Start Date: Open all-year round

Application Deadline: Open

Title:  Post-doctoral fellows  

Institution: Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences

University:  Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Job Position/Rank: Academic Positions: Post-doc fellows

Subfield: Political Science, Economics, Sociology

Areas Expertise: Region Open

Salary Range:  globally competitive

Search Status: Job

Posted Job Description:

Job Title: Post-doc fellows

Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences (Fudan IAS)

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary: Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences (Fudan IAS) is seeking applicants for the full-time “Post-doc fellows” at Fudan University, Shanghai. The position is open for all candidates who have expertise in computational political science, computational social sciences, AI for social research with strong publication records. The position is open till filled, and the employment starts at any time. The disciplines are open for political Science, economics, and sociology. Applicants should demonstrate strong potentials to publish their research on highly reputable international journals (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, and CSSCI). They should employ rigorous research methods, either quantitative or qualitative, to address important theoretical questions in the field. Applicants must have the ability to communicate fluently both in English and in Mandarin Chinese.

Institution background: Fudan University is an internationally recognized influential academic institution, one of China’s top universities, ranking 3rd in the country and 43rd in QS World University Ranking. Fudan IAS is a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary research institute, with 10 full time research fellows at different academic ranks from junior to distinguished professorship. The institute is an important platform for interdisciplinary integration in the social sciences, recruiting outstanding research fellows, hosting visits of world-renowned scholars, and engaging in international scholarly exchange. The Contemporary China Research Center at Fudan University is created by and housed at the Fudan IAS. The two international journals, Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Chinese Political Science Review’s editorial offices are housed at the Fudan IAS and published by the prestigious Springer-Nature Press. The journals are both included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a new index in the Web of Science Core Collection of of Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuter).

Application documents (all in English):

1. A cover letter;

2. An extensive curriculum vitae; including a publication list and information of three references.

3. A statement of research interest and agenda;

4. 1-2 published articles/writing samples;

We will arrange on-site interviews at Fudan IAS or other forms of interviews such as Skype and Zoom.

Contact: Please put the intended position in the subject line of email, and send your application documents to the hiring committee at ias_fudan@126.com