PhD and Postdoc Research Fellows: Social Sciences and Humanities 1641 views

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity invites applications for up to three new research positions for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Max Planck Research Group “Ageing in a Time of Mobility”. The interdisciplinary project will be led by Dr. Megha Amrith.

Research areas:

Ageing And Forced Displacement; the experiences of those who choose to migrate in later life; the active role that older family members play in the migration projects of their extended families and in intergenerational care processes; ageing and internal migration; experiences of ageing in diverse urban communities; questions of return, home and belonging in the diaspora.

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, History or related field in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
• Applicant must have a strong background in qualitative research methods, with proven field research experience (ethnography, in-depth interviews and/or oral histories).
• Applicant must demonstrate relevant language skills for their proposed field sites.
• Selected research fellows are expected to independently develop their own research projects within the thematic framework of the research group.
• The working language of the Institute is English.

Duration:

• Postdoctoral fellows: initially 2 years
• Doctoral fellows: initially 3 years

Application:

• Applications to be submitted electronically to bewerbung_amrith@mmg.mpg.de.
• Applications must include:
• Cover letter (outlining research trajectory and interest in the position)
• CV
• List of publications
• Summary of the proposed research (up to 1000 words)
• Writing sample (published article or full thesis chapter)
• 2 references with names and contact details

Informal queries: Megha Amrith (amrith@mmg.mpg.de)

Note:

• Interviews: mid-December 2017 (tentatively)
• Starting date: 19 February 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter.