Faculty of Social Studies
Masaryk University in Brno
Czech Republic
is offering
Postdoctoral Fellowships
for the Academic Year 2006/2007
Purpose
This programme is designed to promote mutual openness, understanding, and co-operation among university teachers and researchers in the social sciences in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. (Open to overseas applicants.)
Term
September 2006 to June 2007 (9 months)
Qualifications
The programme is designed for young researchers and teachers in the social sciences field. Applicants must:
* be Ph.D. graduates at the time of taking up the fellowship;
* be under 37 years old;
* have the ability to prepare and lead a course at the undergraduate level and have at least some experience in conducting such a course in the following social sciences fields: international relations and European studies, media studies and journalism, political science, psychology, social work and public policy, socially-oriented environmental studies, sociology, social anthropology, gender studies;
* have completed at least a three-month stay at a Western university or research institute.
We offer
* a fellowship in the amount of 16,500 CZK (equivalent to about 530 EUR) per month for the length of the stay;
* accommodation free of charge;
* office space at the Faculty with a personal computer and free internet connection and e-mail;
* a stimulating environment supporting mutual co-operation with fellows at the Faculty of Social Studies.
Obligations
* teaching two one-term courses in the autumn and spring terms, at the undergraduate level. Courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences last 12 weeks with one two-hour block of classes or seminars per week for each course. The proposed courses must fit the university curriculum in any of the mentioned disciplines. Proposals can be for courses on basic subject matter (basic theory of the discipline, historical overviews of the development of theory, methodological courses), as well as more specifically oriented courses relating to the applicant's interest and research orientation;
* openness to students' requirements and needs, and two regular consultation hours per week;
* presentation of applicant's own research work at the lecturers' seminar once each term;
* permanent presence in Brno with no planned absence exceeding four weeks for the duration of the fellowship, and organised in such a way as not to affect the teaching.
Applications accompanied by
* professional CV with complete list of higher education institutions, study and research visits, participation in grant projects, publications, and university courses taught;
* offer of four one-term courses, with one-page syllabi covering the 12 lecturers or seminars for each of the courses including recommended literature;
* a recommendation from one university lecturer;
* information on the research project to be conducted during the fellowship.
deadline for submission: April 30, 2006
Mailing address
Masaryk University
Faculty of Social Studies
Office for International Relations
Jo¹tova 10
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic
E-mail: int@fss.muni.cz
Web: http://www.fss.muni.cz/Eng
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