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<p>Bonjour,</p>
<p>L'équipe de Jean-Benoit Pilet cherche un postdoc pour commencer
en septembre avec un profil méthodes expérimentales.</p>
<p>Source : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/542444"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/542444</a><br>
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<p>Bien cordialement,</p>
<p>Gilles<br>
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<p>The Department of Political Science at the Université libre de
Bruxelles (ULB) is hiring a postdoc researcher for the POLITICIZE
project (ERC Consolidator Grant). The project has started in
September 2018 and is financed for 5 years. The candidate
recruited will be offered a 3-year mobility grant starting on
September, 1st 2020 (to be discussed).<br>
<br>
We are especially looking for a postdoc researcher with strong
expertise in citizens’ surveys and in experimental methods (survey
experiments, conjoint experiments, lab experiments).<br>
<br>
Interest for democratic innovations, the role of experts in
democracies and citizens’ attitudes towards democracy is needed,
even if no previous research on these topics has been conducted by
the applicant.<br>
<br>
<b>Job description</b><b><br>
</b><br>
This is a call for applications for a full-time mobility post-doc
grant for three years.<br>
<br>
The postdoc researcher will become an active member of the
ERC-consolidator research project “Non-elected Politics. Cure or
Curse for representative democracy?” (CureorCurse). The project is
coordinated by Professor Jean-Benoit Pilet. It offers a
stimulating working environment in a dynamic and international
research team.<br>
<br>
The researcher will be based at the Cevipol (ULB). He/she will
have an office and relevant administrative support at ULB. She/he
will have no teaching obligations. He/she will be expected to
contribute to collective work on the project, and to present and
publish individual or collective research outputs.<br>
<br>
According to the experience of the candidate, the monthly net
income will range around 2500 euros.<br>
<br>
The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is an equal opportunity
employer.<br>
<br>
<b>Tasks</b><b><br>
</b><br>
Within the project, the selected postdoc candidate will perform
the following tasks:<br>
<br>
Contribute to the preparation and the fieldwork for the
comparative survey of citizens’ democratic preferences across 10
European countries. The survey would contain elements of survey
experiments;<br>
Develop new ideas for surveys and survey experiments related
to citizens democratic preferences and how they evaluate involving
non-elected actors in policy-making;<br>
Manage the administrative tasks (reporting, tenders, ...)
related to the survey.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
STARTING DATE is September, 2020 (open to discussion).<br>
<br>
INTERESTED?<br>
<br>
Questions regarding the Postdoc scholarship can be addressed to
Professor Jean-Benoit Pilet (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:jpilet@ulb.ac.be" moz-do-not-send="true">jpilet@ulb.ac.be</a>)<br>
<br>
APPLICATIONS should include (in one single PDF document):<br>
<br>
a copy of the passport/ID<br>
a letter of motivation explaining the candidate’s general
interest for the project<br>
a full CV (including grades obtained for each study year, the
title of your PhD thesis, and a list of publications, courses
taken, and conference presentations)<br>
a short research statement presenting what line of research
within the ERC project the candidate propose to conduct,<br>
Name, affiliation, email and phone number of two referees who
can be contacted if necessary<br>
<br>
The deadline for applications is August, 17th 2020.<br>
<br>
A skype or face-to-face interview may be organized.<br>
<br>
Please send the above documents electronically to Professor
Jean-Benoit Pilet (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:jpilet@ulb.ac.be" moz-do-not-send="true">jpilet@ulb.ac.be</a>)<br>
<br>
For more information on the project, visit our website<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://politicize.eu/"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://politicize.eu/</a></p>
<p><b>Required Research Experiences</b><br>
<br>
RESEARCH FIELD<br>
Political sciences › Governance<br>
YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE<br>
4 - 10<br>
<br>
Offer Requirements<br>
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REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL<br>
Political sciences: PhD or equivalent<br>
Sociology: PhD or equivalent<br>
REQUIRED LANGUAGES<br>
FRENCH: Basic<br>
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Skills/Qualifications<br>
<br>
Profile<br>
<br>
Holder of a PhD in political science or related disciplines,
obtained maximum 8 years ago<br>
Cannot have resided in Belgium for more than 2 years over the
last 3 years (legal requirement for mobility grants)<br>
Research interest and/or expertise in democratic innovations,
participatory democracy, experts’ involvement in politics, opinion
surveys, experimental methods<br>
Very good command of quantitative and survey methods for
social and political sciences<br>
Expertise in experimental research, especially in survey
experiments<br>
Good command of dataset management and statistical software<br>
Good command of data visualization tools would be an asset<br>
Good organizational and time management skills<br>
Ability to work in a team<br>
A good command of English, and French (or willingness to
improve one’s command of French during the scholarship)<br>
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<pre class="western">Gilles Pradeau
Doctoral Researcher
University of Westminster
32-38 Wells Street, London, W1T 3UW, United Kingdom
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