Overview
The Faculty of Political and Social Sciences announces a full-time vacancy for a staff research position within the Conflict Research Group (CRG) of the Department of Third World Studies. The successful candidate will be assigned to a research project on post-conflict governance in Nepal.
Content of the function
- The research project will focus on post-conflict governance in Nepal. More specifically the project aims to produce new insights into the complex interplay between fragile state institutions and alternative, informal (governance) networks, and examine its impact on democratic initiatives of state reconstruction in Nepal;
- The assignment will build on the tradition of the research group, namely an emphasis on fieldwork and case expertise;
- The project duration and pay scale will depend upon the qualifications and seniority of the researcher. The available funds are calculated on the basis of the two-year salary of a starting doctoral student.
- This project is explicitly intended as the starting point for a doctoral dissertation.
Profile
- Holder of a Master degree in the Social Sciences or Humanities;
- Interest in and knowledge of governance processes at the local level from an ethnographic perspective;
- Field and research experience in Nepal or (South) Asia is recommended;
- Languages: English; knowledge of local languages is recommended.
Apply
Candidates have to send their application and cv to koen.vlassenroot@ugent.be and bert.suykens@ugent.be before 15 August. Interviews will be organised between 16 and 31 August. The assignment will start on 1 October 2010
http://www.ugent.be/en/news/vacancies/scientific/bs
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
The Faculty of Political and Social Sciences announces a full-time vacancy for a staff research position within the Conflict Research Group (CRG) of the Department of Third World Studies. The successful candidate will be assigned to a research project on post-conflict governance in Nepal.
Content of the function
- The research project will focus on post-conflict governance in Nepal. More specifically the project aims to produce new insights into the complex interplay between fragile state institutions and alternative, informal (governance) networks, and examine its impact on democratic initiatives of state reconstruction in Nepal;
- The assignment will build on the tradition of the research group, namely an emphasis on fieldwork and case expertise;
- The project duration and pay scale will depend upon the qualifications and seniority of the researcher. The available funds are calculated on the basis of the two-year salary of a starting doctoral student.
- This project is explicitly intended as the starting point for a doctoral dissertation.
Profile
- Holder of a Master degree in the Social Sciences or Humanities;
- Interest in and knowledge of governance processes at the local level from an ethnographic perspective;
- Field and research experience in Nepal or (South) Asia is recommended;
- Languages: English; knowledge of local languages is recommended.
Apply
Candidates have to send their application and cv to koen.vlassenroot@ugent.be and bert.suykens@ugent.be before 15 August. Interviews will be organised between 16 and 31 August. The assignment will start on 1 October 2010
http://www.ugent.be/en/news/vacancies/scientific/bs
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
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