aboriginal policy studies: New Issue Notification and General Call for Submissions

aboriginal policy studies Volume 1, Issue 3 is now accessible online!

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New Issue: aboriginal policy studies

Volume 1, Issue 3

aboriginal policy studies has just published its latest issue at

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We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our
web site to review articles and items of interest.

Thank-you for the continuing interest in our work,

Chris Andersen
Editor, aboriginal policy studies

Table of Contents:

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
Editor's Introduction: Volume 1, No. 3
Chris Andersen

ARTICLES
Aboriginal Languages in Selected Cities In Canada: A Decade in Review,
1996 to 2006, Part Two
Mary Jane Norris

Digging Beneath the Surface of Aboriginal Labour Market Development:
Analyzing Policy Discourse in the Context of Northern Alberta?s Oil
Sands
Tracy L Friedel, Alison Taylor

The Triumph of Maori Entrepreneurs or Diverse Economies?
Maria Bargh

COMMENTARY
The Political Economy of Tribal Citizenship in the US: Lessons for
Canadian First Nations?
Kim TallBear

Transforming Relationships and Accessing Non-Insured Health Benefits
Travel Funding to see Traditional Healers from Off-reserve
Michael Hankard

BOOK REVIEWS AND FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS
Book Review - Colonial Proximities: Crossracial Encounters and
Juridical Truths in British Columbia, 1871-1921
Logan Mardhani-Bayne

Book Review - Urbanizing Frontiers: Indigenous Peoples and Settlers in
19th-Century Pacific Rim Cities
Charles L Horn

National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) Letters Patent
Jeff Cyr

General Call for Submissions

Submissions for aboriginal policy studies include:
1. scholarly articles;
2. commentary articles; and
3. book reviews.

Flexible deadline for submissions is May 31, 2012.

For more information regarding submission requirements, contact Kirsten
at apsjournal@ualberta.ca.

CASCA: Job posting/Emplois

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN CHILDREN AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at Dalhousie University
invites applications for a Tier I Canada Research Chair on "Children and
Global Development." The appointment will be at the rank of Professor and
will be conditional on the successful applicant being approved as a Tier 1
Research Chair by the CRC secretariat. The position is open with regard to
disciplinary specialization, with a primary appointment in one of the
Faculty's Departments (Classics, English, French, German, History,
International Development Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science,
Russian Studies, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Spanish and Latin
American Studies or Theatre). A research emphasis on the area of children
and conflict would be an asset. Dalhousie University has growing strength
in the broad area of "Children in Challenging Contexts", including
researchers in the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Medicine as
well as FASS. This strength is reflected, for example, in a new Network
Centres of Excellence Knowledge Mobilization grant on Children in
Challenging Contexts and the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies Child
Soldier/Conflict Affected Youth initiatives. The successful candidate will
be expected to sustain a strong research program of their own, and in so
doing actively contribute to intra- and inter-faculty collaborations in
this area of emphasis.
Candidates must have a PhD, an outstanding research profile, and an
innovative and original research programme; a strong track-record of
obtaining external funding; and the ability to work co-operatively,
provide leadership in an interdisciplinary environment, develop
multi-faceted research projects, and work with graduate students and/or
post-doctoral fellows. Although this is primarily a research appointment,
the appointee will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate
level.
The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Programme has been established by the
Government of Canada to enable Canadian universities to foster research
excellence and enhance their role as world-class centres of research
excellence. More information about the Canada Research Chairs Programme is
available at: http://www.chairs.gc.ca. Please note that the CRC
nominations are subject to review and final approval by the CRC
Secretariat.
Dalhousie is the leading graduate and research university of Atlantic
Canada, with more than 17,000 students from over 100 countries (more than
3500 in graduate programmes). It is located in Halifax – the major centre
in the scenic Atlantic region and a city widely known for its high quality
of life. Further information about the Faculty and the university can be
obtained at www.dal.ca/fass <http://www.dal.ca/fass>. Dalhousie University
is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University
encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a
disability, racially visible persons and women. Applications should
include a detailed curriculum vitae, a two-page summary of the candidate's
proposed research programme, a statement of research and teaching
interests and philosophies, and three confidential letters of reference
forwarded by the referees. All application materials should be sent in
hard copy.

Deadline: 16 March 2012
Chair, CRC Tier 1 Appointments Committee
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dalhousie University
6135 University Avenue, Suite 3030
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2
Fassdean@dal.ca

Launch: Team Grants CBPHC | Lancement : Subventions d'=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E9quipe?= SSPC

Le fran&ccedil;ais suit l'anglais.

