Fw: H-ASIA: Urban Studies (Mumbai/Manila) PhD position Mumbai University-University of Amsterdam

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:17 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Urban Studies (Mumbai/Manila) PhD position Mumbai
University-University of Amsterdam

> H-ASIA
> March 8, 2011
>
> PhD student opportunity in Urban Studies of Mumbai and Manila, Mumbai
> University-University of Amsterdam
>
> (x-post Urban Study Group)
> ***********************************************************************
> From: Deb Ranjan Sinha <debsinha@gmail.com>
>
> From: On Behalf Of Beerepoot, Niels
>
> Ph.D. project:?New Middle Class Formation and Trickle Down Effects of
> Offshore Service Sector Development in Mumbai and Manila?.
>
>
>
> Mumbai University-Department of Economics and University of
> Amsterdam-Department of Geography, Planning and International Development
> Studies invite applications for a 4 year fully funded Ph.D. project on
> ?New
> Middle Class Formation and Trickle Down Effects of Offshore Service Sector
> Development in Mumbai and Manila?. This Ph.D. project is part of a joint
> project of the above partners and funded by the Netherlands Organisation
> for
> Scientific research (NWO). The PhD-student will be based at Mumbai
> University and receive academic training at the University of
> Amsterdam. Empirical research for this project will be undertaken in
> Mumbai
> and Manila.
>
>
>
> Profile candidate
>
> The PhD student will elaborate the theoretical and practical design of the
> project, carry out empirical fieldwork in Mumbai and Manila, analyse data
> and publish papers in international scholarly journals; together, this
> will
> provide the basis for a PhD thesis, which is to be completed within four
> years. The PhD student will follow courses (partly at the University of
> Amsterdam) and participate in seminars and conferences (and be involved in
> organising them).
>
>
>
> Requirements
>
> - A master's degree in any Social Science
>
> - Experience with empirical research on topics such as globalisation, new
> international division of labour, new middle class formation
>
> - Experience with mixed-methods research, for example in the Master's
> thesis
>
> - The ability and interest to operate in an international
> interdisciplinary
> research team
>
> - Proven academic writing skills
>
> - Wish to pursue an academic career
>
>
>
> Application is open to candidates from all social sciences. Selection for
> this position is based on Academic Record and Research Experience.
>
>
>
> Further information
>
> For further inquiries please contact Dr. Niels Beerepoot (University of
> Amsterdam)
>
> email: n.p.c.beerepoot@uva.nl .
>
>
>
> Application
>
> Candidates who are interested in applying for this position are requested
> to
> send a motivation letter, CV and a short sample of academic writing (e.g.
> article, chapter of MA thesis, essay) to: uvamu.phdapplication@gmail.com
> (addressed to Prof. Neeraj Hatekar and Dr. Niels Beerepoot). Shortlisted
> candidates will be invited for a short writing assignment on the subject.
>
>
>
> For details on the project and application procedure, see:
> http://home.staff.uva.nl/n.p.c.beerepoot/page3.html
>
>
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