[Sahs] CFA - Postdoctoral Fellowships in Research and Social Justice

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**Society, Work and Development Institute(SWOP)**

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

5 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Research and Social Justice (2 years)

This postdoctoral program, generously funded by Ford Foundation, 
provides focused support for both /research publication /and concrete 
engagement with /social justice /issues and campaigns. You will be 
located at a Research Institute that combines cutting edge scholarly 
research with rich experience of supporting labour, women's, social and 
environmental movements, as well as progressive government institutions, 
engaging in struggles to change the world we live in. You will have the 
time and support to conduct and publish research and lay the foundation 
for your academic career, as well as participate in an innovative social 
justice program. You will participate in a collegial and progressive 
community of scholars.


This is a full-time programme and is not compatible with other 
employment. Fellows will be expected to work closely with research 
staff, and to participate fully in the intellectual life of the 
institute. Each Fellow's work programme will fit their specific goals, 
whether this means focusing on translating PhD research into 
publications, or undertaking new research and taking this through to 
publication. Candidates will explain how their own (completed or 
planned) research is linked to or has implications for social justice. 
It is preferable that applicants' work should be broadly aligned with 
the thematic focuses in SWOP, which include:

·extractive industries, labour regimes and rural transformations

·precarious work and social protection

·environment and society

·democracy, violence, community formation, movements and citizenship

·informalisation of work, society and politics

·changing gender regimes.

The emphasis is on 'broadly', such that candidates are able to explore 
their own interests and adopt fresh perspectives.

Period of Fellowship:

Applications are invited from all continents. The Fellowships will start 
on 1 May 2015 and cover a period of two years. Fellows will receive 
funding of R220 000 per year plus medical insurance, and in addition 
substantial research funding. The second year is conditional on 
performance in the first year. Applicants must have completed and been 
awarded their PhDs (though not necessarily graduated) in the social 
sciences or related fields. There will be two calls for applications, 
the first closing on 15 December, the second closing 30 February 2015. 
Potential applicants who anticipate being awarded their PhD's by 30 
February should forward their applications for pre-selection by 15 
December as well.

To apply, please submit the following:

1.A detailed cover letter motivating your application, including a 
statement of your current research interests, its relevance to social 
justice concerns, and outlining what you wish to do with your postdoc 
Fellowship, should it be awarded to you. Also indicate what publications 
you might produce during your fellowship, and whether these are to be 
drawn from completed research or would require additional research.

2.A brief essay (2 pages) problematising the relationship between 
academic research and social justice activism, including reflections on 
your own research field.

3.A detailed and updated CV.

4.A copy of two recent publications, or two chapters of your PhD.

5.Names and contact details (including email addresses) of three referees.

Applications and enquiries should be sent to Mondli.hadebe at wits.ac.za 
<mailto:Mondli.hadebe at wits.ac.za>or posted to Mondli Hadebe, Society 
Work and Development Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 
Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050, South Africa

Closing date for applications: 15 December 2014**

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