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 African Police-- Post Doc
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This message has been sent on behalf of The Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS). For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Klaus Schlichte [email protected] or Sarah Biecker [email protected].
CfA: Post-Doc position "African Police“, University of Bremen (Feb 2011-Jan2013)
The University of Bremen has an opening of one full-time research position (postdoctoral) at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS) within the Department of Social Sciences (FB 08) to work on a research project entitled “Isomorphism or Context? African Police between Global Expectations and Local Dynamics”. Subject to the approval of the University, the position, which is based on a two-year contract with a possible extension, is to be filled as soon as possible. The project will investigate state police forces in selected African countries in order to see how these institutions react to global and local pressure. By comparing four African countries we would like to establish whether organizational structures, discourses, practices and the professional habitus of police forces have changed in a similar direction: Is there a tendency towards isomorphism in African police forces, or are they rather shaped by local contexts and dynamics? The successful candidate will work on police forces in two African countries. The cases of Uganda and Rwanda have already been chosen by another collaborator in the project, and the selection of the two other cases depends on the knowledge and research experience of the postdoctoral researcher.
The project is part of the Priority Program “Adaptation and Creativity in Africa. Technologies and Significations in the Production of Order and Disorder” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Applicants should have a PhD preferably in the fields of African history, colonial history and/or social sciences with a historical dimension. Furthermore, applicants must have a wide experience of field research in at least one African country and the willingness to conduct field research for several months. As the project is designed as a comparative investigation on long-term developments, the successful candidate must combine ethnographic methods with historical work. Fluency in both English and French or an official language of a Sub-Saharan African state is an advantage. Further tasks include the administration of the project, the coordination of activities within the project, participation in relevant activities of the Priority Program as well as the apprenticeship supervision of the PhD student involved in the project.
Applicants must have a demonstrable commitment to publication in reputable academic journals. The position is full-time, funded initially for two years and the salary is based on the German public sector scale (TVL). The expected start date is February 1st, 2011, subject to financing approval by the DFG. The project will be located at the University of Bremen’s Institute for International and Intercultural Studies (InIIS).
Please submit your application letter no later than (15th December 2010) stating your preferred cases, a CV and contact information of two reference persons (only these three items, please) by email to [email protected] and [email protected]. Please send only copies of your documents and no folders. Application documents will not be returned but destroyed after the application process has been completed. Application/interview costs will not be covered by the University.
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitude and qualification, disabled persons will be given priority. We welcome applications from scholars with a migratory background.
Universität Bremen
Fachbereich 8
z.Hd. Frau Feldmann
Bibliothekstraße 1
28359 Bremen
For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Klaus Schlichte [email protected] or Sarah Biecker [email protected].
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