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> From: "Heyman, Josiah M" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Pesoemails] FW: Vacancy postdoc Agrarian & Environmental Studies / > Political Ecology @ ISS > Date: March 27, 2013 1:47:33 PM CDT > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > From: Bram Buscher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Reply-To: Bram Buscher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:49:55 -0600 > To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Vacancy postdoc Agrarian & Environmental Studies / Political Ecology > @ ISS > > Dear all, > > Please see the below vacancy for a postdoctoral research at the ISS in the > field of critical Agrarian and Environmental Studies / Political Ecology. I > hope you can pass it on to your networks and/or potential candidates. > > If you need more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. > > Best, > Bram > > -------------------------------- > Dr. Bram Büscher > Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainable Development, International > Institute of Social Studies - Erasmus University > > Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX The Hague, The Netherlands > +31 (0)70 4260 596 / [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > http://brambuscher.com > > Editor Conservation & Society: please consider submitting a paper! See: > http://www.conservationandsociety.org/ > > > > > International Institute of Social Studies (The Hague) of Erasmus University > Rotterdam > > The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) is a leading academic > centre for international development studies, and a University Institute of > Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). It is one of the oldest institutes in > this field, having been established in 1952 by Dutch universities and the > Netherlands Ministry of Education as a postgraduate institute for research, > education and capacity building. The institute offers a PhD in Development > Studies, a 15.5-month MA in Development studies with five Majors, and several > post-graduate Diploma courses. Students come from over 50-60 countries. > > The Staff Group Rural Development, Environment and Population Studies has a > vacancy (1.0 FTE) for a Postdoctoral researcher (18 months) in the field of: > Agrarian and Environmental Studies (AES) > > The Staff Group is engaged in research, teaching, advisory work and > institutional capacity building in international development studies. It has > recently formed a research program (RP), “Political Economy of Resources, > Environment and Population”, which included the research areas of agrarian > and environmental studies. > > Profile: > > The successful candidate is expected to bring innovative research capacity to > the ISS in the field of Agrarian and Environmental Studies, complementing > and/or extending our work, among others, on environmental conservation, > natural resource conflicts, and land grabs. The specific objective of the > appointment is for a recently graduated (or soon to graduate) PhD to publish > results from previous research, initiate new research, and contribute to the > formulation and writing of research (grant) proposals (0.8 FTE), and to > develop teaching experience that will enable her/him to make the transition > from PhD researcher to an academic professional (0.2 FTE). Thematically, > these activities will be focused on the broad areas of critical Agrarian and > Environmental Studies, but the ideal candidate should have experience and be > willing to conduct research in the specific areas of environmental > conservation, political ecology and natural resource use and management from > a critical political economy perspective. > > Requirements: > o A recently or nearly completed PhD in the social sciences (geography, > anthropology, political science, sociology, etc.); > o Evidence of publication capacity, including an emerging publications > track record and clear research and publications plans; > o Modest teaching experience, preferably at post-graduate level; > o Teaching/research experience in the Global South; > o Ability to work in an inter-disciplinary and international team; > o Willingness to travel and conduct research abroad. > While open to all regional specializations, preference will be given to > candidates with research interests in Sub-Saharan Africa. > Tasks and Responsibilities: > > Recruitment will be made for an appointment of 1.5 years. A starting date > between July-August 2013 is anticipated. Besides the detailed profile given > above, the position involves the following tasks and responsibilities: > > * Publish high-quality articles and chapters; > * Assist members of the research group with the writing and submission of > research grants and externally financed research programs; > * Undertake new research and (co-) publish on issues relevant to the AES > programme, preferably focused on, but not limited to, Dr. Bram Büscher’s > ongoing research on environmental conservation (see > www.brambuscher.com<http://www.brambuscher.com/> for more information); > * Contribute to the teaching of the Major “Agrarian and Environmental > Studies”. > Appointment:ISS/EUR will offer a fixed temporary contract of 1.5 years. The > appointment isenvisaged at Postdoctoral level (scale 10 CAO NU). > Employment conditions:In accordance with those applied at the Erasmus > University Rotterdam and indicated inthe Collective Labour Agreement (CAO NU) > of the Dutch universities. Salary being dependent on the candidate’s > experience ranges from € 2403,- to > € 3793,- gross per month under full-time contract. In addition, ISS pays an > 8% holidayallowance and an end-of-year payment which is for 2013: 8,3 %. > Applications and more information: Applications, accompanied by a detailed > Curriculum Vitae and the names of three Referees, should be addressed to the > Personnel Office (Ms. Sabine Zebel), International Institute of Social > Studies, P.O. Box 29776, 2502LT, The Hague, The Netherlands, preferably send > in electronic form directed to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, before > the 15th of May 2013. With equal qualifications preference will be given to a > woman. Short-listed candidates will be requested to supply samples of > published output and at that stage their referees will be contacted. More > information about the vacancy can be obtained from Dr. Bram Büscher, > Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainable Development, > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, or Dr. Max Spoor, Professor of > Development Studies and Chair of the Staff Group and the Research Programme > ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). > > > Disclaimer > ________________________________ > De informatie verzonden in dit e-mail bericht inclusief de bijlage(n) is > vertrouwelijk en is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde van dit > bericht. Lees verder: www.eur.nl/email-disclaimer > <http://www.eur.nl/email-disclaimer> > The information in this e-mail message is confidential and may be legally > privileged. 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