Taking the opportunity to pass this on to good folk on the Crisis Forum
list. It's close to home (not least re; the Climate Change and Violence
workshop tomorrow) 

please pass on as you see fit,
cheers,
mark

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Subject: Post-Doc opportunity, Genocide Studies, Hamburg "From Famine to
Genocide. Environment and Violence in Northern and Central Africa,
1950-2010"

Dear Mark,
could you please distribute this as widely as possible (on your various
lists)..
Thanks,
Juergen Zimmerer


Post Doc Fellowship in GENOCIDE STUDIES: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND VIOLENCE
(Hamburg)

The opportunity for a Post-Doc fellowship in Genocide Studies has arisen in
the project *FROM FAMINE TO GENOCIDE. ENVIRONMENT AND VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL AFRICA, 1950-2010*, at the Chair for African History, University
of Hamburg, in cooperation with Klimakampus Hamburg.
Please see http://www.klimacampus.de/778.html or below for further details.
Please don't hesitate to contact Prof. Jürgen Zimmerer for further
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*Text of Announcement*:

University of Hamburg: Postdoc Position Vacancy

The University of Hamburg jointly with the Max Planck Institute for
Meteorology and the Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht is establishing a
transdisciplinary research focus on "Integrated Climate System Analysis and
Prediction (CIiSAP)". The goal is to analyze ongoing and past changes of the
state of the climate system, in response to natural and human-driven
perturbations, to determine predictable elements of the climate system over
a broad range of space and time scales, and to determine uncertainties
intrinsic to predictions of important climate system and environmental
indices (see www.clisap.de).

The Cluster of Excellence (CIiSAP) invites applicants for the following
sub-project:

*From Famine to Genocide. Environment and Violence in Northern and Central
Africa, 1950-2010*

The project attempts a transnational and integrated history of violence in
Northern and Central Africa between 1950 and 2010 by focussing on
environmental change as a radicalising factor. It aims to add environmental
factors (including climate change, environmental degradation and change in
land use patterns and economic production) to the analysis of the complex
origins of collective violence (including ethnic cleansing and genocide) in
the region.

For this project the university has a position open for a

*post-doc research associate
(wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in in einem post-doc-Arbeitsverhältnis)*
- salary group 14 TV-L with a starting date of June 1st, 2011.
The position calls for 39 hours per week. The fixed-term contract will end
on 31.10.2012 ; see also § 2 of the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Law
(Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz).
The university intends to increase the number of women amongst its academic
personnel and expressly encourages qualified women to apply. In compliance
with the Hamburg Equal Opportunity Law, preference will be given to
qualified female applicants.

Responsibilities:
A post-doc research associate will contribute to the project "From Famine to
Genocide. Climate and Violence in Northern and Central Africa, 1950-2010" by
organising guest lectures and workshops, assist with publications and
contribute to a data base/bibliography/website on the subject. The post-doc
research associate will contribute to the discussions of the research group
on (African) Environmental History and Genocide Studies, and will coordinate
and lead the drafting of funding applications. There will be time and
opportunity to work on an individual research project within the overall
framework of the project.

Requirements:

Academic degree in a relevant subject (such as History, African Studies Of
Political Science or Geagraphy) plus a doctoral degree. Fluency in English
is a requirement, command of other relevant languages a Plus.
The successful candidate will have clear ability/competence for independent
research. profound knowledge of research in at least same of Ihe following
areas: mass violence and genocide, peace/conflict studies, social
consequences of climate change, relevant area expertise. Application
dossiers (application letter, curriculum vitae, degree certificate(s). etc.)
are to be submitted to:

Universität Hamburg
KlimaCampus
CliSAP Office
Grindelberg 5
20144 Hamburg
or to
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The deadline for receipt of applications is 4.4.2011. For additional
information please contact
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Preference will be given to disabled applicants with equal qualifications.


Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zimmerer
Historisches Seminar
Universität Hamburg
Von-Melle-Park 6
20146 Hamburg 
Tel. +494042838-2591,  +4940428384841 (Secr.),
Fax.: +494042838-2371
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President, International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS)
Senior Editor, Journal of Genocide Research