Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”

Overview

Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” (Fulltime, Salary Scale E 13 TV-L)

Reference no.: 2026/026. The Cluster invites applications for the postdoctoral position in its project “Making Political Decisions”. The position starts on September 1, 2026 for four years. There is some flexibility regarding the start date.

The University of Konstanz is a dynamic and internationally successful research university with approximately 10,000 students. The campus university’s architecture promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and a sense of community among researchers, lecturers and students. The University of Konstanz has been continuously funded by the German Excellence Strategy since 2006.

The cluster-funded project “Making Political Decisions ” uses experimental designs to study how elected representatives make decisions, including how they acquire and process information as well as how they take different segments of society into account. The interdisciplinary project team consists of Prof. Dr. Christian Breunig (political science), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Holly Dykstra (Economics), and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gaissmaier (Psychology). The successful applicant will be a member of the project team and contributes to its research activities. Developing an independent research agenda within the project is highly encouraged.

Your Qualifications

• PhD in political science, economics, psychology or related area
• Advanced knowledge of survey methods and experimental designs
• Ability to work constructively and effectively as part of a research team
• Excellent English writing and communication skills

Our offer

• Participation in a cutting-edge research project
• Publication of project results
• The employment is for up to four years at 100% salary scale E13 TV-L
• Professional development opportunities
• Attractive research environment within the Cluster of Excellence

Your application

• A letter of motivation
• A Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications
• A writing sample
• Names of two potential references

Please arrange your application documents into a single PDF file to submit your application via our Online Application Portal.

Online Application Portal

• The deadline for application is: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET.

Further information

For further information, please contact Christian Breunig:

For more information on the Cluster, please visit the University of Konstanz homepage and the Cluster page.

The University of Konstanz is committed to ensuring an environment that provides equal opportunities and promotes diversity, as well as a good balance between university and family life. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to increase the number of women working in research and teaching. We also support working couples through our dual career programme. Persons with disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified (contact , ).