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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Research Training Group 2458 "The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy" (DYNAMICS) invites applications for 5 Doctoral Researcher Positions DYNAMICS provides doctoral researchers with a unique and internationally competitive three-year PhD programme in cutting-edge quantitative methods and advanced theories of demography, democracy and public policy. It is a joint endeavour of the Department of Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Hertie School of Governance and funded by the German Research Foundation. Doctoral positions will start in September 2019 and remuneration is based on Grade E13 TVL (65%) of the German Public Salary Scale. DYNAMICS studies how demographic changes transform democratic processes, how policy decisions are made to address demographic challenges and how public policies influence demographic developments. Dissertation projects should fall into at least one of the three Research Pillars of the Research Training Group: 1. Demography and democratic processes 2. Demography and public policy 3. Public policy and its effect on demographic behaviour Qualification and requirements We are inviting applications by highly qualified graduates from the fields of Political Science, Sociology, Demography, Public Policy or other related Social Sciences who already have a high level of quantitative methods training. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion. Application and further information The deadline for the submission of your application 7 January 2019. For further information about DYNAMICS, the application process and the required documents, please visit our website: www.dynamics.hu-berlin.de -- Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau Professor of Macrosociology Institute of Social Sciences Humboldt University of Berlin Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin Office: Universitätsstraße 3b, Room 103, Tel. 030-209366620 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Website: https://www.sowi.hu-berlin.de/lehrbereiche/makro _________ New Books Steffen Mau (2017): Das metrische Wir. Über die Quantifizierung des Sozialen. Berlin: edition suhrkamp. Steffen Mau (2015): Inequality, Marketization and the Majority Class. Why did the European Middle Classes accept Neo-liberalism? Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Steffen Mau/Nadine M. Schöneck (eds.) (2015): (Un-)Gerechte (Un-)Gleichheiten. Berlin: edition suhrkamp. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EUROPEAN-SOCIAL-POLICY list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EUROPEAN-SOCIAL-POLICY&A=1