Department of Political Science

Open Calls: Academic Felowship Program, Post Doctoral Fellowship on the “Political Economy of Global Finance”

Old Calls: Departmental Junior Research Positions, Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship 09-10, CEU Professorial and CEU Visiting Research Fellowships 2009-2010, Centre for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences Fellowships, Go8 Fellowships, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) and the Norway Grants Mechanism, Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship, Workshop Application, CEU Professorial and Visiting Research Fellowships

Post Doctoral Fellowship on the “Political Economy of Global Finance” (deadline: May 2, 2011)

The Political Economy Research Group (PERG) at Central European University (CEU) invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship on the “Political Economy of Global Finance” to begin in the fall of 2011.
The ongoing global financial crisis has demonstrated a clear need to revise established paradigms in comparative political economy. In particular, dominant approaches in this field have underestimated the degree of “financialization,” that is the predominance of financial markets, motives, institutions, and elites in the operation and governance of the economy in all forms of capitalism. Therefore PERG seeks a post-doctoral researcher with a specialty in the international political economy of global finance, financial development, or related topics.
In addition to working on his or her research and publication agenda, the post-doctoral fellow will be expected to attend and actively engage in PERG seminar meetings, participate in collaborative research projects with PERG members, give a public lecture at CEU, and contribute to the organization of lectures or a workshop with renowned scholars in the field. If interested, the fellow will also have the opportunity to engage in research seminars at multiple departments and potentially teach a course.
PERG is a highly active, collaborative research group of CEU doctoral students and faculty from four departments - Political Science, International Relations and European Studies, Public Policy, and Economics - working in the area of political economy. The post-doctoral fellow will benefit from engaging in a very active and motivating community of senior and junior researchers that is focused on providing feedback on colleagues’ work and engaging in collaborative research. The research profile of PERG members includes many dimensions of political economy, such as labor markets, social mobilization, migration, fiscal and social policy, and transnational capitalism. The fellow may also utilize PERG’s contacts and networks within and beyond CEU that relate to the Political Economy of Global Finance.
The two-year position is created within the framework of the “CEU 20th Anniversary Postdoctoral Fellowships” to commemorate 20 years of academic activity at CEU. The successful candidate will receive a competitive stipend and will be eligible for a health plan.
The application package should consist of a single PDF file with
• a short letter of motivation stating the candidate’s qualifications and reasons for interest in the fellowship,
• a research proposal outlining current and future research (2-3 pages),
• a CV,
• the contact information of three references (including e-mail, phone number, mailing address, and relationship to the applicant), and
• one writing sample (published article, work-in progress, or a dissertation chapter).
Informal enquiries may be addressed to perg@ceu.hu. Please send your complete application package to: advert@ceu.hu - including job code in subject line: 2011/023 CEU is an equal opportunity employer.
Application deadline: May 2, 2011

Academic Felowship Program (deadline April 11, 2011)

The Academic Fellowship Program (AFP) from the Open Society Foundations announces the 2011 competition for the International Scholars Fellowship. The program invites highly qualified scholars in the social sciences and humanities to consult at carefully selected university departments in the AFP region: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine. Fellowships include a modest stipend, transportation, accommodation, and various other allowances, begin in August or September 2011, last one academic year, and are renewable. Those international scholars selected will offer advice on the reform agenda of AFP partner departments and share with departmental colleagues the latest developments in their discipline, collaborate on the introduction of new courses, and encourage the development of skills critical to academic work. Application deadline is April 11. 2011. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply in the AFP website.

Departmental Junior Research Positions (deadline: summer 2009)

The Department of Political Science at CEU anticipates employing two junior (pre-doctoral) researchers for a period of 3 years on individual projects related to the comparative study of voting behaviour in elections. These full-time researchers will work within a Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Electoral Democracy [ELECDEM], receive a salary and allowances for research and travel expenses, attend conferences and training events as well as undertake work at partner institutions in the network. The partners include the Universities of Amsterdam, Exeter, Mannheim, Oxford, Vienna as well as the European University Institute (Florence), Sabanci University (Istanbul), TNS-Opinion (Brussels), the Institute of Public Affairs (Bratislava) and Kieskompas (Amsterdam). We expect to fill these positions before September 2009 and that the researchers will start work by October 2009. Enquiries about these Marie Curie posts should be directed to Gabor Toka. Note that the start date and details are subject to ongoing negotiations with the European Commission, and only applicants who do not yet have a PhD will be eligible to apply.

Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship at Leiden University (deadline 23 February 2008)

The scholarships are offered for the 2009-2010 AY for the following (Post) Graduate- degree-programs at Leiden University:

Master of Art Programs
European Union Studies, duration 10 months
Political Sciences (international politics), duration 1-2 years
International Relations and Diplomatic Studies, duration 2 years

Master of Science Program
Public Administration, duration 12 months

LL.M. Programs
European Law, duration 12 months
European Business Law, duration 12 months
Public International Law, duration 12 months
Public International Law & International Criminal Specialization, duration 12 months
International Tax Law, duration 12 months

MPhil Programs
Political Science Institutional Analysis, duration 2 years
Public Administration Research: Institutional Change and Reform, duration 2 years

The scholarship includes the following:
• waiver of the application fee
• full waiver of the tuition fee
• monthly stipend of € 900. Stipends will be paid by Leiden University in monthly instalments.
• health insurance, can be effected through the internet, prior to departure
• reimbursement of the cost of a resident permit (approx.€ 430)
• arranging accommodation, orientation program, student ID card
• e-mail account, internet access, research facilities
• other services: assistance in applying for a visa, if needed, opening a local bank account.

Additional information

Cost of Accommodation:
Students are responsible of paying the deposit for the housing, which amounts to one month's rent.
One month's rent and one month's deposit (approx. total of 900 Euro), is usually to be paid in advance. Students will be notified timely about the procedures. Rent is to be paid for per month by the student, out of the stipend. Accommodation has cooking facilities. Students may use these facilities to prepare their own meals or make use of the Students Dining Hall at additional cost.

Insurance:
Students are required by law to have adequate health insurance, which is also necessary to obtain a residence permit. It is advised to have liability insurance as well. There are several providers which offer policies for staff and students. Several options can be compared on the internet. One might want to try AON: www.myaon.nl.

Estimated cost of living:
• accommodation approx. between €500-550 per month.( 2007-2008)
• food; an amount of €240 per month should be counted for
• books, approx. €500 per annum
• insurance, approx. €40 per month
• personal cost such as: traveling, pocket money, miscellaneous
(Note: the total cost may vary and depends upon personal spending habits).

Please note that all relevant and necessary information is available at Leiden University's website: www.leiden.edu under "Degree seeking students" or "Master programmes". Students have to meet the admissions requirements as set by Leiden University, which are mentioned for each program separately.

Interested students have to apply on-line through Leiden University's on-line application form.
For more information please go to http://postgraduate.leidenuniv.nl/admissions/howtoapply.jsp. On the scholarship page, please tick the box for the Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship program. The page has a box in which you have to explain why you opt for this scholarship (page can be downloaded). Please note that only complete application forms with all enclosures will be processed.

Completed applications: 1 original and 4 copies of the application materials (except the reference letters) must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office (located in Students Services) by no later than Monday, 23 February, 2008.

CEU Professorial and CEU Visiting Research Fellowships 2009-2010 (deadline 20 January 2009)

CEU Research Fellowship is a program for teachers and researchers holding Ph.D. or equivalent, working in Central and Eastern Europe (except EU), former Soviet Union, Mongolia and Palestine. Fellows are supported for a research period of one to six months, depending upon the type of research being undertaken.
The Fellowship program supports two types of Research Fellows: CEU Visiting Research Fellows and CEU Professorial Research Fellows (For academics holding a full professorship). Both types of Fellowship cover travel costs to/from Budapest, accommodation in CEU's Residence Center during the period of the Fellowship, insurance and a monthly stipend.
This program is publication-oriented and promotes original research. You can find the relevant fields of research, the application requirements and more information on the Special and Extension Programs Website.
The deadline for applications is 20th January, 2009.

