Dear everyone,

Just a reminder about the following PhD studentship, which I advertised
last month: the deadline's tomorrow, and - in response to some earlier
queries - the start date is negotiable.

Best wishes,
Liana

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4-year PhD studentship:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BGK820/phd-studentship-in-social-anthropology

*Orangutan rescue in ‘the Anthropocene’: Socialities, politics,
moralities. Part of the European Research Council-funded project,
/Refiguring conservation in/for ‘the Anthropocene’: the global lives of
the orangutan/*

Full time, fixed term for 4 years to start on 1 May 2018 or as soon as
possible thereafter.

100% tuition fees at the Home/EU rate + a starting stipend of £15,279
p.a. + fieldwork and some conference expenses

*Deadline: 14 January 2018 Interviews to be held in February or March 2018*

*Application materials:* Please submit a CV, cover letter and writing
sample (eg an essay) together with two references
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*The project:*

Applications are invited for a full-time, four-year PhD studentship that
explores the socialities, politics and moralities of orangutan rescue in
the age of ‘the Anthropocene’. This PhD forms part of a new European
Research Council-funded project (Starting Grant), /Refiguring
conservation in/for ‘the Anthropocene’: the global lives of the
orangutan/, led by Dr Liana Chua at Brunel University London.

The main project has two key aims: 1) to explore how global conservation
is being re(con)figured and ‘scaling up’ to meet the challenges and
possibilities presented by the so-called ‘Anthropocene’; and 2) to
figure out ‘the Anthropocene’ by examining how it is experienced,
conceptualized, produced, contested, or refused in multiple ethnographic
settings. It seeks to generate new conceptual and theoretical optics
through which to grasp the mutually transformative relation between
conservation and ‘the Anthropocene’. The PhD candidate will be part of a
four-person research team exploring these questions through an
unprecedented multi-sited ethnography of the global nexus of orangutan
conservation.

*What you will be doing:*

This PhD project will use the concept of ‘rescue’ as a lens onto key
ethical, political and ecological dilemmas in orangutan conservation. It
will ask what ‘saving’ a particular species entails in a context that’s
shaped by local pressures and international discourses about extinction
and conservation, as well as how ‘rescue’-related practices and ideas
are shaped by emergent ‘Anthropocenic’ ideas and phenomena (e.g. haze
and forest fires).

The candidate will conduct long-term fieldwork (12-15 months) with a
human-orangutan conflict mitigation unit and rescue team in Indonesia,
focusing on (among other things) the day-to-day work of rescuers and
conservationists as well as their interactions with surrounding rural
communities.

S/he will be expected to complete a PhD within the four-year period and
participate fully in the project’s activities; these will include
attending regular reading/discussion groups, organising a workshop and
conference, and carrying out outreach and other public engagement
activities. S/he will also have the opportunity to author and co-author
open access publications based on his/her research during the life of
the project (2018-2023).

*Requirements:*

The successful candidate should hold an excellent first degree in
anthropology or a closely related discipline. S/he must be able to
engage critically and creatively with relevant theoretical and
conceptual frameworks within anthropology, as well as with conservation
debates and literature. S/he should also be highly motivated, able to
work independently and as part of a team, and have excellent written and
verbal communication skills. Prior knowledge of Indonesian would be an
advantage but is not necessary at this stage.

Potential applicants are welcome to contact Dr Liana Chua
([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) for an
informal discussion.



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Dr Liana Chua
Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
Department of Social and Political Sciences
Brunel University London
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/liana-chua
44-(0)1895-265429

The Christianity of Culture: Conversion, Ethnic Citizenship, and the Matter of Religion in Malaysian Borneo
http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=529290

Distributed Objects: Meaning and Mattering After Alfred Gell
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=ChuaDistributed

Southeast Asian Perspectives on Power
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415683456


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