- A PhD degree (or close to completion) in the field of public administration, political science, administrative sciences, public policy, sociology or a related discipline.
- An outstanding academic record.
- Proven ability to conduct scientific research, and experience in presenting results at international conferences.
- An excellent command of written and spoken English and German.
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Experience in conducting field observation, field experiments or in experimental methods is an advantage.
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals are an advantage.
- During the project you are based in Vienna or surroundings, and are working at our campus on a daily basis (or for example conducting in-person interviews with local partners in Vienna). Remote working is not possible for this position.
As part of your application, please submit a cover letter (summarizing your answers to the points above), your CV, relevant certificates (copies are fine), and a writing sample (e.g. doctoral thesis or scientific article, written in English and as the first or single author).
Candidates who have not yet completed their PhD can apply, but should have earned their doctorate by February 01, 2025. If this is not yet the case at the time of application, confirmation from the doctoral supervisor is strongly desired.
Interviews with potential candidates will be held in October/November 2024.
Curious? For details about the position, please contact Dr Shefali Virkar, project lead of the Horizon project in Vienna (shefali.virkar@wu.ac.at), as well as Professor Jurgen Willems, Head of the Institute for Public Management and Governance, (jurgen.willems@wu.ac.at).
For information about our team, and our research and teaching, please visit: https://www.wu.ac.at/pubmgt/institute.