Centre for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences Fellowships, Madrid (deadline 16 November 2008)

The Centre for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences –CEACS (Juan March Institute, Madrid) invites applications for two research positions in political science and sociology. The fields of interest in political science include comparative politics and political economy, and in sociology include inequality, social mobility and labour markets.
The position in political science will be at the junior level. The position in sociology will be at either the junior or senior level, depending on the quality of the applications received.
Candidates for the junior position must have a PhD. degree obtained after 1st January 2006 and before 1st October 2009 (the date on which the employment contract will commence). The selected candidates will be expected to publish their research in prestigious journals and presses and to participate in the research programs of the centre. The allowance will be €42,000 per year. The appointments will be for a period of three years, renewable upon a positive evaluation that will consider, above all, the record of publications.
Candidates for the senior position must have significant research experience, and a record of publications of excellence. The appointment will be for an initial period of five years, renewable upon a positive assessment of the record of publications. The allowance will be €55,520 per year.
Both junior and senior researchers will be able to make use of an additional annual allowance for academic travel and conferences.
The Centre, which was established in 1986, is a small centre promoting high quality research in the social sciences. It has links with an extensive international network of research teams. It has an excellent specialised library which stores a huge number of political, sociological and economic data sets. The research interests of the Centre are reflected in its series of Working Papers.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae and a sample of recent work, should be sent to Magdalena Nebreda (magdalen@ceacs.march.es), CEACS, Instituto Juan March, Castelló 77, 28006-Madrid (Spain). Two or more reference letters should be sent separately. The deadline for applications is 16th November, 2008.

Go8 Fellowships, Australia (deadline 31 October 2008)

The Group of Eight (Go8) is a coalition of leading Australian universities, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education.

General information:
The Group of Eight offers eight annual fellowships to early career researchers in Europe to work in Go8 universities for up to six months. It is envisaged that Fellows will continue to collaborate with Australian research partners when they return to their home institutions. Each Fellowship is worth AUD 20,000.

Eligible countries:
The Fellowships are open to eligible researchers in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.

Eligible fellows:
a) have completed a PhD less than five years prior to application for the Fellowship;
b) are under 40 years of age at the time of application;
c) are a citizen of one of the designated countries listed above;
d) reside in one of the designated countries listed above (it need not be the same country as your citizenship);
e) have been employed (minimum half-time appointment) for at least six months prior to application by a university or research organisation (public or private) in one of the designated countries;
f) have sufficient competency in English to be able to adequately communicate with researchers in their host university;
g) are eligible to obtain an Australian Visiting Academic Visa (subclass 419) or equivalent Australian visa.

Application deadline:
31 October 2008

Application process:
The application pack is available at the following link:
http://www.go8.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=174&Itemid=236
Candidates are restricted to submitting one application per year.
Each application must be supported by an academic supervisor at a Go8 university.
All applicants will be informed of the outcomes in early December 2008 with successful candidates expected to commence their fellowships during 2009.

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) and the Norway Grants Mechanism -- Supporting the scientific career of internationally renowned young researchers (deadline 15 October 2008)

Main aims:
- enhancing the reintegration of young talents into the national scientific arena
- supporting highly promising research projects.

Eligible researchers:
- age limit: under 40 years
- research experience: 2-10 years post PhD
- internationally renowned scientific profile, excellent professional records
- association with a university or research institute
- advantages: candidates associated with a European research institute or researchers returning to Hungary

Financing:
- no own contribution is required
- minimum amount of grant: HUF 7,638,889/ EUR 32,500
- maximum amount of grant: HUF 30,555,556/EUR 130,000
- eligible costs: personnel costs (lead investigator, employees' salary, per diem, administration), additional salary costs, conference participation, travel costs, consumables, equipment, overhead (max 10% of the total budget)

Duration of projects:
- maximum 24 months that may be extended for another 12 months

Supported activities/scientific domains:
- basic research as core activity in the following scientific domains: environmental protection, sustainable development, preservation of the European cultural heritage, human resources development, healthcare and youth issues

Language of proposals:
- English
More information is available at http://www.otka.hu/index.php?akt_menu=3531

Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship at Leiden University (deadline 3 March 2008)

The scholarships are offered for the 2008-2009 AY for the following (Post) Graduate- degree-programs at Leiden University:

