Jochen Rehmert

Jochen Rehmert is an SNSF-Ambizione Grant Holder at the University of Basel's Department of Political Science, affiliated with the Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich and Humboldt University Berlin. He holds a PhD from the Hertie School and degrees from Humboldt University Berlin.

His research focuses on candidate selection mechanisms, coalition politics, legislative processes, and Japanese politics. Key areas include geographic responsiveness in proportional representation systems and gender dynamics in candidate rankings. He employs experimental methods like elite surveys to study party decision-making.

Recent work includes studies on Green Party MPs' local representation impacts and Austrian party leaders' gender preferences in candidate rankings. Awards include the prestigious SNSF Ambizione Grant supporting his current research.