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The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Utrecht University is inviting applications for three PhD position in ‘Sacralizing Security: Religion, Violence and Authority in Mega-Cities of the Global South’ (1.0 FTE).

About the positions:

• 3 PhD candidates will be appointed to investigate the role of religious vigilante organizations.
• All three PhDs will be part of the ERC Consolidator project: Sacralizing Security: Religion, Violence and Authority in Mega-Cities of the Global South (SACRASEC).
• In mega-cities of the Global South, state agencies often lack the capacity to provide infrastructure and security to all citizens.
• PhDs that will focus on specific case-studies that have been designed for the project:
• PhD 1: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Focus on evangelical vigilantes.
• PhD 2: Jakarta, Indonesia. Focus on Islamic vigilantes.
• PhD 3: Lagos, Nigeria. Focus on Yoruba vigilantes.
• Candidates should indicate for which case study they wish to apply specifically and explain in a research statement why.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold (or expected to hold) a Master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology or a related field, preferably with a specialization in the anthropology of conflict and security and/or anthropology of religion;
• Applicant must preferably has affinity with the case study she or he wishes to apply for (regional expertise, language skills, previous research in the city);
• Applicant must have good social skills and is effective and efficient, and able to think conceptually
• Applicant must have good communication skills (written and oral) in English.

Applications:

Apply online and applications should include:

• a research statement (about 1000 words), explaining why applicant is interested in the project and how he/she can meet the requirements;
• CV with publication list (if any);
• Contact information of two references;
• If publications are not available, please also include a sample of own academic writing, such as a Master’s thesis.