The Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) seeks to appoint a PhD position (TVöD E13 50%) for 33 months starting on 1 April 2019 within the ORA-funded project “Determinants of Mobilisation at Home and Abroad: Analysing the Micro-Foundations of Out-Migration & Mass Protest” (MOBILISE)

Requirements:
- A completed MA in the social sciences (e.g. political science, sociology)
- PhD proposal related to the ORA project
- qualitative and/or quantitative research skills
- interest in mixed-methods research
- A research record on Eastern Europe or at least an interest in engaging in research on the region
- Ability to coordinate the implementation of parts of the ORA project
- Polish or Ukrainian language knowledge desirable

The successful applicant will be based at ZOiS. ZOiS is an independent, international and inter-disciplinary research institute based in Berlin. It was set up in October 2016 and is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. It focuses on medium-term politically relevant research on Eastern Europe in an international context. The working languages at ZOiS are German and Eng-lish. It is not essential to speak German.

The MOBILISE project aims to analyse the interrelationship between migration and protests. The country cases are Ukraine, Poland, Morocco and Brazil, all of which have recently witnessed large-scale emigration and protests. The project follows migrants from these countries to Germany, the UK and Spain. The multi-method project combines survey research, focus groups and social media analysis.
MOBILISE is funded under the Open Research Area (ORA) and links up researchers from ZOiS, the University of Manchester, the University of Oxford, the University Paris Saclay and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

For their doctoral thesis, the successful candidate will pursue a topic related to the thematic focus of MOBILISE while also contributing to the data collection and analysis of MOBILISE. He/she will become a member of the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universiät zu Berlin: https://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/de/bgss. The BGSS is providing a rigorous doctoral programme with methodological and thematic modules.

The PhD position is available from 1 April 2019. The salary will be determined in accordance with the guidelines of the German Research Foundation (DFG). ZOiS is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.

Applications including

- a Mission Statement including a description of how the applicant’s research interests and background fit MOBILISE
- Curriculum Vitae
- Expose of the doctoral project (ca. 5 pages)
- Certificate of English Language Ability (TOEFL, IELTS, C-level etc.)
- Copies of degrees and certificates (official transcripts, diplomas, including translations into German or English, if necessary)

should be sent in one file (max. 10 MB) to bewerbung@zois-berlin.de by 5 February 2019. Applicants should arrange to have two academic references sent separately to the same address by the closing date. Please put the job reference number ORA 02/2019 in the subject line of your email message.

For further information, please contact Dr. Christian Schaich (ZOiS Managing Director): christian.schaich@zois-berlin.de.