3 full-time
Project
Researchers in Humanities/Social Sciences required for a 5-year
European Research Council project at Kenyatta University
General Description
Three
Project Researchers in (1) Public Health, Urban Sociology and/or the
Environment; (2) Media and Communications; (3) Education are required to
generate data and reports for a European Research Council (ERC) project on ‘The
Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880-present’.
This five-year
project follows four key themes—colonialism, the environment, sexuality and
ethnicity—and examines everyday urban practices in Nairobi and Lagos, with
particular attention to the ways in which urban encounters and identities are
represented and interpreted through English and local-language categories
denoting dirt.
Three teams
of researchers—one in the UK, one in Lagos and one in Nairobi—will conduct
interviews, gather data, and undertake media studies and content analyses in a
variety of urban settings.
The
successful candidate for each post described below must be an outstanding
researcher with a proven track record of excellence within their discipline.
He/she will
require exceptional organisational, communication and research skills, and
he/she must be able to meet strict fortnightly project deadlines.
The post
brings opportunities for travel and professional training in the UK.
Duration: to be appointed and employed
full-time from 1st January 2014 to 31st August 2017, and half-time from 1st
September 2017 to 31st August 2018.
Salary range: Details to be discussed during the
interviews, second week of January, 2014.
The
appointment is for a fixed-term contract for four years full time and one year
(Year 5) half time starting 1st February, 2014.
Closing
date for applications is 21st December 2013 and successful candidates will be
contacted by 30th December 2013.
Contact dirtpol@sussex.ac.uk for the full
project description.
Application
letters should be sent to the same address.
The
European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information
contained in this document.