CIHR and its partners are pleased to announce the launch of the Innovation
Team Grants: Community-Based Primary Healthcare (CBPHC) funding
opportunity. CIHR and its partners will provide funding for teams
undertaking programmatic, cross-jurisdictional and interdisciplinary
research to develop, implement, evaluate, and compare innovative models
for chronic disease prevention and management in CBPHC and improving
access to appropriate CBPHC for vulnerable populations. This initiative is
launched in partnership with:
• Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
• Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Strategy on
Patient-Oriented Research
• CIHR – Institute of Cancer Research and the CIHR Breast Cancer
Initiative
• CIHR – HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
• CIHR – Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
• CIHR – Institute of Aging
• CIHR – Institute of Gender and Health
• CIHR – Institute of Genetics
• CIHR – Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
• CIHR – Institute of Human Development, Child, and Youth Health
• CIHR – Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
• CIHR – Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
• CIHR – Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
• CIHR – Institute of Population and Public Health
• Health Research Council of New Zealand
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
• Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

You can access the full funding opportunity on ResearchNet.

Funding
• Up to $ 31,665,000 over five years is available through this funding
opportunity to support Canada-based teams (additional funds through
partners in Australia and New Zealand will available to components of the
teams based in those countries).
Important Dates
Phase 1: Letter of Intent
Application Deadline: 2012-05-01
Anticipated Notice of Decision: 2012-07-03
Funding Start Date: n/a
Phase 2: Full Application
Application Deadline: 2012-10-15
Anticipated Notice of Decision: 2013-04-01
Funding Start Date: 2013-04-01
Webinar
CIHR is hosting an information webinar for interested applicants to learn
more about the launch of the Innovation Team Grants: Community-Based
Primary Healthcare (CBPHC) funding opportunity (e.g., objectives,
eligibility, review process, etc.). We invite you to RSVP for the webinar,
which will be held on February 9 at 2:30pm EST.

Please share this announcement with your colleagues and do not hesitate
to contact us if you have any questions.

Les IRSC et leurs partenaires ont le plaisir d'annoncer le lancement des
Subventions d'&eacute;quipe innovatrice: Soins de sant&eacute; primaires
communautaires (SSPC) Les IRSC, et leurs partenaires accorderont du
financement aux &eacute;quipes qui entreprennent de la recherche
programmatique, interorganisationnelle et interdisciplinaire afin
d'&eacute;laborer, de mettre en œuvre, d'&eacute;valuer et de comparer des
mod&egrave;les novateurs pour la pr&eacute;vention et la prise en charge
th&eacute;rapeutique des maladies chroniques dans le cadre des SSPC et
d'am&eacute;liorer l'acc&egrave;s &agrave; des SSPC appropri&eacute;s pour
les populations vuln&eacute;rables, Ceci est fait en partenariat avec: •
Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
• Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Strat&eacute;gie de
recherche ax&eacute;e sur le patient
• L'Institut du cancer et l'Initiative canadienne sur le cancer du sein
des IRSC
• L'Initiative de recherche sur le VIH/sida des IRSC
• L'Institut de la sant&eacute; des Autochtones
• L'Institut du vieillissement
• L'Institut de la sant&eacute; des femmes et des hommes
• L'Institut de g&eacute;n&eacute;tique
• L'Institut des services et des politiques de la sant&eacute;
• L'Institut du d&eacute;veloppement et de la sant&eacute; des enfants et
des adolscents
• L'Institut de l'appareil locomoteur et de l'arthrite
• L'Institut des neurosciences, de la sant&eacute; mentale et des
toxicomanies
• L'Institut de la nutrition, du m&eacute;tabolisme et du diab&egrave;te
• L'Institut de la sant&eacute; publique et des populations
• Health Research Council of New Zealand
• La Fondation Michael Smith pour la recherche en sant&eacute;
• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
• Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

Les d&eacute;tails concernant cette possibilit&eacute; de financement sont
disponibles sur RechercheNet.

