Postdoc
Hybrid
W2927
Prof. Dr. Valentin Lang
Postdoctoral researcher position, two years with the possibility of extension, 100% of standard working time.
The research group of Prof. Dr. Valentin Lang in the Faculty of Human and Business Sciences at Saarland University is inviting applications for the following position commencing at the earliest opportunity (date negotiable):
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x)
Job Requirements and Responsibilities
- Conduct and publish high-quality research in political economy and economic policy, broadly defined.
- Collaborate on projects that contribute to the group’s research agenda, as outlined at valentinlang.com.
- Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in English or German.
- Contribute to the group’s research support, organizational, and administrative activities.
Position Details
- Duration of employment: two years with the possibility of extension
- Salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scale, pay grade: E13 TV-L
- Volume of employment: 100% of standard working time
Your Academic Qualifications
- A PhD in economics, political science, computational social science, or a related discipline, completed or nearing completion.
- Research experience and a substantive interest in political economy, international political economy, development economics, economic policy, geoeconomics, or other areas relevant to the group’s research agenda.
- Proficiency in advanced quantitative research methods, preferably with expertise in causal inference. Experience in working with geocoded data, text data, survey data, or novel data sources is an asset.
- Strong data analysis and programming skills in R, Stata, or Python.
- The ability and ambition to produce high-quality academic publications, both independently and collaboratively.
- A very good command of English. Knowledge of German is helpful but not required.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research and publish with the research group.
- The opportunity to develop your own research agenda and strengthen your academic profile.
- Funding for conferences, research activities, and further training.
- Access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure.
- A motivated, engaged, and supportive team.
- Links to the newly established Societal Observatory Using Novel Data Sources (SOUNDS).
- A flexible work schedule allowing you to balance work and family, among other things the possibility of teleworking.
- Secure and future-oriented employment with attractive conditions.
- A broad range of further education and professional development programmes (for example language courses).
- An occupational health management model with numerous attractive options, such as our university sports programme.
- Supplementary pension scheme (RZVK).
- Discounted tickets on local public transport services (‘Job-Ticket‘ of the saarVV).
- Job bike leasing (JobRad).
We look forward to receiving your meaningful online application (in a single PDF file, including a cover letter outlining your substantive research interests and methodological expertise, your CV, the contact details of one or two academic references, and a recent working paper or your job market paper) by 15. November 2026 to valentin.lang@uni-saarland.de. Please include the reference number W2927 in the subject line of the e-mail.
If you have any questions, please contact us for assistance. Your contact: Professor Dr. Valentin Lang, valentin.lang@uni-saarland.de.
Official job advertisement: https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/verwaltung/stellen/Wissenschaftler/W2927.pdf
