Your future tasks:
- You will organise and supervise the data collection and coding of party communication (e.g. election programmes, parliamentary speeches, social media, election posters, etc.) within the framework of the Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES)
- You will coordinate the analysis of party communication with the AUTNES teams for voter surveys and media analyses
- You are responsible for collecting data on inner-party organisation and communication in the history of the Second Republic (e.g. party congress speeches, party statutes, internal party documents)
- You coordinate and make a scientific contribution as a country expert for international research consortia and expert surveys (e.g. Political Party Database, MAPP project, Chapel Hill Expert Survey, V-Dem) and election advice applications (e.g. Wahlkompass, smartvote)
- You will be responsible for the transfer of knowledge and the exchange of knowledge with public institutions, political parties, media and civil society organisations (e.g. parliament, party academies, wahlbeobachtung.org, Initiative Besser Verwaltung, MehrGrips, Netzwerk Chance Demokratie)
- You will ensure the transparency and availability of research data on political parties in cooperation with the Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA)
- You will participate in research projects and scientific studies in the field of ÖPS and participate in project applications and the acquisition of third-party funding
- You will publish in leading international scientific journals
- You will teach political science in the modules on the Austrian political system in the BA and MA programmes to the extent of the provisions of the collective agreement
- You will take on the tasks of university self-administration
This is part of your personality:
- Completed doctorate in political science
- Research focus in the field of Austrian politics, especially party communication, party organization and inner-party democracy
- Experience in data collection, data processing and coding of party communication materials
- Experience in researching and dealing with materials on party organization and inner-party institutions, including dealing with archival sources
- Very good knowledge of quantitative methods, especially quantitative text analysis
- Experience in leading data collection in research teams
- Experience in teaching the Austrian political system
- Gender and diversity skills
- Excellent knowledge of German and English
What we offer:
Exciting research environment: You will have the opportunity to work in an exciting research environment with references to the political history of the Second Republic and current political practice in Austria
Inspiring working atmosphere: You will be part of a diverse team and embedded in a network of national and international contacts
Good public transport connections: Your new workplace is easily accessible by public transport.
Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 5,014.30 (14 x per year for Senior Scientists Postdoc on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience.
Equal opportunities for all: We are happy about every additional personality in the team!
It is that easy to apply:
- Letter of motivation (1 A4 page)
- List of publications
- Curriculum vitae including information on courses held and any third-party funding raised
- Contact details for 2 references
- Notification of completed doctoral studies
- Via our job portal/ Apply now - button
Find here the full job advertisement: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-Scientist-Austrian-Politics/1381254633/