Fonds disponibles
• Un montant pouvant s'&eacute;lever &agrave; 31 665 000 $ sur cinq ans
est disponible dans le cadre de la pr&eacute;sente possibilit&eacute; de
financement pour appuyer les &eacute;quipes travaillant au Canada
(gr&acirc;ce &agrave; des partenaires de l'Australie et de la
Nouvelle-Z&eacute;lande, des fonds additionnels seront disponibles pour
les composantes des &eacute;quipes travaillant dans ces pays).
Dates importantes
&Eacute;tape 1: Lettre d'intention
Date limite de pr&eacute;sentation des demandes 2012-05-01
Date pr&eacute;vue de l'avis de d&eacute;cision 2012-07-03
Date de d&eacute;but du financement n/a
&Eacute;tape 2 : Pr&eacute;sentation d'une demande
Date limite de pr&eacute;sentation des demandes 2012-10-15
Date pr&eacute;vue de l'avis de d&eacute;cision 2013-04-01
Date de d&eacute;but du financement 2013-04-01

Webinaire
Lest IRSC tiendront un webinaire d'information pour les candidats
int&eacute;ress&eacute;s &agrave; recevoir plus d'information sur le
lancement des Subventions d'&eacute;quipe innovatrice: Soins de
sant&eacute; primaires communautaires (SSPC) (par ex : les objectifs, les
crit&egrave;res d'admissibilit&eacute;, le processus d'&eacute;valuation,
etc ). Nous vous invitons &agrave; vous inscrire au webinaire, qui se
tiendra le 9 f&eacute;vrier &agrave; 14h30 HNE.
S'il vous pla&icirc;t, partagez cette possibilit&eacute; de financement
avec vos coll&egrave;gues et n'h&eacute;sitez pas de nous contacter si
vous avez des questions.

CIHR - Institute of Population and Public Health
312 - 600 Peter-Morand Cres.
Ottawa Ontario K1G5Z3
Canada

DEADLINE EXTENDED: UBC Grad Anthro Conference

*DEADLINE EXTENDED: February 15th *

*Call for Papers - 2012 UBC Anthropology Graduate Conference - please
post/share attached.*
*March 2nd and 3rd, 2012*

*Culture and Change: Towards a Dynamic Anthropology*

The Anthropology Department at the University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, is pleased to announce that *Dr. Yongming Zhou*, Professor of
Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will be the keynote
speaker for the 2012 graduate student conference to be held at UBC Friday,
March 2nd, and Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. Additional information, advance
registration, and banquet ticket reservations are now available on the
conference website at http://anthgradconf.alyanne.net/index.html.

Anthropologists recognize that cultures are dynamic and changing. Recent
global events, such as the uprising in Egypt and the Occupy Movement, have
pushed these notions of social dynamism to the forefront of public
consciousness. How do global forces combine with local dynamics to shape
the futures of communities around the world? Scholars from the traditional
fields of anthropology, as well as geography, political science, law, and
other disciplines are engaging with this question in new ways.

We cordially invite graduate and undergraduate scholars across disciplines
to join us for an exploration of these themes. Please submit paper, poster,
and documentary/ethnographic film abstracts by the new extended
deadline *February
15th, 2012*, via the submission form on the conference website. Abstracts
are limited to 150 words. Please include 3 or 4 keywords below the body of
the abstract.

To register for the advance rate of $15, and to purchase banquet meal
tickets for $20, please visit the conference website at
http://anthgradconf.alyanne.net/index.html. Also check back for continual
updates on the program and schedule.

Please circulate widely to interested parties and direct any questions to
anthconfubc@gmail.com. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you on
March 3rd!

CASCA2012 Mise à Jour et Rappels/CASCA2012 Update and reminders

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Conference Classifieds

To promote communication between members and to promote constructive networking, the "CASCA Conference Classifieds" is now available. If you are looking for panelists or have information that you want to share or a question that you want to send out, please consult this service: http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=90&lang=en

Student Travel Grants

Partial travel subsidies are available to PhD graduate students who have no alternate support to participate in the CASCA 2012 meeting. See http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94%3Astudent-travel-grant-2012&catid=15&Itemid=86&lang=en for more information.

Conference Reminders

The wrap-up party will be held at the University of Alberta Faculty Club, featuring live music and a locally inspired menu. There are limited tickets available, so please register soon if you would like to attend this fun and exciting event. Also, please remember to book your hotel room in Edmonton early! See http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247&Itemid=83&lang=en for more information.

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Annonces Classées de la Conférence

Pour promouvoir la communication entre les participants et de promouvoir le réseautage social , le service « Annonces Classées de la Conférence CASCA » est maintenant disponible. Si vous cherchez des panélistes ou avez des informations que vous voulez partager ou une question que vous voulez poser, s'il vous plaît consulter ce service. : http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=92&lang=fr

Bourse de Voyage pour Étudiants

Les subventions partielles de voyage sont disponibles aux étudiants de niveau de doctorat qui n'ont pas de support financier alternatif pour participer à la conférence CASCA 2012. Visitez le site web pour plus d'informations. http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=86&lang=fr

