Archive: Agosto, 2013

• Tenure-track assistant professorship, University of Washington

US IN THE WORLD
 
The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, at the University of Washington, Seattle, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in the field of US in the World to begin on September 16, 2014, contingent on budgetary approval. Applicants should be able to present evidence of social science-related scholarship and teaching related to any aspect of US foreign policy and/or US engagement politically, economically, socially, or culturally with one or more regions of the world.
 
The successful candidate will teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in his or her area of specialization, as well as other comparative and international studies classes, teaching four courses per academic year over three quarters. A PhD or equivalent by date of appointment is strongly preferred. This position is a full-time, nine-month appointment. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.  Candidates with area or international studies strengths, and a PhD in History, Political Science or other social science discipline, are especially urged to apply.  Experience teaching in an online environment will be an asset. Applications will be accepted until position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by OCTOBER 31, 2013.

Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation to:

US in the World Search Committee
Jackson School of International Studies

University of Washington

Box 353650

Seattle, WA  98195-3650

• Geopolitics towards Future: final program

International Conference
Geopolitics Towards the Future
September 2nd to September 4th, 2013

Final Program

• Funded PhD positions at University of Oulu

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from students whose interests align with our new Centre of Excellence, focused on territorial and relational border practices. More information: http://www.oulu.fi/eudaimonia/node/19924

For those of you unfamiliar with the Finnish system, these PhD funding lines pay a living wage (gasp!) and support full-time devotion to PhD research. Guest lecturing and/or co-teaching can be arranged, but is not the basis of PhD funding. Health, maternity, holiday, and childcare benefits are all excellent.
 
The applications require a “letter of support” from a future supervisor, so if you or someone you know is interested, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Sami Moisio (sami.moisio@oulu.fi).
 
And for any questions about living in Oulu, working at the university, our 500km of bike paths and ski trails, and/or Everyman’s (sic) Right to berry and mushroom picking in the forest, please feel free to contact me, as well.
 
Lauren Martin, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher // Tutkijatohtori
University of Oulu // Oulun Yliopisto
 
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Call for applicants for ten (10) four-year doctoral student positions and five (5) two-year positions in the fields of humanities, education, business, and human geography
 
The Eudaimonia Research Center is dedicated to facilitate high-quality research and professional networking in human sciences. Its main goal is to enhance support for the research and educational activities of scholars in human sciences. It executes and enhances multicultural research at the University of Oulu in national and international contexts. Eudaimonia’s multidisciplinary research focus covers different interrelated themes for understanding and explaining society, culture and human behaviour. Further information about the research communities in human sciences at the University of Oulu can be found on the Eudaimonia Research Center web pages. Stimulated by the needs in human sciences, the ambition of the Human Sciences Doctoral Programme (EUDA-DP) is to foster a multidisciplinary environment for research and education. EUDA-DP offers a high-quality research training environment to educate researchers aiming for excellent positions in academia, industry and society. For doctoral students accepted into EUDA-DP, we offer:
-international research excellence in humanities, education, business, and human geography;
-a supervision focused on mentoring, the assessment of learning and support;
-preference in student selection for special courses given by internationally recognized professors and for tutorials and workshops -organized on the research areas of EUDA-DP;
-multi-/interdisciplinary research options;
-an active research community enhancing a strong research culture;
-exposure to industry and other relevant employment sectors;
-possibilities for international networking;
-transferable skills training.
The EUDA-DP invites applications for 10 four-year (2014 – 2017) and 5 two-year (2014 – 2015) doctoral student positions. Applicants should have a strong background and interest in human sciences, and be motivated to conduct research in multidisciplinary environment.
 
Successful applicants for the EUDA-DP doctoral student positions are expected to start their doctoral training on 1st January, 2014, work full-time on their doctoral training, conduct research leading to a doctoral thesis related to the themes of the research groups in human sciences, and complete the doctoral degree at the University of Oulu within 4 years.
 
The work contract of new students selected for one of the doctoral student positions advertised in this call may include a four-month trial period at the beginning of their employment. The evaluation of the student’s aptitude and ability to continue the doctoral training within the EUDA-DP after the trial period will be carried out by the EUDA-DP Management Group.
 
