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Lars Berger

@larsberger.bsky.social

Professor, Federal University of Administrative Sciences/Berlin, Research and teaching on US foreign and counterterrorism policy, Islamist terrorism, MENA international politics, Views my own.

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W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!

🎓📢 We’re hiring!

Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)

💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025

jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

04.08.2025 08:10 — 👍 31    🔁 38    💬 3    📌 3

Swedish Defence University advertises two postdoc positions focused on narrative geopolitics, or how emotional and widely circulated narratives shape international security, great power relations & geostrategic rivalry.

fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Deadline: 31 Aug

02.08.2025 03:01 — 👍 45    🔁 41    💬 0    📌 4

We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

16.07.2025 16:02 — 👍 50    🔁 44    💬 0    📌 1
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🚨 We're hiring!
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...

16.07.2025 06:09 — 👍 51    🔁 55    💬 0    📌 1

📢 University of Warwick is hiring two Assistant Professors (apply by 17 July 2025):

•International Relations (Conflict & Security): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR672/a...

•International Organisations: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR770/a...

#PoliSciJobs #PolScijobs

09.07.2025 09:48 — 👍 16    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 0
Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core Political Science Research and Methods - John D. Griffin

📢 Got great research? Send it our way!

📘 @psrm.bsky.social publishes top-tier work from all subfields—theory, methods, you name it.

✅ Fast decisions (<30 days)
✅ Open access

⏺️One of the fastest rising journals in the discipline

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

30.06.2025 09:34 — 👍 23    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 2
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lectureship in Political Theory Are you a political theory academic with an open and inclusive approach to the discipline? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group U...

Job: the University of Leeds is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Political Theory to a fixed-term position for 12 months. Closing date Friday 11 July

It’s a warm, friendly, respectful working environment in a diverse & vibrant city.

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

30.06.2025 06:48 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Dear AI-Community, 

As part of our funding programme ‘zukunft.niedersachsen’, we would like to inform you about a currently open call for proposals for funding AI research groups. Further details can be found at the following link: zukunft.niedersachsen AI research groups. 

The funding offer is aimed at scientists with at least two years of research experience after completing their doctorate who do not yet hold a permanent professorship. The aim is to support researchers who are willing to establish an independent research group. The research groups must be based at universities or research institutions in Lower Saxony, while applicants can come from Germany or any other country in the world. Our programme aims to improve the starting opportunities for young scientists in Lower Saxony and to attract promising talent from all over the world to Lower Saxony. 

If you know of any other researchers who might be interested in this call for proposals, we would be grateful if you could pass on the information. 

If you have any questions regarding the content, please contact Dr Martin Berger at the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture: 

martin.berger@mwk.niedersachsen.de 
+49 (0)511 120-2520

Dear AI-Community, As part of our funding programme ‘zukunft.niedersachsen’, we would like to inform you about a currently open call for proposals for funding AI research groups. Further details can be found at the following link: zukunft.niedersachsen AI research groups. The funding offer is aimed at scientists with at least two years of research experience after completing their doctorate who do not yet hold a permanent professorship. The aim is to support researchers who are willing to establish an independent research group. The research groups must be based at universities or research institutions in Lower Saxony, while applicants can come from Germany or any other country in the world. Our programme aims to improve the starting opportunities for young scientists in Lower Saxony and to attract promising talent from all over the world to Lower Saxony. If you know of any other researchers who might be interested in this call for proposals, we would be grateful if you could pass on the information. If you have any questions regarding the content, please contact Dr Martin Berger at the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture: martin.berger@mwk.niedersachsen.de +49 (0)511 120-2520

A post-doctoral opportunity in Germany (must be in the state of Lower Saxony). Open to applicants from overseas. (To clarify: I have nothing to do with this and am just forwarding the call, I don't have further information). The Volkswagen Foundation is a public agency that has no connection to VW.

20.06.2025 09:38 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
Director for the study of democracy The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB Berlin Social Science Center) is Germany’s leading non-university research institute for fundamental social science research, with a...

