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From: Susana Narotzky
Hola!
Please find below the announcement for the post doctoral positions. Please
do circulate it among your colleagues and PhDs that might be interested.
Cheers
Susana
Prof. Susana Narotzky
Dept. Antropologia Cultural, Història d'Amèrica i Àfrica
Facultat de Geografia i Història
Universitat de Barcelona
C/ Montealegre 6-8
08001 Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Announcement:
The ERC Advanced Grant: “Grassroots economics: Meaning, project and practice
in the pursuit of livelihood” invites applications for 2 post doctoral
positions.
Deadline for Applications 31 May 2013. Employment is to begin on 1 September
2013.
Job Title: Two Post Doctoral positions attached to ERC Advanced Grant:
“Grassroots economics: Meaning, project and practice in the pursuit of
livelihood”
Description of Project:
The project investigates grassroots economics by addressing the social,
cultural and political environments in which common people make everyday
economic decisions. Through an interdisciplinary approach that uses
ethnographic fieldwork and comparative analysis, it investigates the
interaction between individuals, households and institutions. The aim is to
respond to the following questions: 1) How is the value(s) of economic
action assessed? How do ordinary people negotiate different moral frameworks
in pursuit of a better life? 2) What are the material and ideological
conditions of possibility for designing life projects? What are the power
relations that configure distribution patterns and channels for accessing
resources? 3) What is the relationship between authoritative models of the
economy and the real economic projects and practices of ordinary people in
their pursuit of a livelihood?
Job Summary:
A PhD in social anthropology or a closely related discipline in the social
sciences is required. Postdoctoral fellows will conduct ethnographic
research in Portugal, Italy, Greece or Spain. They will take an active role
in organizing scholarly activities related to the project, including
conferences, workshops and seminars. Research will be based at the
Universitat de Barcelona. There is no nationality/residence restriction. The
main communication language is English.
Job application:
Applications must include, in a single PDF file:
A curriculum vitae
A motivation letter including 1) a brief description of the candidate’s PhD
and 2) an answer to the following questions: Why are you interested? How do
you see your participation in the project? How does it fit your career
plans?
A research plan with an indication of expected theoretical implications
(2,000 words maximum)
Names and contact details of two recommenders
In addition to the above single file, applicants must include as an
attachment: One published (or accepted) article.
All correspondence will be in English. Applications must be sent as e-mail
attachments to [log in to unmask] by May 31 2013. E-mail message
subject lines and attachment names must consist of the text “GRECO
applicant's-last-name”.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed during the first week of July.
For a full description of tasks and requirements please consult
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/index
For any other additional information, contact the principal investigator,
Professor Susana Narotzky at the following email: [log in to unmask]
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