[movimenti.bicocca] Fwd: 2 PhD researchers positions (UCLouv…

> Job status & conditions
> -        48 months
> -        Start: 1 August or 1 Sept or 1 Oct 2012 (to be discussed)
> -        Full-time (1 employed with salary, 1 employed as bursary; more or less equivalent net wage)
> -        Mandatory PhD research
> -        Based full-time at UCLouvain
> -        Operating within a stimulating research environment at the Center for Political Science and Comparative Politics (CESPOL), and interacting with a broad pool of senior researchers and ca. 12 PhD researchers in the PARTIREP project.

> Generic skills/qualifications (both positions)
> -        Master in political science or sociology (political sociology) [diploma by Sept 2012 at the latest]
> -        High academic results
> -        Full mastery of French as working language
> -        Good passive knowledge of Dutch
> -        Good passive & active knowledge of English (written & spoken)
> -        Quantitative and qualitative methodological skills
> -        Strong ability to work in a team
> -        Motivation to participate in conferences, workshops, to take part in further methodological training and in publications
> -        Good knowledge of Belgian context

> Profile 1
> -        Thematic project(for PhD research): Mass-elite issue congruence (surveys among voters and elites about issue preferences)
> -        Specific skills (methodological): survey design, data collection (quantitative), quantitative data analysis (various statistical techniques)
> -        Working knowledge of at least one of the following packages: SPSS, STATA, R.

> Profile 2
> -        Thematic project(for PhD research): Behavior of elites and candidates in political parties, and candidate selection in political parties
> -        Specific skills (substantive): party politics and/or political campaigning
> -        Specific skills (methodological): skills in different methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, comparative (QCA), experimental, …)

> Instructions for applications:
> -        Deadline: 30 June 2012
> -        Send the following 2 documents (electronic format only; PDF)  to Mrs Françoise Welvaert  francoise.welvaert@??? :
> o        CV (including detailed academic results, year by year)
> o        Letter of motivation (please indicate clearly whether you apply for the “Profile 1” or the “Profile 2” position)
> -        Selection (interviews): 11, 12 or 13 July, in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
> -        Queries to be sent to: Prof. Benoît Rihoux (in charge of PARTIREP for UCLouvain)  benoit.rihoux@??? .
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> Benoît RIHOUX 
> Professeur - Professor
> Centre de Science Politique et de Politique Comparée (CESPOL)
> Institut de Sciences Politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE) 
> Université catholique de Louvain - UCL
> Place Montesquieu, 1 bte L2.08.07
> B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / Belgique - Belgium
> T : + 32 10 47 41 90 (41 57) 
> F : + 32 10 47 46 03 
> mail/courriel : benoit.rihoux@???