❗ The 𝘞𝘡𝘉 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯 (@wzb.bsky.social‬) establishes a 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 for the 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 and is looking for its future 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 ❗

📣 Let all the excellent democracy researchers out there know! ⁣

wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...

#Polisky
@epsanet.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

19.06.2025 10:21 — 👍 97    🔁 76    💬 1    📌 2

We are opening three full professor positions in beautiful Innsbruck!

06.06.2025 06:18 — 👍 38    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 1
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Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Associate - Climate Politics (gn) full-time (40 hours/week)

Come work with us – on whatever you like!

One year to focus entirely on your own research project in a stimulating and supportive environment. Open to any aspect of #climatepolitics.
Apply within.

hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...
@hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social

04.06.2025 13:16 — 👍 24    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 3
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I'm pleased to share a call for papers for an edited volume that Veronica Kitchen @vmkitchen.bsky.social, Tanya Narozhna (University of Winnipeg), and I are putting together on Gender and National Security.

More information can be found in the poster. Please share widely!

23.05.2025 18:49 — 👍 8    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
Thilo N. H. Albers - Job ads 2 years postdoc with a thematic focus on Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship

We are looking to hire post-doc interested in working on migration, citizenship, and diaspora. Come join us in Münster! Generous contract + no teaching for 2 years.

Many details and link to job add here:

sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...

Please PM me incase you have questions!

17.05.2025 09:30 — 👍 14    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 2
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (m/w/d)

Come work with us!

75%-Mitarbeiterstelle für 3 Jahre im Bereich Politische Kommunikation/Politische Soziologie an der RPTU in Landau zu besetzen.

3 SWS Lehre für Doktoranden, 5 SWS für Postdoktoranden.

Link bitte gerne teilen!

jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/0...

15.05.2025 11:43 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Postdoc Position in Political Psychology: Polarisation, Misperceptions, and the Politicisation of Science (two) | Radboud University Do you want to work as a Postdoc Position in Political Psychology: Polarisation, Misperceptions, and the Politicisation of Science (two) at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!

🚨 Jobs! 🚨
We are hiring two (!) postdoctoral researchers on polarisation, misperceptions and politicisation of science (with the amazing @roderikrekker.bsky.social)

Deadline 📅 1 June '25

All info here: www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

30.04.2025 17:13 — 👍 13    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 1
Doctoral student in journalism, media and communication Doctoral position in journalism, media and communication     The Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) hereby

Interested in becoming a scholar? Now you have the chance, as we have open positions as doctoral students at the Department of Journalism, Media, and Communication, University of Gothenburg. @polcomm.bsky.social @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social

web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

12.05.2025 06:43 — 👍 9    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
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⁉️ What does the UK public think about GCHQ, MI5, MI6/SIS? Do they trust them?

🆕️ In this new Intelligence & National Security article, we study 🇬🇧 public trust and knowledge in detail.

📊 The results make interesting reading. If you're interested, link here ⏬️

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

09.05.2025 17:03 — 👍 30    🔁 12    💬 6    📌 0
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FIIA is seeking researchers for the programme period 2026-2028 - FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is now seeking researchers for the programme period of 1.1.2026–31.12.2028 to the following research programmes:

HOX! Great job opportunities; make a difference for the future of #democracy.

The Finnish Institute for International Affairs seeks researchers in:
- Finland & N. European Security
- EU & Strategic Competition
- Russia, E. Europe & Eurasia
- Global Security & Governance

fiia.fi/en/news/fiia...

17.04.2025 06:54 — 👍 31    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 1
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Come and work with us in beautiful Bamberg! @uni-bamberg.de

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/ab...

14.04.2025 07:55 — 👍 11    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0

We @nottspolitics.bsky.social are hiring! We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Associate in International Relations (with a focus on security studies). This full-time, fixed-term post is available from 1 September 2025 until 30 June 2026.

