The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx. 10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a
Project Staff
at the Department of East Asian Studies
Reference number: 12208
The Department of East Asian Studies/Sinology at the University of Vienna is hiring a predoctoral project researcher. The position is part of the ERC-funded research project "Engineering a Trustworthy Society: The Evolution, Perception and Impact of China`s Social Credit System (ENGINEERING)," led by Prof. H. Christoph Steinhardt. The ENGINEERING project [https://sinologie.univie.ac.at/en/research-and-publications/current-research-projects] seeks to understand the Social Credit System's evolution and regional variation, its perception by the Chinese public, and its social, political and cultural impacts. It draws on survey research, quantitative and qualitative text/document analysis as well as fieldwork.
We offer being part of a research team, access to the team's infrastructure and data, supervision for your doctoral studies, a collegial working environment within the department, funding for conference and research travel, and the resources of Austria's leading university. The position also entails living in an international city with a highly developed public infrastructure and health care system, 15 public and private universities, and one of the highest qualities of life in the world.
For questions, please refer to: hc.steinhardt@univie.ac.at.
Duration of employment: 2 year/s
Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.
Job Description:
• Fixed term, renewable project researcher position
• The initial appointment will be for 24 months (extendable to 48 months)
• Development of a scholarly profile through a Ph.D. thesis, which is situated within the realm of the research project
• Support of data collection, project administration, conference or meeting organisation
Profile:
• MA degree in social scientific China studies, political science, sociology, or a related discipline (with a track record of research on China) by the time of appointment
• Strong desire to obtain a doctoral degree
• Training in social scientific research methods
• Willingness to undertake research trips to China
• Very good Chinese and excellent English
• Knowledge of German is not required
Desirable attributes:
• A track record of research on the Social Credit System or a closely related issue
• Applied skills in quantitative research methods, or fieldwork experience
• A peer-reviewed publication or a manuscript under review
• Participation in international academic conferences
Application documents (ideally in one pdf file):
• Letter of motivation, max. 3 pages (including a brief outline of how your profile and research could contribute to the project)
• Academic CV (including education, list of publications [with URLs], contact details of two referees)
• A writing sample (thesis chapter, manuscript under review or published article/chapter)
Research fields:
Main research field
|
Special research fields |
Importance |
Linguistics and Literature
|
Sinology |
CAN |
Sociology
|
Political sociology;Empirical social research;Sociology of technology |
CAN |
Political Science
|
Political systems;Comparative politics;Policy analysis;Science and technology policy |
CAN |
Languages:
Language
|
Language level |
Importance |
Chinese
|
Very good knowledge |
MUST |
English
|
Excellent knowledge |
MUST |
Computer-Skills:
Type of computer skills
|
Specified computer skills |
Importance |
Basic Knowledge
|
MS Excel |
MUST |
Basic Knowledge
|
MS Word |
MUST |
Programming language
|
Others |
CAN |
Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (
http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 22.09.2021, mentioning reference number 12208.
For further information please contact Steinhardt, Heinz Christoph +43-1-4277-43853.
The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.
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Reference number: 12208
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