FW: PhD/ Postdoc positions in the field of climate change and global finance

[Matthew Paterson]

Dear all

 

Some post-doc and PHD positions that may be of interest to you or your students.

 

Cheers

 

Mat

 

 

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Matthew Paterson

Politics/Sustainable Consumption Institute

University of Manchester

 

New book out - In Search of Climate Politics

Recent articles: Climate change and international political economy: between collapse and transformation

‘The End of the Fossil Fuel Age’? Discourse Politics and Climate Change Political Economy

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Von: Wullweber, Joscha <Joscha.W...@uni-wh.de>
Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Juli 2022 17:30
An: Wullweber, Joscha <Joscha.W...@uni-wh.de>
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Betreff: PhD/ Postdoc positions in the field of climate change and global finance

 

Liebe Kolleg:innen,

 

ich schreibe Euch, weil ich die Zusage für mein BMBF Projekt “Climate change and global finance at the crossroads: Policy challenges, politico-economic dynamics, and sustainable transformation” erhalten habe. Ich kann bis zu drei Stellen PhD/Postdoc schaffen, für drei Jahre. Leider kam die Zusage nun so kurzfristig, dass die Deadline für die Bewerbungen bereits der 5. August ist.

 

Ich würde mich freuen, wenn Ihr die angehängte Stellenausschreibung an interessierte Personen oder auch Listen weiterleiten könntet. Unten folgt die Ausschreibung nochmals als Fließtext. Deutschkenntnisse sind kein Muss, aber von Vorteil.

 

Herzlich

Joscha

 

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Within the context of the newly starting BMBF project “Climate change and global finance at the crossroads: Policy challenges, politico-economic dynamics, and sustainable transformation” at the Heisenberg Professorship of Politics, Transformation and Sustainability (Prof Dr Joscha Wullweber) in the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, we are recruiting for the earliest entry date possible

three research associates (65% to 100% PhD or postdoc positions) (f/d/m) in the field of climate change and global finance.

The appointment is limited to three years. Other part-time models are also possible. Follow-up financing is planned at an early stage.

Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Nxc6MN

Project aim

Large-scale investment flows are required to decarbonize the economy, society, and the state in order for genuine progress to be made in tackling the effects of climate change. Financial players, however, are highly reluctant to change their investment strategies, and so far financial policies have not been very effective in redirecting investments into more sustainable assets and sectors. The BMBF project aims to evaluate internal financial market dynamics and the responsiveness of financial actors related to regulations, climate/fiscal policy, and monetary policy. The project explores how to steer the financial sector toward more sustainable investments, while avoiding major financial crises as a result of regulations (e.g. large-scale stranded assets, “success as failure”) which might seriously hinder or even prevent progress toward sustainable pathways. The goal is to draft realistic proposals for policy instruments and strategies designed to incentivize and push the financial sector towards sustainable investments.

Governing the conduct of financial players accordingly implies influencing the very logic behind their profit-seeking and investment strategies. Central banks and finance ministries can play a pivotal role in this regard. This also means considering alternative means by which state power is or can be exercised and finding different approaches to shape the economy and financial markets. Data (interviews, documents) will be analysed with the computer-aided qualitative and mixed methods data analysis software program MAXQDA. Analysis will be structured and guided by a solid theoretical framework consisting, above others, of theories of International Political Economy, state theories, conflict theories, and reflexive theories of financial performativity.

