Announcement: Doctoral and Post Doctoral Fellowships |
SOCIETY, WORK AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (SWOP)
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Doctoral Fellowship (3 years)
Post Doctoral Fellowship (2 years)
The Society, Work and Development Institute conducts relevant and exciting research on work, labour and social movements, poverty, livelihoods, households and communities, society and citizenship, the ecological crisis and green jobs, violence and the state. The Institute collaborates with academics, grassroots organizations and government across South Africa and in many parts of the world, and is a collegial, team-working organization committed to developing a new generation of researchers and intellectuals. It is located in the most vibrant Humanities Faculty in South Africa, in a university known for cutting edge social sciences research.
We are calling for applications for two-year and three-year fellowships to be awarded to outstanding candidates in appropriate fields of study.
SWOP has begun a research programme in mining and society which addresses the broad question of the impact of mining on society and the environment, through a comparative study of the declining goldmining region centred in Welkom, and the expanding platinum mining region centred in Rustenburg. The fellowships are linked to this research programme, and applicants should demonstrate the broad relevance of their research interests to it. The emphasis is on ‘broad’, such that Fellows may investigate topics ranging from water pollution to changing gender regimes, from traditional authority and land to changing forms of labour migration, settlement patterns, labour processes and technology.
This is a full-time programme and is not compatible with other employment. Fellows will work within the Institute, and be expected to work closely with research staff, and to participate fully in the intellectual life of the institute.
Period of contract:
Doctoral Fellows will receive funding of R80 000 per year for three years
Post Doctoral Fellows will receive funding of R144 000 per year for two years
Generous funding is available to support the research conducted on this programme.
To apply, please submit the following:
1. A detailed cover letter motivating your application, including a statement of your current research interests
2. For the doctoral position, please provide the proposed topic of your research proposal and a brief motivation about its relevance to the mining and society research programme.
3. For post-doctoral position, please provide an indication of what publications you might produce during your fellowship, which should include publications based on your Phd thesis. Outline your research interests and their relevance to the mining and society research programme.
4. A detailed and updated CV.
5. A copy of two recent publications for the post-doctoral candidates and examples of publications for doctoral, if possible.
6. Names and contact details (including email addresses) of three referees.
Applications and enquiries should be sent to Mondli [dot] hadebe [at] wits [dot] ac [dot] za
Closing date for applications: 31 January 2012