About us:

The position will be affiliated to the Chair of Comparative Political Science based in the Faculty of Social Sciences. We are an international team dedicated to the comparative study of advanced democracies and the challenges they face. We engage in theoretically informed, systematic empirical analysis and our research combines a variety of methods including state-of-the art quantitative, experimental and qualitative methods.

We are looking for you:

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x)

in Munich

Your tasks and responsibilities:

The position is to be filled as an Assistant Professorship (100%, TV-L E13 or 100%, A13: "Beamter/Beamtin auf Zeit")

To conduct academic research aligned with research conducted at the chair.

•  Publication of research results (individually and in teams)
•  Contribution to administrative tasks at the chair and projects located at the chair.
•  Provision of teaching in the area of comparative politics broadly defined (five ‚Semesterwochenstunden‘ (45 minutes each), per semester on average).

Your qualifications:

• An excellent dissertation in a discipline relevant for comparative social science research (completed or close to completion).           
• A research agenda related to research interests of the chair. Particularly desirable are research profiles concerned with organizational perspectives on associations, NGOs, parties, non-profits, interest groups or social movements or, alternatively, with the cross-national study of the resilience, erosion and backsliding of liberal democracy.
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals or strong indications of the potential to place publications competitively.
• Excellent knowledge of cross-national data collection, management and analysis (qualitative or quantitative). Advanced knowledge of cross-national legal analysis and mixed methods designs are desirable.
• Fluency in English. Good German skills are desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and in teams.

Benefits:

• Pay is based on TV-L ,Entgeltgruppe’ E 13. Work load is 40,1 hours per week. As “Beamter/Beamtin auf Zeit” your work load is 40 hours per week.
• The post ought to be filled by 1 April 2026 and is restricted to a duration of two years (probation 6 months). The position can be extended for two more years.
• Your workplace will be centrally located in Munich and can be easily reached by public transport.
• Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are otherwise essentially equally qualified.
• LMU has signed the "Charter of Diversity" and is committed to the diversity of its employees. We therefore actively promote equality between women and men.
• More information on the Family Service of LMU can be found here.

Also possible in a part-time capacity.

Contact:

Please submit the following (in English):

• Cover letter
• CV
• Diplomas
• Contact data for two referees (referees will be contacted only at the interview stage)
• Research outline describing the research to be implemented during the postdoc period (max. two pages excluding bibliography)
• One writing sample of an article or a chapter representative of your research agenda (preferably single-authored)

The submission deadline is 13 October 2025. Please submit your application per Email (in one PDF, max. 10MB) to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Chair for Comparative Political Science, Ms. Zwerger, sekretariat.bolleyer@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

Interviews will take place at the Geschwister Scholl Institute of Political Science at LMU and are planned for 26 November  2025.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Professor Dr. Nicole Bolleyer (Nicole.Bolleyer@gsi.uni-muenchen.de).

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