(part-time 75 %, E 13 TV-L)

Reference number 2025/171.
The start date is January 1st,, 2026, or by agreement. The position is available for three years of work within the project and one year for the completion of the doctoral dissertation.
The Cluster of Excellence „The Politics of Inequality“ includes researchers from political science, sociology, economics, linguistics, psychology, law, and educational studies. They study how people perceive these inequalities, how they lead to collective mobilization, and how political actors respond to them.We are very happy to announce three available doctoral positions in the project “Lifting the Veil of Violence: Inequality and Representation after War” (LiVV) within the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” at the University of Konstanz. The project studies the impact of war on three dimensions of inequality across time and space through a variety of mainly quantitative methods.

Your responsibilities

• Defend your dissertation prospectus after one year
• Research the impact of war on inequality and write a doctoral dissertation related to this topic
• Contribute as a co-author to scientific papers
• Write solo-authored papers for your doctoral dissertation
• Complete the required coursework within the Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS) of the University of Konstanz.
• Integrate yourself within the vibrant scientific community of the Cluster and its participating departments

Your experience

• Defend your dissertation prospectus after one year
• Research the impact of war on inequality and write a doctoral dissertation related to this topic
• Contribute as a co-author to scientific papers
• Write solo-authored papers for your doctoral dissertation
• Complete the required coursework within the Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS) of the University of Konstanz.
• Integrate yourself within the vibrant scientific community of the Cluster and its participating department