Rappels pour la Conférence

La réception de fin de conférence sera tenu au « Faculty Club » de l'Université de l'Alberta, incluant musique live et un menu localement inspiré. Les billets sont limités, alors s'il vous plaît enregistré vous bientôt si vous voulez assister à cette soirée divertissante. N'oubliez pas de réserver votre hôtel le plus tôt possible. Visitez le site web pour plus d'informations. http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247&Itemid=83&lang=fr
 

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Conference Classifieds

To promote communication between members and to promote constructive
networking, the "CASCA Conference Classifieds" is now available. If you
are looking for panelists or have information that you want to share or a
question that you want to send out, please consult this service:
http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=90&lang=en

Student Travel Grants

Partial travel subsidies are available to PhD graduate students who have
no alternate support to participate in the CASCA 2012 meeting. See
http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94%3Astudent-travel-grant-2012&catid=15&Itemid=86&lang=en
for more information.

Conference Reminders

The wrap-up party will be held at the University of Alberta Faculty Club,
featuring live music and a locally inspired menu. There are limited
tickets available, so please register soon if you would like to attend
this fun and exciting event. Also, please remember to book your hotel room
in Edmonton early! See
http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247&Itemid=83&lang=en
for more information.

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Annonces Classées de la Conférence

Pour promouvoir la communication entre les participants et de promouvoir
le réseautage social , le service « Annonces Classées de la Conférence
CASCA » est maintenant disponible. Si vous cherchez des panélistes ou
avez des informations que vous voulez partager ou une question que vous
voulez poser, s'il vous plaît consulter ce service. :
http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=92&lang=fr

Bourse de Voyage pour Étudiants

Les subventions partielles de voyage sont disponibles aux étudiants de
niveau de doctorat qui n'ont pas de support financier alternatif pour
participer à la conférence CASCA 2012. Visitez le site web pour plus
d'informations.
http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=86&lang=fr

Rappels pour la Conférence

La réception de fin de conférence sera tenu au « Faculty Club » de
l'Université de l'Alberta, incluant musique live et un menu localement
inspiré. Les billets sont limités, alors s'il vous plaît enregistré vous
bientôt si vous voulez assister à cette soirée divertissante. N'oubliez
pas de réserver votre hôtel le plus tôt possible. Visitez le site web pour
plus d'informations.
http://cas-sca.ca/casca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247&Itemid=83&lang=fr

The Unexpected/L=?iso-8859-1?Q?=92Inattendu,?= CASCA12: May 9-12/le 9-12 mai - Reminder/Rappel

**RAPPEL/REMINDER: date limite le 15 février/deadline February 15th**

(English below)

CASCA 2012
L'Inattendu

Pour s'éloigner du style formel des conférences annuelles, le thème de
CASCA 2012 qui se tiendra à l'Université de l'Alberta à Edmonton du 9
au 12 mai sera L'Inattendu. Le thème qui sera exploré aux cours de
cette conférence est comment les anthropologues pensent et réagissent
à l'inattendu, l'imprévu et les aspects surprenants de leur recherche.
CASCA 2012 présente une opportunité pour les anthropologues, du plus
aguerri au moins expérimenté et de toutes les sous-disciplines, de
réfléchir et partager ces aspects de leur recherche généralement
réservée à des occasions moins formelles. Nous avons le plaisir
d'accueillir le Professeur Richard Jenkins de l'Université de
Sheffield, conférencier d'honneur. Sa présentation, 'Contes de
l'inattendu : travail de terrain et la vie quotidienne', promet
d'adresser directement les aspects souvent précaires et
contradictoires de la recherche en anthropologie.

Afin d'encourager l'exploration de sujets de façon inattendue par les
participants, la structure de la conférence sera différente de celles
des années précédentes. Premièrement, les organisateurs de CASCA 2012
proposent plusieurs groupes de discussion thématiques pour lesquels
les participants peuvent soumettre un résumé individuel. Ces groupes
de discussion thématiques seront construits autour de courtes
présentations (5 à 8 minutes) basées sur des articles qui seront
distribués avant la conférence afin de générer de plus amples
discussions qui incluront les présentateurs ainsi que les autres
participants de ces forums et les membres de l'auditoire. Les thèmes
de ces groupes de discussion proposés par les organisateurs incluront :

• Éthique et l'Inattendu
• L'expérience de l'Inattendu
• Se Préparer à l'inattendu
• Pratiquer l'inattendu
• L'inattendu dans l'imaginaire universel
• Liens inattendus dans et à travers la bio archéologie
• Oh oh!

