Dear all
Please see details of post-doctoral grant in mobility studies below.
MOVE network – Universities of Bern, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, and Zürich
Post-Doctoral Grant (70%) in Mobility Studies
MOVE is the Swiss interdisciplinary network for mobility studies, linking the universities of Neuchâtel (leading house),
While the mobility of students crossing national boundaries is not a new phenomenon, the globalising education industry relies today upon additional forms of cross-border education such as ‘programme mobility’ and ‘institutional mobility’. The mobility of educational models and institutions has indeed been fast increasing since the turn of the millennium, most notably with the opening of branch campuses of international universities in the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern regions. This trend, alongside the intensifying movement of students, academic staff and curricula across borders, is both a response to, and a constitutive dimension of, globalisation. Given the mounting significance that an educated human workforce has for economic development in the current knowledge economy, such tendencies are expected to continue, especially in response to the needs for enhanced educational standards in the fast-growing developing economies of
Research
The post-doc grant is intended to support a research project during two years (23 months). Progress reports must be submitted every six months. An active participation in MOVE activities, conferences and annual publications is expected.
MOVE post-doc researchers are part of the interdisciplinary academic community involved in the MOVE ProDoc programme (for general information about ProDoc programmes, please visit http://www.snf.ch/E/funding/individuals/prodoc/Pages/default.aspx). They are required to regularly contribute to the ProDoc seminars (2-3 days per semester), as well as to provide support to the doctoral students enrolled in the programme.
Candidates having earned a PhD (or equivalent) between 2004 and 2009, and whose research project is related to the areas discussed above, are invited to submit a research proposal (not exceeding 5 pages). The proposal should discuss the state of the art in the field, the applicant’s own research experience, as well as provide an outline of the project (theoretical approach, research questions, methods, and planning). In addition to the research proposal, the application must include a short research abstract (one page max.), a CV, a list of publications and a copy of the PhD degree. Additional information and copies of selected publications may be requested at a later stage.
Duration: 23 months, starting autumn/winter 2009-2010 (no later than January 2010)
Location:
Grant: CHF 61’000 per year (gross); additional funding for travel and research expenses up to CHF 5’000 per year.
Please send your application by post or via email to:
Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies
Rue St-Honoré 2
CH-2000 Neuchâtel
Phone: +41 (0)32 718 39 32
For further enquiries please contact Dr. Peter Voll at [log in to unmask] or visit: http://www.migration-population.ch/page27832.html