Chair in Economic/Political Sociology
Listed on 2025-12-25
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Political Science, Academic -
Government
Political Science
Location: Town of Italy
Offer Description
The European University Institute is looking for candidates with a distinguished record of scholarly publications and experience in graduate level teaching and supervision to fill a
Chair in Economic and/or Political Sociology
The Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG) seeks to appoint an outstanding scholar in Economic Sociology or adjacent fields such as Political Sociology and Micro-Political Economy. We invite applications from candidates whose research and teaching link sociological and political-economic perspectives to illuminate transformations in capitalism, democracy, and governance in an interconnected, transnational context.
We are looking for exceptional candidates with a strong scholarly focus in areas including, but not limited to, the digital and financial dimensions of capitalism, global value chains and inequality, international financial governance and corporate power, climate change and sustainable transitions, and the political economy of labour and business.
The Institute is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to balancing gender, geographical and minority representation within its faculty.
Deadline for receipt of applications: 9 February 2026.
Responsibilities- Distinguished record of scholarly publications in Economic or Political Sociology.
- Experience in graduate level teaching and supervision.
- Research and teaching that integrate sociological and political-economic perspectives.
- Outstanding scholar in Economic Sociology or adjacent fields such as Political Sociology and Micro-Political Economy.
- Strong scholarly focus in areas such as digital and financial dimensions of capitalism, global value chains, international financial governance, climate change, and the political economy of labour and business.
- Commitment to gender, geographical and minority representation in faculty.
Country:
Italy. Final date to receive applications: 27 Jan 2026 - 00:00 (UTC). Type of
Contract:
Permanent. Job Status:
Full-time. Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme. Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No.
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