En plus de groupes thématiques ci-dessus, d'autres formes de
participation incluront les présentations traditionnelles, sessions
PechaKucha et affiches (posters). La soumission de résumé individuel
est préférable; les organisateurs de la conférence assembleront les
séances à partir des résumés (maximum de 120 mots) dans le but de
bâtir des convergences nouvelles et inattendues entre participants et
thèmes. Les séances thématiques traditionnelles proposées par les
participants ne sont pas exclues mais ces séances pourraient être
modifiées afin de mieux cadrer dans le thème et l'esprit de la
conférence. En plus des communications traditionnelles de 15 minutes,
les participants auront l'opportunité de présenter dans des séances
d'affiches ou PechaKucha, pour lesquelles il y aura un maximum de 20
diapositives et un maximum de 20 secondes par diapositives. Chaque
type de séances permettra des interactions plus vives et plus engagées
entre les présentateurs les membres de l'auditoire.

Comme point de départ pour imaginer des contributions à L'Inattendu,
nous offrons les suggestions suivantes en espérant qu'elles
provoqueront des sujets nouveaux et inattendus à explorer avec les
participants à CASCA 2012.

Anthropologie de l'inattendu, de crises, de désastres et de tranquillité
L'anthropologie inattendue (ex. science-fiction, fiction ethnographique,
etc.)
L'anthropologie inattendue dans les classes ou autres milieux éducatifs
Collaborations et liens inattendus entre personnes, idées et disciplines
Conséquences inattendues de l'anthropologie
Dangers et tabous inattendus en anthropologie
Humour ou joie inattendu en anthropologie
Recherche ou résultats inattendus

Les résumés seront accepté jusqu'au 15 février. Pour plus de détails
sur l'inscription et les soumissions de résumés, visitez le site
internet de CASCA á www.cas-sca.ca.

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CASCA 2012
The Unexpected

As a departure from more paradigmatic conferences, CASCA 2012, to be
held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on May 9-12, will
explore The Unexpected. The papers and events in and around this
conference will explore how anthropologists think about and respond to
unanticipated, unpredicted, and surprising aspects of their research.
CASCA 2012 presents a moment in which anthropologists, from the most
senior to the most inexperienced and from every sub-discipline, can
reflect on and share those aspects of their research typically
reserved for more informal venues. We are delighted to host Prof.
Richard Jenkins from University of Sheffield whose keynote address,
"Tales of the unexpected: doing fieldwork and doing everyday life,"
promises to confront directly the often precarious and contradictory
aspects of anthropological research.

In order to encourage participants to explore topics in unexpected
ways, the structure of this conference will differ from those held
previously. To begin, the organizers of CASCA 2012 are proposing
several thematic panels to which scholars may submit individual
abstracts. These thematic panels will be built around a format of
short (5-8 minute) presentations based on papers to be circulated
prior to the conference with the goal of sparking a wider discussion
among those presenting and those attending the sessions. The
Conference organized thematic panels will include the following:

• Ethics and the unexpected
• Experiencing the unexpected
• Planning for the unexpected
• Practicing the unexpected
• The unexpected in the global imaginary
• Unexpected connections in and through bio-archaeology
• Uh, oh!

In addition to the aforementioned thematic panels, other forms of
participation will include papers, PechaKucha, and poster sessions.
Individually submitted abstracts are preferred; conference organizers
will assemble panels from individual paper abstracts (maximum 120
words) with the goal of building new and unexpected convergences
between participants and topics. Participant organized panels are not
excluded, but those panels may see some reorganization to better fit
the theme and spirit of the conference. Along with sessions that
follow a traditional 15-minute paper presentation format, we offer
participants the opportunity to present as a part of PechaKucha
panels, in which each presentation is allowed 20 slides with a
20-second limit for each slide, or in poster sessions. All formats
will allow for lively and engaging presentations that should engender
thought-provoking interactions between presenters and audience members.

As a possible starting place for imagining contributions to The
Unexpected, we offer the following suggestions, hoping that they will
provoke some new and unexpected topics to be explored with others at
CASCA 2012.

Anthropology of the unexpected, of crises, disasters and tranquility
Unexpected anthropology (e.g., science fiction, ethnographic fiction, etc.)
Unexpected anthropology in classrooms and other learning environments
Unexpected connections and collaborations between people, ideas, and
disciplines
Unexpected consequences of anthropology
Unexpected dangers and taboos of anthropology
Unexpected humor and unexpected joy in anthropology
Unexpected research or results

Abstracts will be accepted through February 15th. For detailed
information on registration and abstract submission, visit the CASCA
website at www.cas-sca.ca.

JOBS: 3 positions in Diaspora Studies, Stockholm University

Marie Curie Fellowship. Marie Curie Initial Training Network
"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