[Reader-list] Doctoral and Post-doctoral fellowships at NIAS

[anant maringanti]

Apologies for making a plug for a program I am associated with. This program
(see below) could be a great career-shaping opportunity - small coherent
international research team focused on an area that is just opening up at
the junction of transnational studies, globalization studies and urban
studies - all focused on medium towns in India.

anant

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Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships

*National Institute of Advanced Studies*

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The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) is a multidisciplinary
research institute located in Bangalore. We are searching for two Ph.D.
students and one Post-Doctoral Fellow to work in a new research programme of
the School of Social Sciences, entitled ‘Provincial Globalisation: The
Impact of Reverse Transnational Flows in India’s Regional Towns’. This is an
international collaborative programme of the Amsterdam School for Social
Science Research (ASSR), University of Amsterdam (UvA), and NIAS, beginning
in January 2010. The doctoral fellowships will be for four years beginning
in August 2010 and the post-doc position for two years beginning in May
2010.



*Eligibility for doctoral fellowships:** *

The fellowships are open to those who have completed / are completing (by
July 2010) a Master’s degree in in sociology, social anthropology,
geography, or related social sciences, with at least 55 % marks. Candidates
with M.Phil. degrees or relevant research experience will be preferred.
Selected candidates should have excellent writing skills in English and a
good knowledge of Kannada or Telugu (spoken and written).

The selected candidates will undergo a year of coursework and research
training prior to fieldwork, half of which will be conducted at NIAS and the
other half at ASSR, Amsterdam. The fellowships will provide four years of
support as well as funding for research and other expenses related to the
programme.



*Required qualifications for the post-doctoral fellowship: *

The post-doctoral fellow will design and carry out an independent project on
the economics of transnational migration and resource flows. Candidates
should have finished a Ph.D. degree in economics, preferably with
specialization in migration studies. The successful candidate will have
strong quantitative and analytical skills and an ability to utilise diverse
data sources. This is a full-time two-year position based at NIAS.



*Applications:*

The deadline for applications is *December 31, 2009*. Short-listed
candidates will be invited to NIAS for an interview in mid-February 2010.

Interested candidates should write to Provincial.Globalisation at gmail.com, or
check the NIAS website, for further details on the research programme and
application process. Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae
including the names and addresses of three referees, copies of relevant
degree certificates, a writing sample, and a short statement of purpose (3-5
pages) based on the outline of the research programme (posted on the NIAS
website, http://www.nias.res.in/), to:



Dr. Carol Upadhya

National Institute of Advanced Studies

Indian Institute of Science Campus

Bangalore 560012  India

Email:  Provincial.Globalisation at gmail.com,
carol.upadhya at gmail.com<Provincial.Globalisation at gmail.com>


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Dr. Carol Upadhya
Associate Professor
School of Social Sciences
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Indian Institute of Science Campus
Bangalore 560012
India

office:  +91 80 2218 5000/ 5141 (ext)
cell:      +91(0) 97408 50141

carol at nias.iisc.ernet.in
carol.upadhya at gmail.com