Applications for the EUDA-DP doctoral student positions should include a scientifically significant research proposal which thematically fits the scope of the scientific fields represented by EUDA-DP, demonstrate the applicant’s qualifications and capabilities to develop into an independent researcher, and propose a principal supervisor, who is a professor, or docent-level researcher of high scientific standing at the University of Oulu and whose research represents the scientific fields of the Eudaimonia Research Center.
 
In addition to the required documents defined in the General Call Text and Application Form, all applications should therefore include:
1) A CV, including a complete list of publications and previous funding of the research
2) A “letter of commitment” from the supervisor (see instructions)
3) A Research plan approved by the supervisor, or an academic portfolio containing the report of qualifications relevant to the assessment of research merits and their relevance to the project (3 pages maximum, see instructions)
4) A report of practical teaching experience and qualifications relevant to the assessment of teaching skills
5) If relevant, the applicant may also include a statement of interest for an adjunct position (positions with external funding), if he/she is not selected for one of the funded positions advertised in this call. These students are full members of the doctoral programme, but their monthly income is paid by another source (e.g. research group, personal grant etc.). Currently the research groups of EUDA-DP provide a limited number of adjunct positions.
 
All applications will be evaluated and ranked by the Eudaimonia Management Group. Based on the ranking of the applications, potential candidates may be invited for an interview. Based on the ranking, the Eudaimonia Management Group will make the final selection of candidates to be awarded the EUDA-DP doctoral student positions. All applicants will be informed of the selection by e-mail.
 
For further information related to the EUDA-DP doctoral student positions, please contact:
DP director Matti Lehtihalmes,
E-mail: matti.lehtihalmes@oulu.fi
Phone: +358 8 0294483390 ,

• Political geography position at Indiana University

The Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Political Geography as part of a series of strategic hires in the department. Candidates should show substantive engagement with theory and we are particularly interested in an empirical focus on gender, ethnicity, or race in urban environments. Teaching duties include both undergraduate and graduate courses. Applicants should have or expect to receive the doctoral degree by August 2014. Applications received by October 15, 2013 are guaranteed full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

• Call for Papers – disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

Call for Papers

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

Issue 23: Mapping

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 1, 2013
 
The editorial collective of disClosure seeks submissions that explore MAPPING as it is understood in a variety of areas and disciplines, including (but not excluded to) body mapping, cognitive mapping, topology, self-mapping, participatory mapping, counter-mapping, digital mapping, and genre mapping. Possible topics might include:
 
Urbanization * Empire * Networks * Verticality * Boundaries * Calculation * Biopower * Affect * Representational Space * Landscapes * Architecture/Design * Eutopia * Public/Private Space * Cosmopolitanism * Social Movements
 
disClosure is a blind refereed journal produced in conjunction with the Committee on Social Theory at the University of Kentucky. Beginning with this issue, we are proud to announce that disClosure will be distributed in digital format. We welcome submissions from all theoretical perspectives and genres (scholarly articles, interviews, reviews, short fiction, poetry, artwork) from authors and artists (academically affiliated or not) concerned with social theory.
 
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
 
Scholarly Articles, Essays, Poetry, and Fiction: Please submit electronically in PDF or Word format tohttp://uknowledge.uky.edu/disclosure. Submissions should be double-spaced with no more than 10,000 words. Manuscripts, notes, and bibliographies should follow Chicago format, where applicable.
 
Book Reviews: Please submit electronically in PDF or Word format to http://uknowledge.uky.edu/disclosure. These should be approximately 1,000 words and should review works published no earlier than 2009.
 
Art and Digital Media: Artists should submit material as high-quality .jpgs to http://uknowledge.uky.edu/disclosure.
 
**Authors are responsible for securing copyright and fair-use notices and must submit them prior to disClosure publication. All material accepted by disClosure for publication becomes property of the journal. disClosure is not responsible for loss or damage resulting from submission.
 

Inquiries: Christina Williams and Rachael Hoy – disclosurejournal@gmail.com
 
Submissions: Visit our website – http://uknowledge.uky.edu/disclosure