3 Doctoral Positions in LiVV – Project Cluster “The Politics of Inequality”

• Defend your dissertation prospectus after one year
• Research the impact of war on inequality and write a doctoral dissertation related to this topic
• Contribute as a co-author to scientific papers
• Write solo-authored papers for your doctoral dissertation
• Complete the required coursework within the Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS) of the University of Konstanz.
• Integrate yourself within the vibrant scientific community of the Cluster and its participating departments

Economic inequality:
MA in Politics, Economics, Sociology, or related area, willingness to work across disciplines
- Excellent knowledge of applied statistics (experimental and quasi-experimental designs) and computational text analysis (Phyton or R)
- English (C1 level or above), knowledge of Russian, Ukrainian, or Arabic is an advantage
Contact: Prof. Gerald Schneider (Gerald.schneider@uni-konstanz.de)

Health inequality:
MA in Politics, Economics, Sociology, or related area, willingness to work across disciplines
- Excellent knowledge of applied statistics, focus on methods that allow for causal inference, experience in survey/questionnaire design, willingness to acquire new skills in qualitative data analysis (e.g. through KOMEX)
- English (C1 level or above), knowledge of Russian, Arabic or Amharic is an advantage
Contact: Prof. Anke Hoeffler (Anke.Hoeffler@uni-konstanz.de)

Linguistic Inequality:
MA in Linguistics (specialization in typology, language policy, sociolinguistics, or multilingualism), willingness to work across disciplines
- Methods: Statistics is a must (additional experience in survey/questionnaire design, on- or offline experiments is an advantage)
- English (C1 level or above), additional knowledge of Amharic, Oromo, or Somali required
Contact: Prof. Tanja Kupisch (tanja.kupisch@ling.lu.se)

• An outstanding research community of professors, junior professors, postdoctoral candidates, guest lecturers and doctoral candidates engaged in frontier research on inequality and related issues
• All departments involved in the Cluster belong to the premier departments of their kind in Germany and enjoy an outstanding reputation in teaching and research
• The supervision of each doctoral candidate by two professors and an external adviser, who match the candidate’s research interests and provide guidance and support regarding doctoral training, the doctoral thesis and career plans
• A wide network of international and national partners, providing opportunities for research stays, contact to external advisers and conference or workshop participation
• Targeted career preparation to facilitate entry into academic positions at leading universities and research institutions, or into top positions in the private sector or the public service
• The University’s first-rate infrastructure includes state-of-the-art computer facilities, and the provision of German and other foreign language courses
• Constance is one of Germany’s choice destinations. Its unique setting on the shores of Lake Constance and the River Rhine, as well as its proximity to the Alps, Switzerland, Austria, and France, make it the ideal location for study and leisure