postdoc EU economic governance Published Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 Deadline Sunday 24 Aug 2025 Work area Academic staff Organisational unit Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) Salary € 4.537 - € 6.209 Employment 1 fte - 1 fte Introduction Join us for a postdoc positions on the politics of European Union economic governance. You will unravel the major political dynamics shaping Europe's reform capacities. You will conduct (comparative) case studies on how fiscally conservative (frugal) member states interact with the EU in socio-economic and/or fiscal decision-making. Job description The Research Group on European and Global Governance at Erasmus University is offering a postdoctoral position to study the politics of reforming European economies. The position is part of the project "Towards a Resilient European Union? Post-pandemic Economic Governance Amidst Politicization", funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The project starts from the observation that member state compliance with EU reform recommendations (European Semester) has been limited. It aims to investigate whether linking the European Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF, NextGenerationEU) to compliance has led to greater reform efforts, or whether factors such as Euroscepticism have constrained member state action. In addition, it examines how lessons from the RRF shape positions on new EU spending programmes. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct innovative research through theoretically informed (comparative) case studies on socio-economic and/or fiscal policies. The analysis may include factors such as public opinion, actor preferences and coalitions, politicization strategies, and bargaining dynamics-particularly with regard to fiscally conservative ('frugal') member states such as Germany and the Netherlands. Italy and Spain are covered by a PhD researcher who started in early 2023. Research methods...