[Commlist] 2-year Postdoc position in Social Sciences, Heidelberg University

The interdisciplinary Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies is 
seeking candidates for the position of a

*Postdoctoral researcher (f/m/d)*

Full-time, 39.5 hours/week


The successful candidate will join the project “*Justice in Transitions 
to Sustainability*” (JuTSy) at the *Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American 
Studies *(HCIAS), a central research institute at *Heidelberg 
University*, Germany. The project aims to understand how different 
meanings of justice in public debates shape policies related to the 
transition to sustainability and impact citizen support for just 
transition policies. The successful candidate is expected to have a 
strong background in quantitative methods and will carry out and lead 
data collection and analysis of diverse content and individual-level 
data (e.g., content analysis and experiments). The successful candidate 
will closely work with the project’s principal investigators, Jun.-Prof. 
Dr. Alejandro Ecker (Political Science), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann 
(Political Science/Human Geography), and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pablo 
Porten-Cheé (Communication Science) at the HCIAS. The center addresses 
interdisciplinary issues concerning the macro-region of Ibero-America, 
highlighting social communication, political and social dynamics, and 
conditions of space. JuTSy is a project funded by the Heidelberg Center 
for the Environment and follows the center's aim to address societal 
issues that require interdisciplinary approaches from the natural and 
the social sciences.


*Your tasks: *

- Contribute to excellent research at the crossroads of political 
science, communication science, and human geography on just transitions

- Conduct quantitative text/content analysis (also Large-N analysis) of 
public debates around just transitions, including news, speeches, and 
public communication of civil society and industry actors

- Conduct experimental research on citizen evaluations and acceptance of 
transition policies

- Collaborate in joint publications for peer-reviewed international journals

- Contribute to writing a larger-scale, follow-up grant proposal


*Your profile: *

- Doctoral degree in a discipline within the social sciences (e.g., 
political science, communication science, sociology, psychology); 
applications from individuals in the final stages of their Ph.D. are 
also welcome

- Experience in the application of one or both quantitative analysis 
methods: conducting quantitative text/content analysis, conducting 
surveys/survey experiments

- Advanced skills in statistical packages/programs (ideally SPSS, R, 
and/or Python)

- Experience in publishing in peer-reviewed journals and regular 
presentation of research in academic conferences

- Willingness to engage in debates around sustainability, just 
transition, and socio-ecological transformation

- Ability to work in a team as well as independently

- Fluency in English and German

- Prior experience in writing grant proposals is highly desirable


*We offer: *

- A collegial and productive working atmosphere in a nationally and 
internationally connected research context

- Funding support for conferences and research activities

- A wide range of opportunities for further training and career development


Remuneration for the position is based on pay group 13 TV-L. The 
contract is limited to 24 months and starts preferably in March 2024.


Interested candidates should send the following documents in a single 
PDF file via email to Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pablo Porten-Cheé 
((pablo.porten-chee /at/ uni-heidelberg.de) 
<mailto:(pablo.porten-chee /at/ uni-heidelberg.de)>): Motivation letter (1-2 
pages max.), CV (including publications and documentation of obtained 
degrees), and a writing sample (e.g., a research paper, 20 pages max.). 
Deadline for applications: *January 15, 2024. *Interviews are scheduled 
for the end of January.

For questions, please contact Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pablo Porten-Cheé.


Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunity and diversity. 
Qualified female candidates are especially invited to apply. Persons 
with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally 
qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of 
personal data is available at www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market 
<http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market>.


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