Job description

The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1342, "Global Dynamics of Social Policy," has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2018. The third phase represents the culmination of the 12-year research agenda. In Phase I, the worldwide introduction of social protection programs was mapped, and the Global Welfare State Information System (WeSIS) was established. Phase II documented the differences in the inclusiveness and scope of social policy benefits and integrated this information into WeSIS. In Phase III, based on this foundation, the socioeconomic effectiveness of social policy is being examined in terms of improving social conditions and promoting political integration.

The CRC is structured into two research areas. The six projects in Area A focus on the socioeconomic and political impacts of social policy in a global comparison. The six projects in Area B primarily investigate the political and socioeconomic consequences of social policy in selected countries or world regions. The Information Infrastructure Project (INF) provides a shared platform for data and methods.

This position is part of project B15 which comprises three doctoral researcher positions and engages in the historical analysis of the political and social impacts of social policy in Germany, Britain, and Chile in a comparative perspective. The project focuses on the decades since the 1970s, a period shaped by recurring economic crises. The doctoral position to be filled here examines the social and political consequences of social policy using the example of the crisis in the Chilean autmobile sector in Arica The study is located at the intersection of global economic developments, national welfare policy of the Republic of Chile after regime change, and local socio-economic conditions in a region at the margins of the Chilean national territory. The position’s purpose is to enable a young researcher to complete a doctoral dissertation in the field of contemporary history.

Tasks 

• Independent research, including archival research, in project B15 to write a dissertation on the history of the political and social impacts of welfare policies in Chile during the time under study 

• Collaboration within the international Collective Research Center 1342

• Contributions to publications and participation in documenting the results of the research in project B 15

• Organisation and realisation of workshops and other related formats of academic exchange 

• Woking on continuing and deepening international cooperations of the CRC 1342 and the working group of Latin American history at University of Bremen

Requirements

• An outstanding university degree in history (Master’s degree)
• Very good knowledge of Latin American History and the history of the Southern Cone, respectively
• Interest in the history of statal social policy and the history of Latin American social policy
• Previous knowledge of Transnational History/ Global History
• Very good knowledge of Spanish (at least at level B2) and very good command of spoken and written English
• Great dedication to research
• The ability to work in a team and to organise project activities etc.
• For degrees obtained outside the EU, please provide a German translation and an evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB). Alternatively, you may submit a PDF extract from the ANABIN database on the recognition and evaluation of foreign educational qualifications.

General Information

Open to unconventional approaches in research and teaching, the University of Bremen has retained its character as a

 place of short distances for people and ideas since its founding in 1971. With a broad spectrum of subjects, we combine exceptional performance and innovative potential. As an ambitious research university, we stand for research-based learning approaches and a pronounced interdisciplinary orientation. We actively pursue scientific cooperation in a spirit of global partnership. 

Today, around 23,000 people learn, teach, research, and work on our international campus. In research and teaching, administration and operations, we are strongly committed to the goals of sustainability, climate justice, and climate neutrality. Our Bremen spirit is expressed in the courage to try new things, in supportive cooperation, in respect and appreciation for each other. With our study and research profile and as part of the European YUFE network, we assume social responsibility in the region, in Europe, and in the world.

The university is family-friendly, diverse and sees itself as an international university. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In the case of equal qualifications, women are given priority, unless reasons relating to the person of a competitor prevail.

Disabled applicants will be given priority if their professional and personal qualifications are essentially the same. 

For general questions about the personnel selection procedure, as well as questions regarding the content of the advertised position, please contact:

Prof. Dr. Delia González de Reufels at dgrprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

Please send your application with your complete documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, qualification certificates, references) to the following address, quoting the reference number A270-25 until 14.01.2026 as a PDF file by unencrypted electronic mail to:  dgrprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

Or by mail to 

Universität Bremen 
Fachbereich 8: Sozialwissenschaften
Prof. Dr. Delia González de Reufels
Universitäts-Boulevard 13
28359 Bremen 

We kindly ask you to send us only copies (no portfolios) of your application documents, as we cannot return them. They will be destroyed after the selection process has been completed. Application costs cannot be reimbursed.

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