Position: PhD Fellowship on Society and Politics of Contemporary China,
Asian Modernities and Traditions, Leiden University
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University of Leiden, AMT Research Profile Asian Modernities and Traditions
PH.D. FELLOWSHIP Society and Politics of Contemporary China
Institution Type: College / University
Location: Netherlands
Position: Doctoral Fellow
Leiden University, The Netherlands, Faculty of Humanities, Institute
for Area Studies
Leiden University Profile Area Asian Modernities and Traditions
PH.D. FELLOWSHIP (38 hours a week)
Society and Politics of Contemporary China
vacancy number: 11-247
The Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)is committed to the
integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives. LIAS
has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area
Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community.LIAS
comprises the Schools of Asian Studies (SAS) and Middle Eastern
Studies (SMES). Area specializations in SAS include Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, South & Southeast Asian and Tibetan Studies.LIAS staff have
disciplinary expertise across the humanities and the social sciences.
Starting September 2012 (or earlier if the candidate is available)
LIAS has available one full-time (38 hrs), four-year Ph.D. position in
the Universitys profile area Asian Modernities and Traditions (AMT) on
an aspect of the society or politics of contemporary China. The
fellowship is funded by the Leiden University Executive Board on the
appointment of Professor Frank Pieke as Chair of Modern China Studies.
Description of profile area
AMT is one of the 11 profile areas of Leiden University that transcend
the boundaries between specialist fields. AMT is coordinated by the
Faculty of Humanities and the Leiden Institute for Area Studies, but
is fully interdisciplinary in focus. AMTs aim is to raise the
visibility and strength of Asian studies in the University, where Asia
includes all of East, Central, South and Southeast Asia. AMT builds on
the long history of Leiden University in research and teaching on
Asian traditions, especially in the fields of religious studies,
anthropology, philology, law and literature, to explore the debates,
disagreements, disjunctures and conflicts that prevail in Asia in the
modern age. The global prominence of East Asia and the rapidly
developing economies of South and Southeast Asia render Asia a key
case for the study of the fashioning of modernities in everyday life,
state practices and the global arena. AMT focuses on five themes:
Asia in the international systemlooks at global Asia, where the
emergence of India and China as regional hegemons is reconfiguring
issues of security and conflict
Power and limits of the Asian statefocuses on the transformation of
and challenges posed to the state in Asia
Asian debates on history and modernityexplores Asias role in shaping
the meaning of rationalism, nationalism, secularism, equality, justice
and rights
New and old diversities in Asia looks at how Asias new modernities
are being forged from the meeting of peoples, cultures, life-styles
and ideologies
Production and flow of modern Asian culturesencompasses the movement
of practices, styles, objects, fashions, media and the like that have
come to exemplify the modern in particular places
Doctoral (Ph.D.) Fellowship
The Ph.D. fellow is expected to conduct research leading to a Ph.D.
thesis under the supervision of Professor Pieke on a topic that
includes, but is not limited to, administrative reform, public policy,
state-society relations, international or domestic migration,
ethnicity, gender, kinship, ritual, religion, life styles, social
structure and social stratification, consumption and popular culture,
poverty and poverty alleviation. The project will have to be firmly
embedded in a relevant discipline in the social sciences or
humanities, such as anthropology, political science, sociology,
history or sinology. Research ought to have a strong fieldwork
component and should include the use of modern spoken and written
Chinese.
Tasks
Conducting original research on a relevant topic
Writing a Ph.D. dissertation
Submitting research results for publication in peer-reviewed academic
journals
Presenting papers at (international) conferences
Designing and teaching at least two undergraduate courses, normally
one in the third and one in the fourth year of the appointment
Organizing and participating in seminars and conferences of the AMT
profile area
Requirements
A Masters or equivalent degree in a relevant field
Research knowledge of modern Chinese
Fluency in English (spoken and written)
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Conditions of employment
The position of Ph.D. fellow is temporary for maximally four years of
full-time appointment, and with an initial nine-month probationary
period.
The salary is determined in accordance with the current scales as set
out in the collective labor agreement for the Dutch universities
(CAO):
Ph.D. fellow: min. 2.042,- max. 2.612,- gross per month, with
additional holiday and end-of-year bonuses
Information
For further information about the position please contact Professor
Frank Pieke phone number +31-71-5272216, email
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is available at http://www.research.leiden.edu/research-profiles/amt/.
Application
Applications have to be submitted in English and have to include:
cover letter stating your motivation for the position
research proposal of maximally 2,500 words
curriculum vitae
copies of your academic transcripts (or Dutch cijferlijst),
a writing sample (such as a part of the MA thesis) of maximally 8,000 words
three letters of reference to be sent directly by the referee
Please send your application electronically, indicating the vacancy
number, before the deadline of 15 January 2012, 17.00 hrs (CET) to:
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All application materials should be send in pdf format.
An interview may be part of the selection procedure.
Contact: Information
For further information about the position please contact Professor
Frank Pieke phone number +31-71-5272216, email
[log in to unmask] A full overview of the AMT profile area
is available at http://www.research.leiden.edu/research-profiles/amt/.
Application
Please send your application electronically, indicating the vacancy
number, before the deadline of 15 January 2012, 17.00 hrs (CET) to:
[log in to unmask]
All application materials should be send in pdf format.
An interview may be part of the selection procedure.
Website: www.amt.leiden.edu
Primary Category: Area Studies
Secondary Categories: Political History / Studies
Posting Date: 11/22/2011
Closing Date 02/15/2012
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