Please circulate widely and forward to interested candidates. Thanks a lot,
Benedikt
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The Department of Geography, University of Zurich is advertising a:
*PhD scholarship (SNSF, 3 years)*
The successful applicant will be part of a research team working on the
project “/Living with violence: rural livelihoods in Mid-Western Nepal
during and after the People’s War/“, which is funded by the Swiss
National Science Foundation (SNSF). The scholarship is for a duration of
three years with possible extension of another year.
Applicants should have a Master degree in Human Geography, Development
Studies, Political Science or any other relevant social sciences
discipline. Field experiences in Asia are desirable and the successful
candidate is expected to carry out long-term field work in rural Nepal.
Successful applicants will join a dynamic and interdisciplinary research
team. We are conducting research on rural livelihoods and on the
political geography of violent conflict in the Horn of Africa and South
Asia and are collaborating with a number of scholars from those regions.
Candidates should send a letter of application and a full curriculum
vitae including two names of possible referees by e-mail to Perscheng
Assef ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
Informal inquires to Benedikt Korf ([log in to unmask]).
*Closing date: 7 June 2009.***
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