NCCR Democracy
Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
Open positions: Two Ph.D. students
NCCR project “Civil Society – Government Interactions in Global Governance”
The NCCR Democracy is an interdisciplinary research program on the challenges to democracy in the 21st century funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the University of Zurich. In the framework of the NCCR project “Civil Society – Government Interactions in Global Governance” we are seeking two Ph.D. students. The
appointment is for four years and will begin on October 1, 2009.
Project description: The project will study how civil society groups (NGOs and business groups) and government representatives interact in the context of global environmental policy making. It will concentrate on developing a formal (game theoretical) model to explain government and civil society groups behavior. It will also use a combination of qualitative case studies and statistical analysis to test hypotheses generated by the theoretical model. The empirical work will mainly cover global climate change and ozone layer policy as well as policies pertaining to trade in hazardous wastes and endangered species.
Position / Profile: We are looking for two PhD students with a strong interest in analyzing global environmental issues from a political economy perspective. We expect you to hold an MA/MSc in political science and/or economics, to have strong methodological skills, a keen interest in questions of political economy, a good knowledge of political science and political economy theories, and a strong command
of English. Expertise in formal modelling (game theory) is not necessary, but will have to be acquired during the first year.
Terms of employment: We offer the successful candidates an intellectually challenging position in one of the leading political science research centers in Europe and the prospects of obtaining a PhD from ETH Zürich (http://www.ib.ethz.ch/phd/index). Your employment and workplace will be in the International Political Economy research group at the CIS, which is led by Prof. Thomas Bernauer
(http://www.ib.ethz.ch). The salary will be according to the pay scale of the Swiss National Science Foundation (ca. CHF 3’000.- /month, which is sufficient to support a modest one person household in Zürich). The employment is for four years. Applications: Applications should include a letter of motivation, a detailed curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, copies of all academic degrees, the MA/MSc thesis or two recent seminar papers. Please submit your application in two Pdf files, the first containing all parts of the application except the MA/MSc thesis or seminar papers, to Ms Claudia Jenny at cjenny@icr.ethz. gess.ch.
The deadline for applications is May 15, 2009.
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ETH Zurich
Dr. Michael M. Bechtel
Center for Comparative and International Studies
WEC C 25
Weinbergstrasse 11
CH-8092 Zurich
michael.bechtel@ ir.gess.ethz. ch
www.ib.ethz.ch/people/mbechtel
+41 44 632 62 68 phone
+41 44 632 12 89 fax
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