CFA: Doctoral Researcher for the Research Project “China and the Transformation of Political Order in Africa”
Christof Hartmann & Nele Noesselt – co-leading a new research project financed by the German National Research Foundation (DFG) – are seeking to hire a
doctoral researcher
for their research project “China and the Transformation of Political Order in Africa”, TV-L 13.
Job ID: 991-21
Start of the Project: April, 2022
Duration: 3 years (36 months) / 65 % position
Application deadline: January 23, 2022
The working language of the project is English.
Job description:
- Data collection and data analysis on China’s role in Africa and Chinese academic debates on political developments in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania
- Fieldwork (data collection, expert interviews) in China
- Contribution to the joint project publications and the project-related workshops
Your profile:
MA degree in Political Science or Social Sciences with additional training in Modern Chinese Studies
OR
MA degree in Modern Chinese Studies with additional training in Political Science/Social Sciences (with outstanding results)
- Excellent language proficiency in English and Chinese
- Advanced knowledge of social science theories and methods
- Study or fieldwork experience in China
- Strong interest in African politics and dedication to cooperate with our partner institutes in Africa
Applications (deadline January 23, 2022) should include
- cover letter
- CV
- transcripts of university degrees
- selected publications (journal article/book chapter – or a chapter of your MA thesis)
- contact details of two references
and should be submitted electronically (as PDF document) to maren.mertens@uni-due.de mentioning the job ID “991-21”
For more details regarding the job position, please contact the two project leaders (nele.noesselt@uni-due.de or Christof.hartmann@uni-due.de)
