Bram Büscher

See https://convivialconservation.com/2018/08/21/vacancy-for-five-postdocs-and-1-phd-position-on-convivial-conservation/ for the full text and links – here below the vacancy at Wageningen University in the Netherlands:

We are looking for
The Sociology of Development and Change Group (SDC) at Wageningen University seeks a candidate for a postdoc position on the recently awarded project ‘Towards Convivial Conservation: Governing Human-Wildlife Interactions in the Anthropocene’ (CON-VIVA, 2018-2021). Candidates with a background in relevant social sciences (anthropology, geography, sociology, political science, etc.) will be considered, especially candidates with expertise in the broad areas of environment and development, political ecology, natural resources management and conservation. Your responsibilities include:

• performing research on the (challenges to the) prospects and possibilities of convivial conservation (internationally by studying global conservation events and actors and comparatively across the four cases within the project)
• assisting in the coordination and management of the CON-VIVA project
• occasional teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels
• participating in management activities. For more information on the CON-VIVA project, see: www.convivialconservation.com

We ask

We ask
As postdoc on the CON-VIVA project you have:

• A PhD in anthropology, sociology, geography, political science or a related field;
• Proven ability to publish in high-quality academic journals and with top academic publishers;
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary and international research teams;
• Excellent communication and writing skills as well as project coordination and management skills;
• Good didactic qualities and enthusiasm for teaching and working with students;
• Familiarity with one of the case-study contexts is an advantage.

We offer

We offer
You will be given the opportunity to develop your own research line. We offer a fulltime (38 hours) temporary contract for 1 year, with the possibility of an extension for the duration of the project upon positive performance. Salary depends on training and work experience and based on a fulltime employment, ranges from 2.640 EUR gross per month up to 4.166 EUR gross per month (scale 10) according to the Collective Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). In addition, we offer a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-the-year bonus of 8.3% of your annual salary and a good pension of the ABP Pension Fund.

Coming from abroad: Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and thus Wageningen has a large international community and a lot to offer international employees. Applicants from abroad moving to the Netherlands may qualify for a special tax relief, the so-called 30% regulation.

To apply
To apply for this position, please submit an application letter to secretariaat.sade@wur.nl, indicating your suitability for the position and some first ideas about the direction you would want to take in the postdoc position, and how this would contribute to the goals and themes of the CON-VIVA project. Besides the letter, please include your Curriculum Vitae and one writing sample (a published paper or a chapter of your dissertation).

More information

Contact info
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Prof. dr. Bram Büscher (bram.buscher@wur.nl or +31 317 48 2015 or 2075)

Deadline for application: 17 September 2018, 17:00 CET. Please note that interviews will be held during the first week of October 2018.

We are

Wageningen University and Research
Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That’s our focus – each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale. Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.

The Sociology of Development and Change Group (SDC)
SDC focuses on the structures and practices of development and change with a particular scientific interest in inequality, marginalization and political agency. The group’s vision is to be a world-leading, politically engaged and interdisciplinary research and educational centre in development studies, political ecology, anthropology of law and crisis and disaster studies. Our mission is to gain and communicate a deeper understanding of inequality and marginalisation generated by global and local structures of power and political-economy and so contribute to social and environmental justice. At the same time we study how actors generate forms of agency and practices that enable them to deal with these dynamics and create new opportunities.