Re: Undergraduate and MA on Gender, Sexuality and
Faculty of Social Studies
Masaryk University in Brno
Czech Republic
is offering
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences
for the Academic Year 2007/2008
Purpose
This programme is designed to promote mutual openness, understanding,
and co-operation among university teachers and researchers in the social
sciences in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Term
September 2007 to June 2008 (9 or 10 months)
Qualifications
The programme is designed for young researchers and teachers in the
social sciences field. Applicants must:
* be Ph.D. graduates at the time of taking up the fellowship;
* be under 37 years old;
* have the ability to prepare and lead a course at the
undergraduate level and have at least some experience in conducting such a
course in the following social sciences fields: international relations
and European studies, media studies and journalism, political science,
psychology, social work and public policy, socially-oriented
environmental studies, sociology, social anthropology, gender studies;
* have completed at least a three-month stay at a Western
university or research institute.
We offer
* a fellowship equivalent to Ph.D. graduate salary per month
for the length of the stay;
* accommodation;
* office space at the Faculty with a personal computer and
free internet connection and e-mail;
* a stimulating environment supporting mutual co-operation
with fellows at the Faculty of Social Studies.
Obligations
* teaching two one-term courses in the autumn and spring
terms, at the undergraduate level. Courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences
last 12 weeks with one two-hour block of classes or seminars per week
for each course. The proposed courses must fit the university curriculum
in any of the mentioned disciplines. Proposals can be for courses on
basic subject matter (basic theory of the discipline, historical
overviews of the development of theory, methodological courses), as well as
more specifically oriented courses relating to the applicant's interest
and research orientation;
* openness to students' requirements and needs, and two
regular consultation hours per week;
* presentation of applicant's own research work at the
lecturers' seminar once each term;
* permanent presence in Brno with no planned absence exceeding
four weeks for the duration of the fellowship, and organised in such a
way as not to affect the teaching.
Applications accompanied by
* professional CV with complete list of higher education
institutions, study and research visits, participation in grant projects,
publications, and university courses taught;
* offer of four one-term courses, with one-page syllabi
covering the 12 lecturers or seminars for each of the courses including
recommended literature;
* a recommendation from one university lecturer;
* information on the research project to be conducted during
the fellowship.
* deadline for submission
April 30, 2007
Mailing address
Masaryk University
Faculty of Social Studies
Office for International Relations
Jo¹tova 10
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic
E-mail:
int@fss.muni.cz
Web:
http://www.fss.muni.cz/Eng
(click on Postdoctoral Fellowship for details and applications)
All communication as well as the teaching itself will be conducted in
English.
The final decision will be made based on the suitability of the
proposed teaching and research project as well as on the qualifications and
availability of the applicant to carry out teaching and research within
the strict time-limit of the Fellowship. Applicants will be informed of
the selection committee's decision by May 20, 2007.
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