Postdoctoral Researcher - European Union Law and Politics (gn)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher – European Union Law and Politics (gn) fulltime (40 hours per week). The contract shall commence as of ca. 01 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter and will be limited until 28.02.2029. The successful candidate will work with Professor Mark Dawson. The position is part of a Research Group on “Reconfiguring Europe. Between Competence and Control” which is funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Swiss National Science Foundation. This position is located within the project on the relationship between populism and EU law. The project aims to understand how the rise of populist movements affects EU law, both in terms of the extent to which populists engage with the EU legal order (both in opposition and in government) and the possible responses of the European Courts and legal system to populism. The position is a unique opportunity for an ambitious postdoc interested in the development of the EU's legal and political order. The recruited researcher will be expected to produce independent research and publish highlevel publications within the overall frame of the project and its work packages.

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