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Please circulate widely and forward to interested candidates. Thanks a lot, Benedikt **************** 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.***