University assistant predoctoral - FWF project RE-SECURE

About this position:

We are currently seeking a Doctoral Researcher (Prae-Doc) to join the FWF ASTRA project RE-SECURE – Remaking Security: Technopolitics in the Global East, led by Dr. Dagmar Vorlíček, at the Department of Sociology.

About the project:

RE-SECURE explores how expertise developed under past political regimes can be renegotiated and adapted for new security purposes. Focusing on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the project rethinks the study of security by theorizing how ways of “doing security” are shaped by history, technology, and global connections.

Your future tasks:

• Building an independent research profile in sociology of security
• Developing and conducting a case study on science diplomacy in Austria
• Planning and executing qualitative empirical research
• Contributing to comparative and conceptual work
• Publishing and presenting research results

Your profile:

• Completed MA degree in sociology, political science, STS, international relations, history, or related discipline
• Strong interest in security studies, sociology of expertise, and/or technopolitics
• Solid grounding in qualitative research methods