Call for Offers from Universities in Portugal, Europe, Middle East and Africa:

Associate Professor or Full Professor in Political Sciences - A Hybrid Position from Braga, Portugal

Permanent Full-time Faculty Position

Research Expertise of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

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Published Date: 05 April 2026

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

CV

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher is a Portuguese citizen who resides with her family in Braga, Portugal, so she is looking for a Hybrid Position that will be carried out from her Home-Office in Braga, Portugal. Thus, she welcomes offers for a Hybrid Permanent Full-time Faculty Position from universities in Portugal, Europe, Middle East and Africa. The academic position should be in line with her research expertise as described below. The path position must include research. Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher is available to start working immediately. Note, Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher was born in Israel, but she renounced her Israeli citizenship in March 2019, so since then, she only holds the Portuguese citizenship (For more details, please see her full CV).

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Research Expertise of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

Interdisciplinary Research Expertise: Political Sciences, International Relations, International Security, Foreign Policy, Trade Policy, Public Policy, International Business, International Political Economy

  • International Security Risks, Political Risks and Economic Risks: Geopolitical Conflicts, Political Instability, Regime Transformation, Wars, Coups, Terror Groups, Resistance Groups under Occupations, Intelligence Risks, Social Unrest, Diplomatic Crises, Regional Crises, Risks for World War, Survival in Long Wars, Decolonialism, Disputed Colonies, Disputed Countries, Limited International Recognition, Military Capabilities, Foreign Military Presence, Military Alliances: Bilateral Military Defence Treaty (BMDT) and Multilateral Military Defence Treaty (MMDT), Nuclear Disputes, Political Alliances, Coalitions, Political Blocs, Superpowers, Geopolitical Order, Political Bans, International Legal Disputs, Economic Instability, Recession, Slowdown, and Unemployment.

  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (FDI Inwards & FDI Outwards) and International Trade: 

    Entry Modes of FDI: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As), Greenfield & Brownfield.

    Entry Modes of International Trade: Exports, Imports, Franchising, Licensing, and Joint Ventures.

    • Macro-Level of FDI and International Trade (Country Level - Governments ): focussing on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade (e.g. Export/Import) worldwide from the Macro Perspective (Country Level) to identify risks of failures in how the Governments handle the Trade Policy (e.g., import tariffs), encouragement of FDI Inward, promotion and facilitation of FDI Outward, Free Trade Agreements, Violations of FTAs, Multilateral Trade Alliances, Restrictions, FDI Entry Barriers, Antitrust policy towards Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As), Trade-Wars, Sanctions-Wars, and Arms Embargo. 

    • Micro-Level of FDI and International Trade (Firm Level - Multinational Enterprises (MNE)): Focussing on international business activity worldwide from the Micro Perspective (Firm Level) to identify risks of failures in how the Multinational Enterprises (MNE) handle Strategic Risks, Management Risks, FDI Location Choice, and Firm Performances in terms of revenue, profits, and labour productivity under Cultural Differences, Legal Differences, and Industrial Relations Differences.