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to the person specified below, not to me or the list :) Thanks.<br>
Best wishes<br>
Chris<br><br>
</font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Dear all<br><br>
Please see details of post-doctoral grant in mobility studies below.<br>
<i><br>
</i>Call for applications<b> </b><br><br>
MOVE network – Universities of Bern, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, and Zürich<br>
<b><br>
Post-Doctoral Grant (70%) in Mobility Studies</b> <br><br>
MOVE is the Swiss interdisciplinary network for mobility studies, linking
the universities of Neuchâtel (leading house), Berne, Lausanne, and
Zürich. In addition to having created the Swiss Chair for Mobility
Studies (a visiting professorship), MOVE offers four grants for
post-doctoral studies on topics related to the mobility of persons,
ideas, goods and institutions. Three post-doc research fellows have
already been appointed and are working on issues related to the mobility
of migrants (Bern), health practices (Zürich), and urban forms
(Neuchâtel). The candidate who will be awarded the grant offered in the
present call will be based at the University of Lausanne to conduct
research on the mobility of higher education programmes and institutions,
also called transnational or cross-border education (see the description
provided below under ‘research area’).<br><br>
The position starts in autumn/winter 2009-2010 (no later than January
2010).<br><br>
<b>Research area<br>
</b><br>
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 Asia and the Middle
East.<br><br>
Candidates with an interest and experience in this or a closely related
field are invited to apply. In addition to carrying out his/her own
research, the successful applicant will supervise and monitor two
doctoral students working on the transnationalisation of academic
institutions. Given the current prominence of this phenomenon in Gulf
countries, some knowledge of that region would constitute an
advantage.<br><br>
<b>Duties<br>
</b><br>
<i>Research<br>
</i><br>
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.<br><br>
<i>Teaching<br>
</i><br>
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
<a href="http://www.snf.ch/E/funding/individuals/prodoc/Pages/default.aspx">
http://www.snf.ch/E/funding/individuals/prodoc/Pages/default.aspx</a>).
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. <br><br>
<b>Application procedures<br>
</b><br>
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.<br><br>
The closing date for applications is August 20, 2009.<br><br>
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by September 15, 2009 and will be
invited to present their project personally. The final decision will be
announced on or before October 15, 2009.<br><br>
<b>Conditions<br>
</b><br>
<i>Duration: </i>23 months, starting autumn/winter 2009-2010 (no later
than January 2010) <br><br>
<i>Location: </i>University of Lausanne<br><br>
<i>Grant: </i>CHF 61’000 per year (gross); additional funding for travel
and research expenses up to CHF 5’000 per year.<br><br>
<b>Contact details and additional information<br>
</b><br>
Please send your application by post or via email to:<br><br>
Dr. Peter Voll, Programme Manager<br>
Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies<br>
University of Neuchâtel<br>
Rue St-Honoré 2<br>
CH-2000 Neuchâtel<br><br>
Phone: +41 (0)32 718 39 32 <br><br>
<a href="mailto:peter.voll@unine.ch">peter.voll@unine.ch</a><br><br>
<br>
For further enquiries please contact Dr. Peter Voll at
<a href="mailto:peter.voll@unine.ch">peter.voll@unine.ch</a> or visit:
<a href="http://www.migration-population.ch/page27832.html">
http://www.migration-population.ch/page27832.html</a><br>
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