Fwd: [Histmed] Call for Applications - Post-Doc Grant - Mobility Studies

Thu Jul 9 16:45:55 UTC 2009

forwarding for wider interest.  Please reply to 
the person specified below, not to me or the list :) Thanks.
Best wishes
Chris

>Dear all
>
>Please see details of post-doctoral grant in mobility studies below.
>
>Call for applications
>
>MOVE network – Universities of Bern, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, and Zürich
>
>Post-Doctoral Grant (70%) in Mobility Studies
>
>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’).
>
>The position starts in autumn/winter 2009-2010 (no later than January 2010).
>
>Research area
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>Duties
>
>Research
>
>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.
>
>Teaching
>
>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 
><http://www.snf.ch/E/funding/individuals/prodoc/Pages/default.aspx>http://www.snf.ch/E/funding/individuals/prodoc/Pages/default.aspx). 
>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.
>
>Application procedures
>
>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.
>
>The closing date for applications is August 20, 2009.
>
>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.
>
>Conditions
>
>Duration: 23 months, starting autumn/winter 
>2009-2010 (no later than January 2010)
>
>Location: University of Lausanne
>
>Grant: CHF 61’000 per year (gross); additional 
>funding for travel and research expenses up to CHF 5’000 per year.
>
>Contact details and additional information
>
>Please send your application by post or via email to:
>
>Dr. Peter Voll, Programme Manager
>Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies
>University of Neuchâtel
>Rue St-Honoré 2
>CH-2000 Neuchâtel
>
>Phone: +41 (0)32 718 39 32
>
><mailto:peter.voll at unine.ch>peter.voll at unine.ch
>
>
>For further enquiries please contact Dr. Peter 
>Voll at 
><mailto:peter.voll at unine.ch>peter.voll at unine.ch 
>or visit: 
><http://www.migration-population.ch/page27832.html>http://www.migration-population.ch/page27832.html
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