Department of Public Policy

The Higher School of Economics Public Policy Department in Moscow, Russia invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of public policy mechanisms, instruments and implementation, multilevel regulatory regimes, policy advisory and public participation

The job involves:

-         working under the direct supervision of Professor Nina Belyaeva,

-         participants are encouraged to pursue their own research in parallel with working on Public Policy Department research projects in 3 broad areas:

o   Global Governance and Global Participation (e.g. Global Citizenship, Global Education, inclusive decision-making, challenges to theory of social movements and theory of civil society, development of theory of “protest publics”, global actors and their impact on global public policy etc.);

o   Institutions and Development(e.g. the mechanism and system specialization on the Developmental economics, welfare economics with special emphasis on the cross disciplinary approach with management and administrative tools in optimization of the Institutions effectiveness, Trajectory of knowledge economy and innovation based growth pattern.

o   Analytical Communities as Policy Actors (e.g. analytical communities as policy makers at national and global levels, comparing policy advisory systems and the  roles analysts play in them, challenges to the  theory of “policy advisory system”, existing explanatory models and new trends in assessing policy impact of analytical communities, boundary organizations, boundary work and hybrid management, knowledge-based governance, role of epistemic communities in policy design in non-democratic states etc)

-         writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the Department

-         participation in organization of the events and other contribution to the Department’s development

-         public presentations of candidate’s own research to the researchers in the field and the broader academic community

-         teaching at Master Program “Political Analysis and Public Policy

The Department offers access to its databases and academic network with possibilities to participate in academic exchange programs

Requirements:

-         a PhD from an international research university in such fields of social science as: public policy and public administration, economics, sociology, political science; and subfields as: Public Policy, Comparative Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis, Human Rights, Democratic Governance, Global Public Policy, Global Governance, Soft Law and Regulatory Governance, Political Economy; Economics, Ethics and Society, Conflict Management.

-         a strong background in data processing and data analysis, including classical statistics, qualitative and quantitative methods

-         ability to work in a team, and with students

-         fluent in  English

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, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities. For more information about HSE, please visit our web page: Higher School of Economics, Public Policy Department or contact Artem Uldanov(auldanov@hse.ru) directly.

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