«A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 8500 students and is one of the largest employers in the region, providing around 3100 employees with an attractive and innovative environment for research.
In the context of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project "Gauging Global Governance: The Effectiveness of Transnational Public-Private Governance Initiatives and Intergovernmental Organizations", the Department of Political Science at the University of St. Gallen invites applications for two
research assistants positions
in the research group of Professor Oliver Westerwinter. The SNSF project examines the effectiveness of transnational public-private governance initiatives and intergovernmental organizations. The project uses a multi-method research design to investigate why some transnational public-private governance initiatives (TGIs) perform well while others do poorly, and whether the pathways to good performance differ across and between TGIs and intergovernmental organizations. For further information on the project, please see http://www.gaugingglobalgovernance.com.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
The starting date for the positions is October 1, 2020 (or upon agreement). Funding is available for up to 24 months. Positions can range between twenty and thirty percent upon agreement.
The research assistants will be integrated in an international research team encompassing researchers located at the Universities of St. Gallen, Wisconsin-Madison, and Arizona State.
Applicants should send their full application in English, including cover letter, CV, one writing sample, copies of relevant certificates, and the contact details of two academic references, to Oliver Westerwinter (oliver.westerwinter@unisg.ch) no later than
July 17, 2020.
For further inquiry, please send an email to Oliver Westerwinter.
