Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. Deadline: 16 March 2026.
The Department of Political Science is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (SKO 1352) with specialization in international politics, comparative politics, or political data science. They are looking for an excellent candidate with the potential of pursuing a long-term career in academia. The successful applicant will be part of the research project, “Waging of War” (WOW), which is funded by the European Research Council. The appointment is a fulltime position for a period of three years. Depending on the candidate’s competence and the teaching needs of the department, the fellowship period can be extended up to four years for other types of qualification work including various teaching tasks and obligations.
The primary aims of WOW are to investigate how the organization of warring parties influences the conduct of war, and conversely, how the fighting impacts the organizational structure of the belligerents. WOW will theorize, identify, classify, and code the characteristics of state military organizations and non-state armed groups and collect data relating to the dynamics of warfare. We will answer questions such as:
- How are wars fought?
- How does the organization of a belligerent party affect the way they wage war?
- How do the dynamics of the war affect the organization of the fighting parties?
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