PhD Position：World Trade Institute, University of Bern

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刚才收邮件的时候看到的，因为主要跟金砖国家打交道，中文会是个优势，所以就转到这里了。关于项目信息直接发邮件问吧，细节我也不知道，只是随手转发~

In the context of the research project "BRICs Globalization and Labor Protections in Advanced and Emerging Economies", funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the World Trade Institute is seeking

2 PhD candidates
Start date: 01.01.2017 (or soon thereafter)
Duration: 1 year, renewable up to a total of 4 years
Employment: 100%, salary according to SNSF pay scale for PhD students
Workplace: Bern (Switzerland)

Project description
As a PhD student, you will work in the research project “BRICs Globalization and Labor Protections in Advanced and Emerging Economics” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The rapid rise of the BRICs economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China has important and yet uncertain implications for political-economic developments in advanced industrial and emerging market economies. The project addresses the effects of increased trade competition and foreign investment outflows from the BRICs on labor rights, working conditions and industrial relations in Europe, Brazil and China. The research team is composed of 2 PhD candidates and the project leader Dr. Damian Raess.

Requirements
- Master in political science or equivalent (in particular social science or employment relations)
- Interest in globalization, the study of labor (labor relations, labor politics, labor markets), international political economy
- Interest in quantitative and qualitative methods and data analysis
- Fluency in English, knowledge of Portuguese or Chinese is a key asset. Knowledge of French and/or German is an advantage.

Job description
The position comprises the following tasks:
- Conduct innovative research within a collaborative project
- Conduct extensive fieldwork (data collection, interviews) in either Brazil or China as well as more limited fieldwork in Western Europe
- Participate in the WTI’s in-house interdisciplinary doctoral programme
- Write a PhD thesis
- Submit research results for publication in academic journals
- Present papers at international conferences