Postdoctoral fellowships at the Research College "The Transformative Power of Europe"

Fellowships: 4 postdoctoral fellowships

Date/duration: 12 month fellowships starting October 2014

Deadline for Applications: 15 March 2014 (Successful candidates will be informed in early April 2014)

The Research College (Kolleg-Forschergruppe) "The Transfomative Power of Europe. The European Union and the Diffusion of Ideas", directed by Profs. Tanja A. Börzel and Thomas Risse, advertises up to 4 postdoctoral fellowships. We particularly encourage applications on projects located in the field of comparative regionalism. We are especially interested in the following topics:

•  Regional cooperation and integration in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
•  Adaptation of and resistance to European institutional models and policies in other parts of the world
•  Diffusion of institutions and policies from other parts of the world to Europe and the EU including historical perspectives.

The fellows must have their PhD submitted by the fall of 2014 (September 30, 2014 at the latest). The duration of the fellowship is 12 months (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015) with an annual stipend of EUR 30.000 (including travel expenses).

The following materials should be submitted:

- CV and list of publications;

- Proposal for a postdoctoral project;

- Transcripts of degrees and other relevant material;

- Two letters of reference.

Please send your application to the following address:

Freie Universität Berlin
Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science
Research College "Transformative Power of Europe"

Prof. Dr. Tanja A. Börzel and Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse
Ihnestr. 26
D-14195 Berlin

Germany

Or via email to: transform-europe@fu-berlin.de

Further information can be found at www.transformeurope.eu or obtained at transform-europe@fu-berlin.de.