Your responsibilities

-        Data collection (documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with relevant financial experts in different countries)

-        Data analysis (supported by MAXQDA)

-        Development of analytical frameworks

-        Project administration

-        Organizing of stakeholder workshops and scientific conferences

-        Publication of research results in policy briefs, research reports, and peer-review journals

-        Presentation of research results at conferences, workshops and the project related policy innovation lab

-        Collaboration with our project partner Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IÖW) in Berlin

-        Transfer of research findings to the public

Your profile

-        Completed very good master's degree in political science, social sciences, International Political Economy, economics, or geography

-        In-depth knowledge of global finance and international political economy

-        Very good command of English

-        Good knowledge of German is an advantage

-        Ability and motivation to conduct independent, theoretically guided empirical research

-        Strong interest in global transformation processes in the field of socio-ecological transformation and global finance

-        Enjoying working in a team

-        Experience in and willingness to engage in interdisciplinary cooperation

-        Experience in research and political activism in the field of global finance or sustainable transformation is desirable

What we offer

-        The opportunity to conduct research in an international context and, on the basis of progressive theoretical and methodological approaches to international political economy, to make an important contribution toward a more profound understanding of the processes and struggles of sustainable and just transformation and global finance

-        A stimulating working environment for political-economic research at the international level

-        Comprehensive support for your PhD or postdoc project

-        A family-friendly working environment (flexible working hours, with the possibility of also working partly from home).

-        30 days of paid annual leave and extended holiday weekends (from the 24th to 31st of December plus three additional days that fall between a public holiday and the weekend)

-        Child care subsidy of up to 200 euros per month (depending on salary level and age of child)

-        Occupational pension scheme and disability insurance

-        Comprehensive advanced training programme

-        Promotion of environmentally-friendly transportation options (bicycle leasing, electric car rental, etc.)

-        Local public transport season ticket at a reduced price

-        A wide selection of (also vegan) food choices in our cafeteria at reduced employee prices

-        A variety of sports and leisure activities for staff members

-        Excellent infrastructure and modern technical equipment

Contact/ Application

Interested applicants are invited to submit detailed applications online via the application portal of Witten/Herdecke University.

Applications must include:

-        A statement of motivation

-        Curriculum vitae

-        A two- to three-page synopsis outlining the methodology and theoretical framework with which you would approach the research project described above

-        If you writing a PhD: additionally, add a one-page synopsis of your dissertation project

-        Writing sample (one or two thematically appropriate published articles, or Master’s thesis)

-        Documentation of qualifications and competencies, certificates

The deadline for applications is 5 August 2022. Interviews will be held shortly after the application deadline (probably on 9 and 10 August).

Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Nxc6MN

For any questions regarding the content of the call for applications, please contact Professor Joscha Wullweber (joscha.w...@uni-wh.de).

Diversity concept

Witten/Herdecke University explicitly fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion, and is looking forward to applications from such qualified individuals. At the same time, we strive to raise the proportion of women in our research and teaching staff, and therefore explicitly encourage qualified female academics to apply.

 

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Prof. Dr. Joscha Wullweber

Heisenberg Professor of Politics/ Political Economy, Transformation and Sustainability

Faculty of Management, Economics, and Society University of Witten/Herdecke

 

https://www.uni-wh.de/wullweber

https://twitter.com/JWullweber

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joscha_Wullweber

 

Recent publications:

2022: Democracy, economic inequality, and mending. Critical Policy Studies: DOI: 10.1080/19460171.2022.2028645.

2021: Zentralbankkapitalismus. Transformationen des globalen Finanzsystems in Krisenzeiten, Berlin: Suhrkamp, 3. Auflage.

2021: The Politics of Shadow Money: Security Structures, Money Creation and Unconventional Central Banking, in: New Political Economy, 26 (1), 69-85.

2020: Embedded finance: The shadow banking system, sovereign power, and a new state-market hybridity, in: Journal of Cultural Economy, 13 (5), 592-609.

2020: The COVID-19 financial crisis, global financial instabilities and transformations in the financial system, Berlin: Finanzwende/ Heinrich-Böll-Foundation.

2019: Money, State, Hegemony. A political ontology of money, in: New Political Science, 41 (2), 313-328.

2019: Monism vs. Pluralism, the global financial crisis, and the methodological struggle in the field of International Political Economy, in: Competition and Change, 23 (3), 287–311.

 

 

 

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