying collective decision-making, as well as the interdisciplinary competence to converse across the three disciplines.

The interdisciplinary research environment will support doctoral researchers in their efforts to make innovative contributions in their dissertations.

Researchers completing the program will stand out for their ability to engage in advanced theoretical, empirical, and normative reasoning about collective decision-making and generate new ideas concerning the design of procedures to tackle the complex governance problems of modern society.

Responsibilities:

Active participation in a structured graduate program.

Specific Duties

Research associates have to complete the doctoral qualification program and to write a doctoral dissertation in Economics, Philosophy or Political Science on a topic related to the research program of the graduate program.

Presence in Hamburg is required (except for research related absences).

Requirements:

A Master's degree in a research-oriented Master's program in Economics, Philosophy or Political Science or in an interdisciplinary Master's program involving these disciplines.

The Master's program should be closely related to the graduate program.

On completion of the Master's degree (including a Bachelor's degree) applicants must have reached the equivalent of 300 ECTS points.

The Master's degree must have been awarded by a recognized university or equivalent institution of higher education. Research associates must have an excellent command of English.

We offer

Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
Continuing education opportunities
University pensions
Attractive location
Flexible working hours
Worklife balance opportunities
Public transport pass (ProfiTicket) and much more
Health management
Educational leave
30 days of vacation per annum

As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany.

As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia.

It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.

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