Colleagues at Goethe University Frankfurt are recruiting a PhD student to work on a funded research project (Financial Empire: China’s Construction of an Alternative Financial System).

The successful applicant will work as part of a team that examines the transformation of global financial structures in the context of increasing geopolitical tensions and analyzes China’s efforts to build an alternative, Sinocentric financial system. Applicants should have knowledge in international and comparative political economy, particularly in the areas of global finance and/or the political economy of China, as well as a strong interest in geoeconomics and/or financial market infrastructures. The position offers the opportunity to pursue a PhD within an internationally connected and theoretically innovative research project at the intersection of political economy, geopolitics, and China studies

The project is funded by the DFG and the deadline for applications is 20 June 2026. More details on the post can be found here: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___Gesellschaftswissenschaften

Any questions should be directed to: j.petry@soz.uni-frankfurt.de