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GIGA Institute of Asian Studies Rothenbaumchaussee 32 • 20148 Hamburg • Germany The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien is an independent social-science research institute based in Hamburg. It analyses political, social and economic developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, and links this knowledge to questions of global significance. It combines regionspecific analysis with innovative comparative research on accountability and participation, growth and development, peace and security, and power and ideas. The GIGA seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow. Applications are invited for a six-month fellowship, starting on 1 September 2018. The fellow will be based at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) and will be part of the team working on India particularly in GIGA’s Research Programme “Power and Ideas”. The fellow will be working broadly on Indian politics and/or foreign policy. We are particularly interested in candidates focussing on one or several of the following themes: Digitalization in India; the role and evolution of political communication (incl. social media) in India; state and non-state actors and their agency in Indian foreign policy making; connectivity in Indian foreign policy and Asian geopolitics; Indian party ideologies. Your qualifications: affiliation with a university or research institution in India; doctoral degree in political science or a related social science field; excellent publication record in line with academic age; a concrete research agenda for your stay with the GIGA. The fellowship carries a 2,500 euros stipend per month plus health insurance and travelling costs from India to Hamburg (return ticket, economy class). Diversity and the reconciliation of work and family life are of great importance to the institute. The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women. Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those areas in which they are underrepresented. Please fill out the GIGA application form (found at www.giga-hamburg.de/en/vacancies) and send it with your full application (Ref.-No. GIGA-18-07) including relevant supporting documentation (cover letter, CV, credentials/diplomas/certificates, one letter of recommendation, list of publications, a 3,000 words max. research outline including foreseen research output, and max. two work samples) as one PDF file to: Kerstin Labusga, GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies,
[email protected]. Screening of applications will begin on 1 June 2018. For further information, please visit the GIGA homepage (www.giga-hamburg.de) or contact Prof Patrick Koellner (email:
[email protected]). GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien Foundation of civil law President: Prof Dr Amrita Narlikar (D.Phil. Oxon, Ph.D. Cantab)
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