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Dear list members,

apologies for cross posting. I would very much appreciate if you could 
forward the following announcement to any prospective PhD applicants 
with interests in agrarian change in South Asia.

Thank you,
Daniel


*Two PhD scholarships on "Agrarian Alternatives in South Asia" 
University of Heidelberg  (Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a 
Global Context") 
http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/de/ueber-uns/karriere/detail/m/two-phd-scholarships-on-agrarian-alternatives-in-south-asia.html 
Deadline : 10.03.2013
*


Full call for applications:

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" at 
Heidelberg University invites applications for two PhD scholarships (3 
years +) within the Junior Research Group (JRG) C15 "Agrarian 
Alternatives: Agrarian Crisis, Global Concerns and the Contested 
Agro-Ecological Futures in South Asia."

The scholarship will start on 1 April 2013 or as soon as possible 
thereafter, and is awarded for 3 years but may be extended after 
successful evaluation. The scholarship includes a stipend of EUR 1.200 
per month, fully equipped work space, and access to travel funds. 
Stipends are not subject to income tax or obligatory social security 
contributions. Heidelberg University does not charge tuition.

The JRG ethnographically investigates contemporary South Asian 
experiments in agriculture and the search and struggle for agrarian 
alternatives in a context of agrarian and environmental crisis. The JRG 
is interdisciplinary in scope and combines theories from anthropology, 
agrarian studies, political ecology and postcolonial science studies. 
The successful applicants will be expected to complete an ethnographic 
Ph.D. dissertation based on field work in any region of South Asia 
focusing on one of the following fields (or their combination):

- Certified organic farming and fair trade
- Alternative agriculture and the revival of heritage
- Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their adaptation
- New cash crops, neoliberalism and state agronomy
- Seed banks, traditional varieties, agro-biodiversity conservation

For more information, please consult the project description 
<http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/junior-research-groups/jrg-agrarian-alternatives.html> 
or contact Dr Daniel Münster.

Successful applicants will hold a Master's degree in social/cultural 
anthropology or related disciplines (such as agrarian studies, rural 
sociology, human geography, development studies, political ecology, 
political science, science studies) and have received substantial 
training in qualitative and, especially, ethnographic methods. 
Successful candidates ideally have at least basic proficiency in a South 
Asian language. Very good spoken and written English is required, as the 
Cluster's working language is English.

Applications must include a cover letter, CV, academic transcripts, a 
short proposal of the planned PhD project (max. 2000 words), and one 
letter of recommendation (sent separately). Heidelberg University is an 
equal opportunity employer and wishes to promote equality at all levels. 
Deadline for applications is _10 March 2013_, though applications will 
be accepted until the positions are filled. Please submit your 
application electronically as a single PDF to the following address: 
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-- 
Dr. Daniel Münster
Junior ResearchGroup Leader

University of Heidelberg
Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context"
Karl Jaspers Centre
Voßstr. 2, Building 4400,
69115 Heidelberg
Germany

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