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Researcher / Political Analyst (100%) ETH Zurich - The Center for Security Studies (CSS - www.css.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich, a university-based research institute and think-tank, seeks to employ at the earliest. Area of responsibility: You will produce analysis on strategic trends and key issues in international security policy. In your capacity as an analyst with broad-ranging expertise in geopolitical developments and security and defence policy, you will contribute to the CSS policy briefs and other think-tank products of the institute providing strategic insight. In addition, you will be in charge of a specific research field within the CSS. Your area of responsibility also includes maintaining contacts with foreign partner institutes and conceptualizing and organizing conferences.
Requirements: · University degree (preferably PhD) in political science/international relations or a related discipline; · Expertise in the field of security studies; · Excellent analytical skills; · Experience in authoring policy-oriented publications; · Experience working in a think-tank setting / policy-focused environment a major plus; · Excellent written and spoken English language skills; good German a plus; · Administrative skills in an international environment; organizational skills.
What we offer: A multifaceted and challenging position at a renowned university in a young and dynamic environment with a competitive salary. For further enquiries, please contact Dr. Daniel Möckli at +41 44 632 78 70. Candidates should apply online only (with a letter of interest explaining the skills they would bring to the post, a CV, and two writing samples) at www.jobs.ethz.ch (search "CSS") no later than 15 September 2010.
Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are on offer for one year (renewable for another) in the Department of Politics, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa. They will be under the mentorship of Professor Lawrence Hamilton, who holds a South African National Research Foundation President's Award. The fellowship can be taken up from 15 January 2011, and is set at the UJ's rate for postdoctoral fellowships, currently R170 000 per annum, sufficient to cover living expenses. UJ is now a unique environment in South Africa for research in political thought and theory. Existing researchers include a group of at least twenty professors, lecturers, postdoctoral fellows and research graduates working on a variety of topics within the history of political thought and political philosophy, including freedom; power; human needs and rights; luck egalitarianism; political judgement; constitutionalism; justice and poverty; Islamic political thought; environmental ethics and politics; the intellectual history of freedom in America; African political thought; the thought of Machiavelli, Rousseau and Marx, amongst others; and public debt in South Africa. Applicants should not feel, however, that they have to restrict their research proposals to these or cognate areas. The proposed postdoctoral research can be on any topic within the fields of history of political thought, political philosophy or political theory - including research that makes use of empirical analysis and case studies to further the understanding or applicability of a question within political theory. The final choice of candidate will not be influenced by their choice of research topic. Candidates are only eligible if they have been awarded a doctoral degree within the last five years; and, if they have yet to receive the degree, they must have it in hand by the time they take up the position, or preferably by the end of 2010. Interested candidates should email their curriculum vitae, the names of three referees, an example of their written (preferably published) work of about 10 000 words, and a one-page summary of their proposed postdoctoral research to Professor Hamilton (lhamilton@uj.ac.za or lah1001@cam.ac.uk) by 30 September 2010. They can also post their applications to: Professor Lawrence Hamilton, Department of Politics, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa, making sure they arrive by the deadline. The successful candidate will be informed by the 15 October 2010.
Contract: Project Manager/Web Administrator Jean Monnet Wider Europe Network (JMWEN) The JMWEN is seeking to find an enthusiastic self-starter to work as a part-time, freelance Project Manager and Web Administrator. The contract would suit a recent graduate in European Studies, and could be combined with postgraduate study, a stage at the Commission, an assistantship at the College of Europe in Bruges or similar. Languages: fluent English essential; French and Russian desirable Skills set: an ability to understand policy-making in Brussels; ability to network with Brussels professionals; interest in and knowledge of east European countries (esp. Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia and Russia); you must be an independent and enthusiastic self-starter; knowledge of designing and maintaining websites is essential. Contract: fixed term and fixed price to be negotiated. Period of contract: initial contract for 6 months. The Wider Europe Programme has been running at Sussex European Institute at the University of Sussex since 2003, and is a collaborative project with the Aston Centre for Europe in Birmingham and Leiden University. Our aim is to provide a forum for academics, civil servants, lawyers, businessmen and other stakeholders with an interest in European Neighbourhood Policy to discuss the policy-relevant issues that relate to this field of EU policy. The JMWEN advises the Swedish International Development Agency on its assistance to Ukraine, the Committee of the Regions on ENP and members of the team also advise the Ukrainian government on its European integration strategy, including its negotiations with the European Union on an Association Agreement. Your work will involve supporting us in these activities. Job Description The overarching aim of this contract is to support the JMWEN as it develops. You will be working in close collaboration with the core JMWEN team. Specifically your responsibilities will involve: – a radical overhaul and redesign of the website to boost the volume of material available significantly and to make the site a more useful resource for the wider Network; – developing a database of contacts and a mailing list; – co-organization of conferences on ENP across Europe; – networking in Brussels with contacts deemed useful for the future development of the JMWEN; – raising the profile and impact of JMWEN. If you are interested in this contract, please send a CV and a one page letter of motivation to n.copsey@aston.ac.uk Deadline for expressions of interest: 30 September 2010.
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