Postdoctoral researcher position in Political Science with an emphasis on borders and/or border policies

One full-time postdoctoral researcher position at the Institute of International Affairs, University of Iceland is open for applications. The researcher will join the team of the RECLAIM project, specifically the project´s work package on borders and identities in post-truth politics. Under the title Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in Europe, the RECLAIM project addresses the implications of the challenge of post-truth politics for the future of liberal democracy in Europe. In doing so, the project produces theoretically and empirically robust visions for the future of liberal democratic institutions, and develops recommendations, toolkits, narratives and methodologies to reinstate the legitimacy and effectiveness of liberal democracies. 

The RECLAIM project is a three-year research project funded by the European Union´s Horizon Europe program and is hosted at the University of Iceland´s Institute of International Affairs. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Prof. Maximilian Conrad and in close cooperation with RECLAIM researchers at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The period of appointment is 18 months, but the position may also be divided into two positions for 12 months each. The position offers flexibility, as the selected candidate will have the option to contribute to the project partially through remote work. The selected candidate must be able to start their position no later than 1 February 2024. 

More information on the RECLAIM project: www.reclaim.hi.is 

Main tasks

The candidate will join the RECLAIM project´s work package on borders and identities in post-truth politics The work package studies the impact of post-truth politics on issues connected to migration as well as borders and border policies, which have proven to be particularly susceptible to disinformation and have resulted in polarization in the public sphere and in liberal societies more broadly. This work package therefore addresses the discursive and narrative dimension of post-truth politics by examining discourses and narratives surrounding border policies in Europe. The successful applicant will contribute to the work of the RECLAIM project by designing and carrying out case studies on the impact of post-truth politics on borders and border policies in selected European nation states and/or border regions. Case selection is subject to the approval of the work package and project leadership.