Dear colleagues, Please find enclosed an advert for two chairs at the European University Institute (Florence), Department of Political and Social Sciences. If you are interested, please direct all enquiries to Professor Martin Kohli (contact details at the end of this email). Thank you, Andreas Hoff Chair in Sociology and Social Research (SPS2) The Department of Political and Social Sciences invites applications from candidates engaged in advanced comparative sociological research in substantive fields such as inequality, welfare, migration, population, organizations, or networks. Preference will be given to candidates with a graduate teaching capacity in quantitative methods. Junior as well as senior candidates will be considered. For details see http://www.eui.eu/About/PositionsPDFfiles/SPS2_2008AD.pdf <http://www.eui.eu/About/PositionsPDFfiles/SPS2_2008AD.pdf> Chair in Political and Social Sciences (SPS5) The Department of Political and Social Sciences invites applications from candidates engaged in comparative research in the political and social sciences. The Department is open to applications in a wide range of themes dealing with contemporary Europe, ranging from research on ethnonational conflicts to research on the transformation of institutional structures. The Department is particularly interested in candidates who combine research on European and state institutions. Junior as well as senior candidates will be considered. For details see http://www.eui.eu/About/PositionsPDFfiles/SPS5_2008AD.pdf Deadline for receipt of applications: 15 September 2008 Martin Kohli Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences European University Institute Via dei Roccettini 9 I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy Phone +39 055 4685-273 / -217 Fax +39 055 4685-279 [log in to unmask] http://www.eui.eu/SPS/People/Faculty/CurrentProfessors/bioKohli.shtml