Postdoctoral Position in Graduate Program on Urban > Infrastructure in Africa > > *** 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: > stadtforschung.tu-darmstadt.de/afrika/index.en.jsp, or > contact the program director Jochen Monstadt +49-6151 16 2248; > [email protected];). > > 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: > [email protected]. > 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! > > > -- > -- > You can view archived STSGRAD messages at > groups.google/group/STSGRAD > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups STSGRAD group. > To post to this group, send email to STSGRAD@googlegroups To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > STSGRAD-unsubscribe@googlegroups > For more options, visit this group at > groups.google/group/STSGRAD > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups STSGRAD group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to > stsgrad+unsubscribe@googlegroups. > For more options, visit https://groups.google/d/optout. > -- -------------------- Dr. Shahadat Hossain Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Technische Universität Dortmund Fakultät Raumplanung Fachgebiet Stadt- und Regionalplanung August-Schmidt-Straße 10, GB III, R. 422 44227 Dortmund Tel.: +49 231-755 7240 Fax: +49 231-755 2539 [email protected] tu-dortmund.de Research project: Translating urban infrastructures - adaptation and creativity in water and sanitation systems in African cities (DFG, SPP1448) Latest Publications: Hossain, S. 2013. The informal practice of appropriation and social control Experience from a Bosti in Dhaka, Environment and Urbanization 25.1, 209-224. Hackenbroch, K., Hossain, S. 2012. ‘The organised encroachment of the powerful’ – Everyday practices of public space and water supply in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Planning Theory and Practice 13.3, 397-420. Wichtiger Hinweis: Die Information in dieser E-Mail ist vertraulich. Sie ist ausschließlich für den Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie nicht der für diese E-Mail bestimmte Adressat sein, unterrichten Sie bitte den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Vielen Dank. Unbeschadet der Korrespondenz per E-Mail, sind unsere Erklärungen ausschließlich final rechtsverbindlich, wenn sie in herkömmlicher Schriftform (mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift) oder durch Übermittlung eines solchen Schriftstücks per Telefax erfolgen. Important note: The information included in this e-mail is confidential. It is solely intended for the recipient. 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