Master of Art Programs
European Union Studies, duration 10 months
Political Sciences (international politics), duration 1-2 years
International Relations and Diplomatic Studies, duration 2 years

Master of Science Program
Public Administration, duration 12 months

MPhil Programs
Political Science Institutional Analysis, duration 2 years
Public Administration Research: Institutional Change and Reform, duration 2 years

Call for Application (deadline: 31 Oct 2007)
Workshop Series: The Enlargement of the Single European Market

The workshop series (sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council) concentrates on the impact of EU enlargement on the political, social and economic agenda of the EU. More specifically, it analyses the effects that enlargement has on the pan-European discussion regarding the Single Market policy framework and the concept of a European Social Model. Events held in the framework of the project focus on the contribution of Central and Eastern European countries, in defining priorities of Single Market Reform and socio-economic development in the EU.
Issued to be analyzed throughout the workshop series include:
• The completion of the Single European Market - the EU policy framework
The policy approach of the revised Lisbon Strategy and the Internal Market Strategy and its impact on the domestic economic reform within the member states.
• The transformation process in the new member states
The extent to which the EU’s Single European Market policy framework, as well as aspirations to meet the stability criteria of EMU influence the domestic reform agenda in new member states.
• Labor market reform and migration in the enlarged EU
Effects of the changes in the nature of employment on national employment systems and active labor market reform programs developed by individual member states.
• The European Social Model- Old versus New Europe?
Is the EU heading towards a new multiplicity of social models and can the social model proposed by Lisbon be more than a deregulated free trade area without national borders?
The project spans over the period of February - September 2008.

A call for applications is now addressed to CEU PhD students to participate in the workshop series and to present a research paper at one of the workshops.

Proposals should address some of the following themes with regard the 12 new member states, on an individual or comparative basis:
• Which are the major trends in the political, economic and social transformation in the new member states?
• Who are the main domestic and supranational drivers behind these trends?
• How does the existing EU policy framework (Lisbon, Internal Market Strategy, EMU) influence the transformation processes in the new member states and are the latter in return modifying the EU’s policy agenda?
• Has the expansion of membership towards 27 countries made it more difficult to determine common characteristics for a European Social Model?

Proposals should be received by October 31 and should include:
• a paper abstract of approx. 1,000 - 1,500 words
• title of proposed paper
• author’s CV

The proposals will serve as a basis for a round of interviews to be conducted with selected students. Based on the outcome of the interviews we will select one candidate to take part in the seminar series throughout the duration of the project. Four seminars will be held between February - September 2008 in England, Poland and Hungary. Costs associated with participation at the events will be covered. The selected researcher will have a chance to join a group of academics and elites from business, politics and interest groups across Europe who aim to encourage a new pan-European dialogue on the future of the Single European Market in the Community of 27 members. The candidate will finalize his/her research paper based on the lessons of some of the seminars by approximately June 2008. (approximate length 13,000 - 15,000 words). Publication of the academic paper is to be expected in a special journal issue and/or a jointly edited book with Routledge publishers as part of its Business and Management book series.
Other proposals may be selected for presentation at the seminar held in Budapest in the fall of 2008.
Please submit paper proposals or address any questions to:

Anna Reich
Center for EU Enlargement Studies
Central European University
Budapest, 1051, Nádor u. 9., Hungary
reicha@ceu.hu
Tel: (00 36 1) 327-3000/2357
Fax: (00 36 1) 328-3444

CEU Professorial and Visiting Research Fellowships Year 2008-2009 (deadline: 15 Dec. 2007)

A Program for teachers and researchers holding Phd or equivalent, working in Central and Eastern Europe (except EU), former Soviet Union and Mongolia. This program is designed to increase exchange between scholars of the region and Central European University, and to promote original research, which can be of practical benefit to a particular country or region. You can find the relevant fields of research and more information on the Special and Extension Programs Website: http://www.ceu.hu/sep/spo/fellowships.html.

The deadline for application is: Dec. 15, 2007

Download the call for applications here.

Contact: Celine Barlet, Program Coordinator, barletc@ceu.hu

Fellowship Opportunities