04.04.2025 07:37 — 👍 20    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 1
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Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher "Political Communication in the Aftermath of Democratic Elections" Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in elections, media-politics relations and framing effects, and would like to become an expert on th...

🔥Exciting postdoc position in political communication @ascor.bsky.social starting 1 Sep! The postdoc will work w/ @lindabos.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & me on media-politics relations + framing effects in the aftermath of elections. Interested?😀Apply by 5 May⬇️ tinyurl.com/4wz3u5vn

04.04.2025 07:33 — 👍 54    🔁 42    💬 0    📌 4
In the Trenches: A Hands-on Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Data Collection Skills in Terrorism Studies | Perspectives on Terrorism The burgeoning availability of open-source information on individuals who have been radicalised offers new opportunities to build, expand, and disaggregate rich databases on the characteristics of the...

🚨Thrilled to share our new research note: "In the Trenches: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Data Collection in Terrorism Studies." Co-authored w/ Dr. Sarah Carthy & based on a course that trained 400+ grad students at Leiden in open source data collection.

pt.icct.nl/article/tren...

26.03.2025 14:25 — 👍 27    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 0

The School of Politics and International Relations at @ucddublin.bsky.social is hiring again:

Assistant Professor (open field)
– Permanent position
– €64k-€101k
– Deadline: 7 April

More details: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

14.03.2025 08:20 — 👍 52    🔁 57    💬 1    📌 0

Just over two weeks to go to apply for this exciting PhD and ECR event here in Manchester at the end of April - with funding to cover travel and accommodation. Get your abstracts in now! Get the word out to your colleagues and PhD students!

12.03.2025 09:38 — 👍 11    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 0
The book cover of "Contemporary Intelligence Warning Cases: Learning from Successes and Failures" https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-contemporary-intelligence-warning-cases.html

The book cover of "Contemporary Intelligence Warning Cases: Learning from Successes and Failures" https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-contemporary-intelligence-warning-cases.html

The book cover of "We Never Expected That: A Comparative Study of Failures in National and Business Intelligence" https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793619884/We-Never-Expected-That-A-Comparative-Study-of-Failures-in-National-and-Business-Intelligence

The book cover of "We Never Expected That: A Comparative Study of Failures in National and Business Intelligence" https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793619884/We-Never-Expected-That-A-Comparative-Study-of-Failures-in-National-and-Business-Intelligence

📢 JPICT (www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpi...) is seeking reviewers for the following new releases on warning and intelligence failure. If you’re interested, please either send me a DM or email melanie dot brand @ mq dot edu dot au for more details.

18.02.2025 08:13 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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‘Place’ does matter for populist radical right sentiment, but how? Evidence from Germany | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core ‘Place’ does matter for populist radical right sentiment, but how? Evidence from Germany - Volume 16 Issue 2

#tbp: Everyone and their gran believe that 'geography' matters for the Radical Right. But how? We demonstrate the 4 links between 'space' and the Far Right. 🌍🔍 Click, it's open access 👉 #GeographyMatters #FarRight #Research #OpenAccess 📚

07.02.2025 20:50 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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TV-Duelle: Pfälzer Forscher suchen Teilnehmer für Studie - Bundestagswahl Wer bekommt von den Zuschauern der TV-Duelle den meisten Zuspruch? Dieser Frage gehen Forscher der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau ...

Ganz genau! 🫵Wir suchen für kommenden Sonntag (20:15 Uhr) Teilnehmende, die Lust haben während des TV-Duells (ARD/ZDF) die Kontrahenten zu bewerten.
Einfach die App RealSmart herunterladen und mitmachen. 📲

www.rheinpfalz.de/politik_arti...

07.02.2025 13:52 — 👍 21    🔁 20    💬 0    📌 0
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How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills “If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.

How to protect democracies from falsehoods?

By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...

03.02.2025 10:54 — 👍 459    🔁 190    💬 15    📌 11

@larsberger is following 20 prominent accounts