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PhD position at the Institute of International Relations Prague within the ERC CLOSER project. The candidate will be part of the ERC CLOSER team and the Area Studies PhD programme at Charles University. The research should focus on social mobilisations and politics, political and constitutional liberalism, or linguistic minorities and politics in specified countries.
Job Responsibility:
Conduct research within the project framework
Prepare PhD degree in Area Studies and defend dissertation
Focus research project on contemporary phenomena fitting one of the specified themes
Participate in interdisciplinary training, field research, and workshops
Requirements:
Completed master’s degree in political science, international relations, area studies, political sociology, public law, or a related field before September 1, 2026
Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
Ability to do fieldwork and read documents in at least one of the relevant languages (i.e., Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew - possibly Kurdish or Nubian for the third topic)
Capacity to work in a team
What we offer:
Funds for field research for approximately one year
Acquirement of new skills (interviews, surveys, data management, maps creation, archival research)
Research of a timely topic with a high level of social relevance under a prestigious ERC label
Intellectually stimulating, fully internationalised research environment
Good work/life balance (flexible working hours and partial home office)
Motivational bonuses based on researcher’s publications