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Professor of Political Science at the University of Zurich @IPZ_ch @UZH_ch

Joined June 2014
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
Post-doctoral researcher vacancies: Join us in Oxford at Nuffield College as one of two Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows to be hired in social policy, sociology, demography, or related fields. Three-year contracts. Deadline: Sept 22. nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-colleg…
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
Bocconi University in Milan is hiring in sociology at any level (open rank). Ideal candidate might focus on inequality, social policy, computational, labor markets, or similar. Happy to answer questions about my time there for those considering applying. jobmarket.unibocconi.eu/
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Great news! Congratulations
Christoph Möllers @ChristophMllers wird 2026 in der Nachfolge von Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Rektor des Wissenschaftskollegs wiko-berlin.de/pressenotizen…
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
📣 Call for Applications 📣 3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀 Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @HumboldtUni & the Humboldt Governance Lab Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us! 🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
Herbert Kitschelt is the recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science @SkyttePrize this year. These are some of his works.👇 You can read the announcement article here: skytteprize.com/news/herbert…
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Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆 He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @ERC_Research project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni @InFER_Frankfurt German call: fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856… English call: goethe-university-frankfurt.… Please share!
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📢Special issue and workshop on "The Politics of AI: Citizen Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities" 📢 We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
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Two great job opportunities in polisci/CPE at the Department of Political Science @UZH_ch Less than 2 weeks left to apply!
‼️Hiring ‼️ 2 (!) positions in my group at @IPZ_ch @UZH_ch in Zurich 📣1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international & friendly department with excellent working conditions
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a #predoc research associate in summer/fall 2025! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application: 🔗ddorn.net @econ_ra @predoc_org @econ_uzh
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
This looks like a dream position for young folks
‼️Hiring ‼️ 2 (!) positions in my group at @IPZ_ch @UZH_ch in Zurich 📣1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international & friendly department with excellent working conditions
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Silja Häusermann retweeted
Fantastic opportunity in Zurich 👇👇👇
‼️Hiring ‼️ 2 (!) positions in my group at @IPZ_ch @UZH_ch in Zurich 📣1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international & friendly department with excellent working conditions
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‼️Hiring ‼️ 2 (!) positions in my group at @IPZ_ch @UZH_ch in Zurich 📣1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international & friendly department with excellent working conditions
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Me and current/recent team members @dpzollinger @RetoBuergisser and Lukas Haffert (Postdocs) @indubioproreto and @feisenring (PhD students) are happy to answer questions on both positions. More on me: siljahaeusermann.org/ More on IPZ: tinyurl.com/nvserevm
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Recently, our 📕 on the Transformation of the Left came out in OA tinyurl.com/ahuxx6d6 3 interviews on key findings: 🔉 Polisci No problem et al. podcast: tinyurl.com/54tvx3md 🔉 Swiss SD party podcast: tinyurl.com/ds4maabc 📖 SamPol Magazine: tinyurl.com/y93nd6cm
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"Sociaaldemocraten vechten voor de héle samenleving, zowel laag- als hooggeschoolden. Dat zit in hun dna. Beide groepen bereik je best met een dubbele strategie: links op economische kwesties, maar ook progressief op culturele kwesties.” @SiljaHausermann sampol.be/2024/12/weten-soci…
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Today, many left voters feel close to 'cosmopolitans' or 'feminists', while right voters identify with 'down to earth' and 'hard working' people. Yet, these identities have structural roots, just like class identities did. ‼️CUP element on cleavage formation - open access
New Cambridge Element Cleavage Formation in the 21st Century by Simon Bornschier, Lukas Haffert, Silja Häusermann, Marco Steenberge and Delia Zollinger out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/41sz0jg #cambridgeelements #openaccess #politics
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@dpzollinger, @SBornschier, Lukas Haffert, Marco Steenbergen and I have a lot of people to thank on this one! Among many others Gary Marks, Liesbet Hooghe, and Catherine de Vries for supporting this Element, & @IPZ_ch @UZH_en for providing the perfect community to write it.
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But also many colleagues, among others (!) @magda_breyer, Peter Hall, Rune Stubager, @LWestheuser , @r_dassonneville , @sarahobolt, Maria Oskarson, Koen Damhuis, @VersteegenLuca, @mierkezat , Christina Zuber, @DavidAttewell6, @Jelle_Koedam @JanRovny @DrPhilipJHowe
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