Opportunity for one post-doctoral position (two-year duration) on project “Making Autonomous Sustainable Trade Regulations Work for Everyone” in partnership with Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) - Based in São Paulo (Brazil)
Who we are:
The “Making Autonomous Sustainable Trade Regulations Work for Everyone” project, funded by SNIS (Swiss Network of International Studies), is a two-year project coordinated by Cédric Dupont (IHEID) and Joost Pauwelyn (IHEID), in partnership with Rodrigo Fagundes Cezar from the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), in São Paulo, Brazil.
The project aims at fleshing out the conditions for unilateral trade and sustainability policies, such as EUDR, to be considered legitimate by developing countries and what the role of international institutions could be in that process. In other words, what should and could be done to mitigate the legitimacy issues of the EU’s unilateral/autonomous trade and sustainability regulations and thus foster their positive long-term outcomes? In specific:
- What potential actions by the EU can be considered acceptable by EU constituents and foreign stakeholders alike?
- What actions can the public policymakers of the EU and foreign countries affected by EU laws carry out to promote the legitimacy and efficiency of EU rules?
- To what extent can IOs orchestrate a solution and mitigate the legitimacy issues of unilateral trade policies? In other words, what actions can international civil servants in international organizations (IOs), in particular those in Geneva, carry out to mitigate the potentially negative social impact of unilateral/autonomous rules and boost their positive environmental impact?
- What best practices of IO orchestration in trade and sustainability can we draw from experience and that can be applicable to EU’s autonomous sustainable trade policies?
- What legal frameworks and regulatory improvements that are required to carry out a honest brokering role in autonomous trade and sustainability policies?
- What are the on-the-ground heterogeneous effects of existing unilateral policies (e.g. the EU’s RED) that can be used as reference for future policies?
The post-doc will work in close partnership with PhD researchers in Brazil and Geneva, Switzerland, and will be directly supervised by Rodrigo Fagundes Cezar (FGV). The position is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Responsibilities of the post-doc:
- Conducting your own research related to the research project;
- Publication activities;
- Support the supervisor with research-related self-administration;
- Start of project ideally on 1 September 2024 but possibility to start on 1 October 2024.
What we offer:
- Remuneration equivalent to the one set by FAPESP (São Paulo Research Support Agency): BRL 9,318.90/month for 40 hours dedication weekly;
- A vibrant and dynamic research environment in one of Brazil’s top universities, as part of an international research network involving NGOs, multiple universities and private rule-makers;
- A research-active and cooperative team;
- Opportunities to participate in ongoing research projects and publications.
Requirements:
- Completed Ph.D. in political science, economics or international relations;
- Research interest for international political economic issues generally and trade policy more specifically;
- Excellent command of quantitative research methods;
- Experience with survey experiments is highly desirable or at least interest in developing such skills at a rapid pace;
- Experience in collaborative research projects highly desirable;
- Very good command of English; knowledge of Portuguese highly desirable but not mandatory.
Application documents:
- Motivation letter;
- CV;
- Ph.D. diploma;
- A 2-page outline of a postdoc project that is related to the research focus of the project;
- Contact details of two references which we may reach out after the interview phase.
Submissions should be sent to rodrigo.cezar@fgv.br with the subject line “Post-doc application” by 20 August.