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Post-doctoral Fellowships in Social Science

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
Brazil
Salary
Monthly fellowship in the amount of R$ 7,373.10
Closing date
Mar 24, 2019

Job Details

Job purpose

The Center for Metropolitan Studies (CEM), based at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP), is actively seeking candidates who wish to make advanced research on themes related to our research agenda.

The Center for Metropolitan Studies (CEM) is a Research, Innovation and Diffusion (RIDC) with support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). It is an institution for advanced research in social science that investigates social inequalities and the formulation of public policies. It consists of a multidisciplinary group, which includes demographers, political scientists, sociologists, geographers and anthropologists, whose research agenda is focused on citizens' access to well-being. The CEM researchers work in several fields of knowledge and apply distinct methodologies in their investigations.

Post-doctoral Fellows (PD) shall conduct theoretical and/or empirical research, in addition to other regular activities, such as participation in seminars, paper writing and the dissemination of research results. Post-doc researchers will be required to submit at least one article in a high-impact academic journal and give a seminar as a result of his/her one-year fellowship.

The post-doctoral fellows are expected to develop projects in one of the following themes:
  • Research line 1: The role of subnational regulation in mediating the implementation of national policies
  • Research line 2. The role of education policy in inequality reduction
  • Research Line 3. Inequality and Political Behavior
  • Research Line 4. Who governs what?


For more details on the research lines, see: http://centrodametropole.fflch.usp.br/en/pesquisa/research-lines-and-subprojects .

More informations: http://centrodametropole.fflch.usp.br/en/news/call-center-metropolitan-studies-cem-postdoctoral-research-position-0 .

Fellowships

The opportunity is open to Brazilian and foreign candidates. It is desirable to have a PhD in Social Sciences or related fields with a strong history of publishing and good performance in spoken and written English.

It is required for the for the fellow to live in São Paulo and work at CEM headquarter.

The fellowship also includes a setup support for researchers who need to move to the city of São Paulo, Brazil, the institution's headquarter. More information about the fellowship can be found in the following link: www.fapesp.br/en/5427 .

For questions and additional information, please contact via e-mail: centrodametropole@usp.br , with subject Doubt.

Further information

The selected candidates will receive a monthly fellowship in the amount of R$ 7,373.10 and a grant, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent in items directly related to the research activity.

The closing date for the application is April 30, 2019

More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/2744

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