Scholarship Holder 2 quantitative researcher

Offer Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• conducting research under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, prof. Agnieszka Kwiatkowska;
• participation in the collection of data covering the framing of democracy in public discourse in Europe;
• quantitative text analysis and interpretation;
• participation in the creation of a public database on discourse on democracy;
• participation in preparing scenarios for IDIs and FGIs;
• leading role in survey preparation;
• participation in data analysis and interpretation;
• participation in dissemination activities, including conference presentations, preparation of scientific articles and a book, responsible for press releases and social media content.

Information about the project

The main objective of DEMRES is to identify and analyze the key narratives of democratic backsliding and democratic resilience used by anti-democratic and pro-democratic political actors, as well as to assess the responsiveness of key target groups to these narratives and their mobilizing potential in elections. The project aims to create a unique knowledge base on how populist challenges reshape contemporary democracies. By combining advanced analysis of political texts with qualitative and quantitative research, the project examines how political language can contribute either to democratic erosion or to democratic resilience.

Research questions

• Which narratives are used to legitimize democratic backsliding, and which are used to defend democracy?
• How do these narratives vary between political actors and across changing political contexts?
• Which social and political groups are most responsive to particular backsliding and resilience narratives?
• Under what conditions can these narratives shape political attitudes, electoral choices and political mobilization?

Where to apply

E-mail: politic@isppan.waw.pl

Requirements

• Research Field: Sociology; Education Level: Undergraduate
• Research Field: Sociology; Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Research Field: Sociology; Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
• Research Field: Political sciences; Education Level: Undergraduate
• Research Field: Political sciences; Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Research Field: Political sciences; Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• BA or MA in Sociology, Political Science or a related discipline;
• experience in preparing scientific publications and disseminating research findings at national and international conferences;
• very good command of English, spoken and written, enabling scientific publication in English.

Specific Requirements

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• data analysis skills, including up-to-date knowledge about quantitative data analysis, including analysis of survey experiments;
• knowledge of quantitative text analysis and natural language processing or willingness to learn;
• experience in preparing scientific publications and disseminating research findings at national and international conferences;
• proven track record of publications and/or research expertise in democracy studies or a related field.

Languages: ENGLISH

Level: Excellent

Internal Application form(s) needed

Announcement_OPUS_DEMRES_Scholarship_Holder_2_quantitative.pdf
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Additional Information

Benefits

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• the position is planned for 48 months;
• remote work and participation in regular team meetings.
• In accordance with the NCN Regulations on the allocation of funding for research projects financed by the National Science Centre (NCN), the remuneration amount may be increased by an additional PLN 1.500 gross/month for each doctoral student who will receive a doctoral scholarship after the month in which their mid-term evaluation is conducted.

REMUNERATION: 5.000,00 PLN gross/month

Eligibility criteria

FORMAL REQUIREMENTS:

• NCN scholarships may be awarded to individuals who are not PhD holders and meet any of the following terms:
  • be students of full-time first or second-cycle degree programmes or uniform Master’s studies at any university in Poland;
  • participate in a doctoral programme;
  • are PhD students at a doctoral school.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Application letter for a scholarship addressed to the Director of IPS PAS.
• CV including a detailed list of publications, research projects, research internships, conference papers and completed courses;
• confirmation of student status (first-cycle, second-cycle or long-cycle Master’s studies at a higher education institution in Poland) or of doctoral candidate status at a Polish university or a PAS research institute.
• The complete set of required documents must be submitted electronically to: politic@isppan.waw.pl (e-mail subject: “Recruitment: DEMRES - Scholarship 2”). Only applications containing all required documents will be considered.

Selection process

PROCEDURE:

• The award of NCN research scholarships under research projects funded by the National Science Centre is described in detail in the NCN Regulations.
• LINK TO THE REGULATIONS: https://ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/uchwaly-rady/2024/uchwala25_2024-zal1_ang.pdf
• the Institute encourages applications from members of under-represented groups, in particular women and persons with disabilities.

Additional comments

KEYWORDS: democracy, public discourse, democratic backsliding, democratic resilience, quantitative methods, survey experiments, quantitative text analysis

Website for additional job details: https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/opisy/636468-en.pdf

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Institute of Political Studies Polish Academy of Sciences
• Country: Poland
• City: Warsaw
• Postal Code: 00-625
• Street: Polna 18/20

Contact

• State/Province: Warsaw
• City: Warsaw
• Website: http://www.isppan.waw.pl/
• Street: Polna 18/20
• Postal Code: 00-625
• E-Mail: politic@isppan.waw.pl