Job Application

Research assistant position (4 months, full time), CIVITAS SUMP-PLUS project (EU-funded, under Horizon 2020)

The Centre for European studies and comparative politics at Sciences Po seeks to appoint a Research Assistant in comparative urban governance or public policies to support Dr Charlotte HALPERN with research exploitation and dissemination in the SUMP PLUS project (Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning: Pathways and Links to Urban Systems) led by Antwerp City (M. De Roeck), Grant n°814881.

CONTEXT

The project is entering its final stage. During those months, the team led by Dr. Halpern at Sciences Po, CEE will contribute to the work achieved at project level by:

Providing research input (original dataset and analysis) on transition pathways and implementation strategies to achieve zero carbon by 2030/2050 in European cities.
Supporting other partners with the delivery of policy and operational objectives, with specific focus on governance arrangements and policy capacities.
Leveraging the lessons learned from partner cities to scale up in other EU countries as part of exploitation & dissemination activities.
Work package leading, including contributing to project activities and meetings

JOB DESCRIPTION

The appointed Research Assistant will focus more specifically on exploitation activities.

This includes the development of high-level policy documents (e.g., policy briefs, project summary, etc.) and training material (e.g., follower cities). He/she will draw on the rich empirical material that was gathered during the project to leverage the lessons learned from partner cities and to scale up across other EU countries.

He/she will join a large team of experts from across Europe on planning and implementing sustainable urban mobility transitions and will have the chance to work on a project that will break new ground in this field.

More precisely, the person appointed will perform the following tasks under the supervision and/or jointly with the PI, involving:

Contributing to the dissemination of research findings inside and outside academia, mainly through expert notes or policy briefings.
Contributing to any dissemination or public engagement activities deemed of interest to the project;
Completing the existing dataset with desk analysis and a selected number of group and /or face-to-face interviews.
Contributing to any scientific management and administration tasks arising from the research project, incl. reports.

We welcome applications from excellent candidates with a Master degree and some research experience in one or more of following areas: public policy and governance, comparative politics and transition studies. Previous experience in research dissemination is needed.

Work environment – The person employed will be:

Based at Sciences Po, CEE, in Paris, and fully integrated in the SUMP-PLUS consortium.
Willing to work in a European environment and under the supervision of the PI.
Willing to travel – provided the sanitary conditions allow it.

Qualifications, knowledge, and experience – essential:

An excellent master’s degree in political science or sociology, or close discipline, with a major in public policy and governance, comparative politics or transition studies.
Excellent writing skills and proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Excellent skills in developing efficient visuals.

Applications should be sent by October 15, 2022 to Linda Amrani, General Secretary of the CEE Sciences Po: linda.amrani@sciencespo.fr

You will be asked to provide a CV, a covering letter (no longer than 2 pages) and the names and contact information of two reference persons.

Candidates short-listed for interview (online) will be contacted during the week of October 17. Interviewees will be asked to take a practical test, which is intended to replicate in a somewhat realistic (but shorter fashion) some of the real tasks that she or he will need to complete if appointed to the position.

They will be informed of the results no later than October 22, 2022.