[STS-Africa] 3 PhD positions in Anthropology of Science (full-time) - Race Matter: the absent presence of race in forensic identification
Norman Schräpel
normanschraepel at googlemail.com
Thu Jan 22 20:56:33 SAST 2015
See attached PDF for all details
General description
The Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam are looking for 3 PhD candidates who will participate in the ERC funded research project “Race Matter: The absent presence of race in forensic investigation”, directed by Dr. Amade M’charek. The Department of Anthropology is one of the departments of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG). Research and education are carried out by special institutes. Research takes place under the aegis of the AISSR, a multidisciplinary research institute, the biggest one of its kind in the Netherlands and possibly in Europe. The broad scope and pluralism of our education and research programmes are inspired by and reflect a strong degree of internationalisation.
Job application
Applications by email only. These should include the following documents:
In a single PDF file:
I. A motivation letter (maximum 400 words)
II. A full curriculum vitae
III. A preliminary proposal outlining the candidate’s own research proposal in relation to the broader project, based on one of the three face-making technologies indicated above in the project description. This proposal should include information on relevant literature, research questions, methodological strategies and theoretical implications (maximum 2.000 words).
IV. Names and contact details of three references
In a separate, single PDF file:
I. Two writing samples (thesis and/or essay or and/or article), which provide evidence of ethnographic fieldwork experience and ability to theorize.
Applications must be sent as e-mail attachments to application-antr-fmg at uva.nl before February 28, 2015. The subject of the e-mail message and the attachment must consist of the text “FaceRaceID + applicant's last name”. The file with the writing samples needs to have ‘sample’ added to the last name. A selection of candidates will be interviewed from March through April 2015. The appointments will start in May 2015.
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