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1) Subject:Junior Research Fellow at U. of Bayreuth

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Date:  13 Nov 2002
From: Brigitte.Buehler at uni-bayreuth.de
Subject:Junior Research Fellow at U. of Bayreuth

Position Announcement

The Humanities Collaborative Research Centre "Local Action in
Africa in the Context of Global Influences" (SFB/FK 560) at the
University of Bayreuth, Germany is seeking a junior research fellow
as
Project Leader for the establishment of a

JUNIOR RESEARCH TEAM ON THE TOPIC:
TRANSCONTINENTAL SOUTH-SOUTH RELATIONS
(Africa - Asia or Africa - Latin America)

SFB/FK 560 is an interdisciplinary cultural-scientific research
group that oversees sixteen subprojects whose common focus is
the processes of globalization in Africa and the role of indigenous
participants. Among the departments involved are Cultural
Anthropology, Geography, Development Sociology, Botany, History,
Linguistics, Islamic Studies, Religion and Law.

Further information is available at: http://www.uni-
bayreuth.de/sfbs/sfb-fk560/index.html

Initial financing - limited to six months - is available for the
development of a project proposal. If approved by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council), the project is
scheduled to last five years. No extension is possible. Candidates are
required to hold a Ph.D. degree with an exceptionally good grade and
have research experience in a field of direct relevance to the
project, for example in regional economics, culture or linguistics.

The junior staff group is an independent body with full decision-
making authority over the topic chosen for investigation, but whose
research endeavor should enrich the overall project in a meaningful
way. In this regard, relationships between developing countries that
break the "normal patterns" of the prevailing North-South hierarchies
of globalization are of particular interest. Subjects for scrutiny
could include, for example, economic issues such as the African trade
in consumer goods from Asia or Latin America, media- industry-related
issues like Indian films in Africa, or a linguistic theme such as
Arabic literature in Africa. However, topics from completely different
academic areas will also receive consideration. A five-page research
concept should accompany each prospective candidate's application.

This position is restricted to applicants who are interested in
undertaking independent research for a period of limited duration
within the context of a subproject. Support for the junior staff group
through the DFG covers personnel costs for the group leader (BAT Ia)
as well as for research assistants (one at BAT IIa or up to two at BAT
IIa/2) and commensurate costs for books, equipment, etc. The Bayreuth
University will furnish the necessary rooms and basic technical
facilities. More precise information is available in the DFG leaflet:
"Junior Staff Groups in Special Research Areas" (in German:
Nachwuchsgruppen in Sonderforschungsbereichen).

Candidates should be from outside the Bayreuth vicinity and must be
less than 35 years old at the time of application. This age limit may
be exceeded if the applicant has had a professional leave of absence
for the purpose of child care. Applicants from African countries are
welcomed. German knowledge is desirable.

Handicapped persons with same qualifications will be preferred.
The University of Bayreuth strives to increase its female personnel
quota, and strongly encourages women to apply.

Review of application will begin December 15 and continue until the
position is filled. Applicants are requested to forward their
documentation to the research group's chairperson:

Prof. Dr. Gerd Spittler
University of Bayreuth
LS Ethnology, Building GW II
D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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