International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism

The Higher School of Economics International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism (IL WORNS) at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the Higher School of Economics in Moscow invites applications for postdoctoral positions to play a key role in laboratory’s research projects in the further academic fields:

·         international relations with a focus on phenomena of regionalism and regional integration and related fields such as rising powers and power transition;

·         international economics with a focus on digital transition, economic and environmental processes and on global and regional economic governance;

·         Asian studies with a special focus on the topics of economic and political development of the region

The last several decades have witnessed an ever-increasing spread of regional institutions and informal initiatives. This wave of the new regionalism, as this development has been called, leads to a key question regarding the long-term perspectives of the global world order: how do regional institutions, régimes, and organizations reinforce global governance (e.g., financial stability, free trade, sustainable development, etc.), how rising powers influence this trend and how they can use it on their advantage and, and how does regionalism fragment the global system and weaken its manageability? This already existing phenomenon in world politics entails both new opportunities and risks for the world order and global governance.

The current projects undertaken by the Laboratory are focusing on the multidisciplinary research, different factors, influencing the evolution or the global international system, with a strong accent on the deep regional studies. The laboratory’s projects include such fields as the study of the influence of Russia on the evolution of the global order; role of the other emerging powers; the influence of technologies on the international order; development of the regional and mega-regional integration projects and initiatives; study of BRICS and its role in the transformation of the global economic and political order, etc.

As part of a research unit with a strong culture of collaboration, the postdoctoral fellow will be expected to spend about half of her/his time leading collaborative research projects of her or his own design and about half on working with the research staff of the Laboratory.

The job involves:

·        Working under supervision of Dr. Richard Sakwa, in working group with Dr. Andrej Krickovic (international relations), Dr. Natalia Milovantseva (international and digital economy) and/or Alexander Lukin (Asian studies);

·        conducting research within the conceptual framework;

·        collaboration with other ILWONRS researchers, including those from foreign Universities;

·        taking part in ILWORNS research projects/pursuing independent research;

·        participation in the Laboratory’s events;

·        disseminating research findings through writing academic papers for top international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the Laboratory and oral public presentations;

·        teaching is not required; though teaching opportunities will be available, including teaching at the double-degree programs with London School of Economics and University of Kent

Requirements:

·        a Ph.D. before September 2018 in international development, economics, political science, public policy, or related discipline;

·        excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines;

·        a strong track record of publications appropriate for the candidate’s academic standing;

·        English language proficiency.

·        advanced quantitative skills, ability to carry out research using STATA/R/similar software to meet standards of academic journals will be a strong advantage;

·        peer-reviewed publications, working papers or a job market paper in the field will be a strong advantage;

·        knowledge of Russian language is not a requirement but will be a plus.

General conditions for Post-Doctoral Research positions can be found here. Appointments will be normally made for one year.

A CV and research statement should be submitted via online application form and two letters of recommendation should be submitted by the referees directly to iri@hse.ru by  February 15, 2018.  Please note that direct applications to the hiring laboratory may not be reviewed.

About HSE

HSE is a young, dynamic and fast-growing research-intensive university providing unique research opportunities (Higher School of Economics). For more information, please visit: https://we.hse.ru/en or contact Dmitry Novikov: dp.novikov@hse.ru directly.

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