[Jobs] Fwd: UK postdoc on politics of international migration

[Leora Lawton]

Research Fellow in the Politics of International Migration

*University of Sheffield* - Department of Politics

*Location:*

Sheffield

*Salary:*

£38,511 to £45,594 per annum

*Hours:*

Full Time

*Contract Type:*

Contract / Temporary



*Placed on:*

22nd October 2015

*Closes:*

19th November 2015

*Job Ref:*

UOS011947

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*Contract Type: *Fixed term for 3 years with a start date from 1 January
2016

*Faculty: *Faculty of Social Sciences

*Summary:*

The Department of Politics is pleased to offer a three-year Research
Fellowship in the area of the Politics of International Migration. This
exciting post-doctoral opportunity is open to applicants offering an
innovative research agenda on relevant themes, and we welcome empirical
interests in any part of the world.

You will be part of a growing team of academic staff in the Department and
wider Faculty working on the theme of migration. While pursuing your
post-doctoral research project, you will also engage actively with a major
initiative on the Prospects for International Migration Governance
(MIGPROSP), led by Professor Andrew Geddes and supported by a prestigious
Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council. Details of
this initiative can be found at www.migrationgovernance.org.

You will have or be very near to completing a doctoral degree in Political
Science or International Relations, or a closely related area, preferably
applied to international migration. You will also have a strong background
in international research and excellent presentation skills. Applications
should include a detailed proposal for the post-doctoral research project
that you would pursue during the course of the Fellowship, which should
extend to no more than three sides of A4 paper, as well as a full CV.
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