"Diasporic Constructions of Home and Belonging" (CoHaB) - Early Stage
Researcher in the field of Transdisciplinary Diaspora Studies.
Applications are invited for three full time doctoral positions (PhD
students) in Diaspora Studies to work on a project situated at the
Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. Applicants will be
expected to engage in a continuing dialogue about the methodology, theory,
and terminology of diaspora studies as a transdiscipline. The positions are
fully funded over a period of 48 months.
See advertisement below for full information and www.itn-cohab.eu/.
Erik Olsson
Department of Social Anthropology
Stockholm University
erik.olsson@socant.su.se
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Dnr. SU 617-0267-12
Utlysning av tre internationella doktorandanställningar
Three PhD doctoral student positions in Social Anthropology
Marie Curie Fellowship - Early Stage Researcher in the field of
Transdisciplinary Diaspora Studies
Applications are invited for three full time doctoral positions (PhD
students) in Diaspora Studies to work on a project situated at the
Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. Applicants will
be expected to engage in a continuing dialogue about the methodology,
theory, and terminology of diaspora studies as a transdiscipline. The
positions are fully funded over a period of 48 months.
Marie Curie Initial Training Network
"Diasporic Constructions of Home and Belonging" (CoHaB)
All over the world, stable concepts of home and belonging have, for a
variety of reasons, become the exception rather than the rule, which has
led to dramatic cultural, social and political changes and challenges. The
study of diaspora and migration has evolved into a burgeoning field which
sets an urgent research agenda for our time. The EU-funded trans-national
network CoHaB comprises acknowledged Diaspora Studies experts from the
universities of Münster, Oxford, SOAS, Stockholm, Mumbai and Northampton,
as well as several non-academic partners. Committed to excellence in
facilitating research for scholars in the early phases of their careers,
the network is united in the conviction that interdisciplinary and
transnational training as well as international and inter-sectoral
co-operation are key to any productive study of diaspora. Applicants must
document research interests and expertise in relevant fields, especially
ethnic and migration studies, and be willing to network across academic
and non-academic institutions as part of their research.
Research training within a variety of disciplinary environments, both
academic and extramural, is central to the CoHaB network. Secondments to
associated non-academic partners will help Marie Curie Research Fellows in
Diaspora Studies to gain insight into specific diaspora-related,
extramural fields of work, and also integrate the findings rising from
their work experience with their academic work. Close co-operation within
the network will allow researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds
to join forces and develop their projects on a shared platform.
The three areas in which project proposals are invited at Stockholm
University are:
1. Welfare Practices in Diasporic Contexts
One doctoral position within the area of welfare practices and diaspora.
This entails research on migrants embeddedness in transnational social
networks and the formation of practices related to welfare service in
diasporic contexts. Empirical studies on how associations, individual
leaders and entrepreneurs belonging to a diasporic population assume
responsibility for welfare services, the sending of remittances and social
support are examples of possible studies within this project.
2. Diaspora, Labour Recruitment and Transnational Migration
One doctoral position within the area of the role of diasporas in labour
or educational recruitment in the context of transnational migration. This
entails research on how diasporas are related to the creation and
channeling of workers or students in transnational migration. Empirical
studies on how diasporic networks become nodes in transnational migration
chains or how a diaspora becomes a space for circular migration are
examples of potential studies within this project.
3. Gender and Generation in Diasporic Spaces
One doctoral position within the area of gender and generation in
diaspora. This entails research on how diaspora becomes a space where
gender and generation intersect and are accentuated. Empirical studies on
how gender and/or generational positions are re-negotiated transnationally
are examples of potential studies within this project.
Benefits
The researcher will be employed by Department of Social Anthropology on a
full-time basis as a PhD student, with a monthly salary of SEK 18076
(before taxes) and full social security benefits. The position also
includes a yearly mobility allowance of between SEK 4202 and SEK 6003
(before taxes)
as well as funds to participate in training activities of the CoHaB
network and in international conferences.
Requirements
Applicants must:
• have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in the social or cultural
sciences, or humanities with relevance for the position.
• have less than four years of research experience and must not yet have
been awarded a doctoral degree
• not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies,
etc.) in Sweden for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior
to their recruitment
• have previous experience (academic and/or extra-mural) in the field of
diaspora studies or ethnic and migration studies
• have an excellent command of English (spoken and written)
• satisfy the eligibility criteria for fellowships in Marie Curie Initial
Training Networks
Applications must include:
• a curriculum vitae (including information on nationality and place of
residence for the past three years),
• academic record (including transcripts),
• letter of motivation,
• written references,
• a short proposal (maximum length 2,000 words) for a research project
Submit applications electronically, in a single PDF file, to:
Registrator@su.se . Mark the file: Dnr SU 617-0267-12
Deadline for the application is March 1 2012. The successful candidates
are expected to join CoHaB in Stockholm by September 1 2012.
The CoHaB website can be found at <URL CoHaB webpage, t.b.a.>.
CoHaB is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from
all sections of the international community worldwide.
For more information about the Stockholm positions contact
erik.olsson@socant.su.se or annika.rabo@socant.su.se
