11 PhD Positions (75%, TV-L E13)
RTG 3209 China-GRASP: China’s Geoeconomic Rise and the Accumulation of Structural Power
University of Göttingen – Public Law Foundation
University of Göttingen & Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The Research Training Group (RTG) 3209 China-GRASP: China’s Geoeconomic Rise and the Accumulation of Structural Power invites applications for 11 PhD researcher positions (all genders welcome).
Position details
- Position: PhD Researcher
- Salary: TV-L E13 (75%)
- Number of positions: 11
- Starting date: 1 October 2026
- Duration: Fixed-term until 30 September 2029
Are you fascinated by how China is reshaping the global order — and want to research it systematically? Our Research Training Group (RTG) brings together scholars from Economics, Political Science, and Area Studies at the University of Göttingen and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy to examine China’s geoeconomic rise in international politics. We study how China accumulates and exercises structural power across four interconnected domains: security, production of goods and services, finance and credit, and knowledge and information — and how states, firms, and societies respond. The framework of structural power, rooted in international political economy, gives your research a theoretically rigorous and policy-relevant foundation. Whether your background is in quantitative methods, qualitative research, or both, you will find a home here. A particular strength of our group is working with innovative data sources, including Chinese-language materials — giving you the opportunity to contribute original empirical findings where systematic data is still scarce.
Further Information & Application
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