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Subject: [AllCES] Fwd: Postdoctoral Position in Graduate Program on Urban
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From: Jochen Monstadt <J.Monstadt@???>
Subject: Postdoctoral Position in Graduate Program on Urban Infrastructure
in Africa
Date: 24 Jun 2014 16:44:21 GMT
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Reply-To: Jochen Monstadt <J.Monstadt@???>
*** Apologies for cross-posting ***
Announcing a Postdoctoral Position in the Graduate Program
"Urban Infrastructures in Transition: The Case of African Cities"
The Graduate School for Urban Studies (URBANgrad) at Darmstadt University
of Technology is currently setting up a new graduate program on urban and
infrastructural change in East Africa. This interdisciplinary program is
funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation and includes the following academic
subjects: Spatial and Infrastructure Planning, Urban Development and
Design, History of Technology, and Economic Geography and Global Studies.
Within this program we are currently inviting applications for a
Postdoctoral Position (full-time, 3 years)
beginning in October, 2014 in the field of urban and infrastructure
planning. The program "Urban Infrastructures in Transition" focuses on
developments in the East-African cities of Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. In
particular, it highlights the history of and the current challenges posed
by urban infrastructures--the supply and use of water, energy, sewerage,
telecommunication, and transportation services. Within its framework,
researchers critically investigate the tensions between, on the one hand,
internationally circulating technological ideals and models in the
planning, design and construction of cities (especially those of the
networked city) and, on the other hand, local processes of appropriation
and modification.
We invite applications from candidates with a completed doctorate in
urban/regional planning, geography, political science or a related field of
study with excellent academic records, research experience in cities of the
Global South and a strong interest for African cities, and who are socially
and politically engaged (e.g., in NGOs, university bodies or labor unions).
Your previous research activities and your publication record reflect your
strong interest and extensive knowledge in the fields of urban studies,
urban governance and planning and your strong methodological skills in
empirical social research. Knowledge in the fields of social studies of
technology and/or postcolonial (urban) studies is desirable for this
position. You will be expected to conduct critical research on the urban
planning and governance of infrastructure in both cities, publish
internationally, and teach within our Ph.D. program, to advise the Ph.D.
candidates, to participate in and coordinate the academic activities of the
program and to expand and deepen our network with partners from academia,
planning practice and labor unions.
We offer an excellent research environment in a motivated, international
team at a leading academic institution as well as the possibility for
exchange in national and international networks. We encourage you to
actively participate at the Darmstadt Research Centre for Urban Studies,
the Frankfurt Center for Interdisciplinary African Studies and the networks
of the Hans-Böckler Foundation. We offer salary according to the German
public service pay scale depending on qualification and experience.
Salaries range between 46,000 and 58,000 Euros per year (TV-TU Darmstadt
E14). For more information, please refer to:
http://www.stadtforschung.tu-
darmstadt.de/afrika/index.en.jsp, or contact the program director Jochen
Monstadt +49-6151 16 2248; j.monstadt@???;).
The TU Darmstadt has an affirmative action program to promote equity in the
employment of women, members of underrepresented minorities, and persons
with disabilities. Interested candidates are asked to send their
application (in English or German) as an email attachment directly to the
following address: afrika@???. Please include
(1) a letter of motivation, (2) your CV including information on your
political engagement, e.g. in NGOs, labor unions or university bodies, (3.)
a 5-8-page first sketch describing your postdoc research project and how it
might contribute to our general research program, (4.) transcripts, and
(5.) two short samples of recent publications (article and/or dissertation
chapter); please merge the documents into one single pdf-file, max. 6 MB.
The deadline is July 27, 2014. The job interviews will take place between
August, 1-6.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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*From: *Jochen Monstadt <J.Monstadt@???>
*Subject: **Postdoctoral Position in Graduate Program on Urban
Infrastructure in Africa*
*Date: *24 Jun 2014 16:44:21 GMT
*To: *INURA@???
*Reply-To: *Jochen Monstadt <J.Monstadt@???>
*** Apologies for cross-posting ***
*Announcing a Postdoctoral Position in the Graduate Program*
*“Urban Infrastructures in Transition: The Case of African Cities”*
The Graduate School for Urban Studies (URBANgrad) at Darmstadt University
of Technology is currently setting up a new graduate program on urban and
infrastructural change in East Africa. This interdisciplinary program is
funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation and includes the following academic
subjects: Spatial and Infrastructure Planning, Urban Development and
Design, History of Technology, and Economic Geography and Global Studies.
Within this program we are currently inviting applications for a
Postdoctoral Position (full-time, 3 years)
beginning in October, 2014 in the field of urban and infrastructure
planning. The program “Urban Infrastructures in Transition” focuses on
developments in the East-African cities of Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. In
particular, it highlights the history of and the current challenges posed
by urban infrastructures—the supply and use of water, energy, sewerage,
telecommunication, and transportation services. Within its framework,
researchers critically investigate the tensions between, on the one hand,
internationally circulating technological ideals and models in the
planning, design and construction of cities (especially those of the
networked city) and, on the other hand, local processes of appropriation
and modification.
We invite applications from candidates with a completed doctorate in
urban/regional planning, geography, political science or a related field of
study with excellent academic records, research experience in cities of the
Global South and a strong interest for African cities, and who are socially
and politically engaged (e.g., in NGOs, university bodies or labor unions).
Your previous research activities and your publication record reflect your
strong interest and extensive knowledge in the fields of urban studies,
urban governance and planning and your strong methodological skills in
empirical social research. Knowledge in the fields of social studies of
technology and/or postcolonial (urban) studies is desirable for this
position. You will be expected to conduct critical research on the urban
planning and governance of infrastructure in both cities, publish
internationally, and teach within our Ph.D. program, to advise the Ph.D.
candidates, to participate in and coordinate the academic activities of the
program and to expand and deepen our network with partners from academia,
planning practice and labor unions.
We offer an excellent research environment in a motivated, international
team at a leading academic institution as well as the possibility for
exchange in national and international networks. We encourage you to
actively participate at the Darmstadt Research Centre for Urban Studies,
the Frankfurt Center for Interdisciplinary African Studies and the networks
of the Hans-Böckler Foundation. We offer salary according to the German
public service pay scale depending on qualification and experience.
Salaries range between 46,000 and 58,000 Euros per year (TV-TU Darmstadt
E14). For more information, please refer to:
http://www.stadtforschung.tu-darmstadt.de/afrika/index.en.jsp, or contact
the program director Jochen Monstadt +49-6151 16 2248;
j.monstadt@???;).
The TU Darmstadt has an affirmative action program to promote equity in the
employment of women, members of underrepresented minorities, and persons
with disabilities. Interested candidates are asked to send their
application (in English or German) as an email attachment directly to the
following address: afrika@???. Please include
(1) a letter of motivation, (2) your CV including information on your
political engagement, e.g. in NGOs, labor unions or university bodies, (3.)
a 5-8-page first sketch describing your postdoc research project and how it
might contribute to our general research program, (4.) transcripts, and
(5.) two short samples of recent publications (article and/or dissertation
chapter); please merge the documents into one single pdf-file, max. 6 MB.
The deadline is July 27, 2014. The job interviews will take place between
August, 1-6.
We look forward to receiving your application!
