Hello All, I am pasting below a call for a postdoc starting September 2012. If interested please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].
Regards Govind Gopakumar Ph.D. Asst. Professor and Associate Chair, Centre for Engineering in Society Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd West, EV002.251 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8 Ph: (514)-848-2424 x 4068 (work) (514)-951-9216 (cell) Email: [email protected] Website: http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~govind/ Author of Transforming Urban Water Supplies in India (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415670678/) Postdoctoral Position in Politics of Urban Infrastructure in India We are a novel interdisciplinary academic centre seeking to hire a postdoctoral researcher to work with Dr. Govind Gopakumar on his SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) funded research project, Assembling Infrastructure Decongestion: a pilot investigation of the topology of urban infrastructure transformation. This project will try to comprehend the dynamics of contemporary efforts to decongest clogged and choked infrastructures in Bengaluru, India. This one-year position (with the possibility of renewal for another year) beginning in September 2012 will be hosted in the Centre for Engineering in Society in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. The project will provide the researcher with at least four opportunities to strengthen their research expertise. First, the researcher will develop the capacity to draw upon recent developments in fields such as technology studies, geography, sociology, planning and public policy to conceptualize this project. Second, the researcher will assist in developing a methodologically sound strategy to study processes of decongesting infrastructures. Third, the researcher will implement the methodology through an extended period of fieldwork in India (especially in Bengaluru). Finally, the researcher will co-author conference papers and journal articles to document research findings. To meet these goals, we seek a candidate who has recently completed (or will complete by August 2012) their Ph.D. in science and technology studies, geography, sociology, planning or public policy with a demonstrated research experience in the social and political aspects of contemporary transformation in urban infrastructures in India. Those interested are encouraged to send a letter of introduction, a statement of research, three letters of recommendation (by email), two writing samples (including a dissertation chapter), and a recently updated resume to Govind Gopakumar ([email protected]) by 10th July 2012. Only electronic applications will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. To facilitate seamless relocation, preference will be given to candidates from Canadian universities who are citizens or permanent residents. _______________________________________________ CAGList mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/caglist
